Animal is a 2023 Hindi-language action drama directed, edited, and co-written by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, and it stars Ranbir Kapoor as Ranvijay Singh. Released on 1 December 2023 with a runtime of 201 minutes and an A certificate, the film centers on a son’s intense love for his father and how that devotion turns into conflict when the father struggles to understand him. The story also features Rashmika Mandanna as Geetanjali Singh and Anil Kapoor as Balbir Singh, among a large ensemble cast.

The film brought together a major creative team across production, music, and technical departments, with producers including Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, Pranay Reddy Vanga, and Krishan Kumar, under the banners of T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures, and Cine1 Studios. Its music and background score feature contributions from Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal Mishra, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Jaani, Ashim Kemson, Harshavardhan Rameshwar, and others, while the film’s screenplay, dialogue, action, cinematography, and production design were handled by an extensive crew led by Vanga and collaborators such as Amit Roy and Suresh Selvarajan.

At the box office, Animal emerged as a major commercial success, opening at 54.75 and collecting 176.58 over its weekend and 300.81 in its first week. It went on to gross 500.6 in India and 917.50 worldwide, earning a verdict of 4 in the provided database. Alongside Ranbir Kapoor, the cast includes Bobby Deol, Tripti Dimri, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi, and others, giving the film a wide ensemble presence that helped define its scale and impact.