Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Dhruv Thimayya arrives at Kabini to film its famed black panther – the majestic and mysterious Karia. He checks into a quaint homestay, Hog’s Hole, where he meets the intriguing Mira Ponappa, who is at home in the wild, wielding a country dagger and rowing coracles.

As Dhruv unravels the dynamics between Karia and Kapila, a green-eyed leopardess who has captured the panther’s attention, he finds himself drawn to the other beauty this side of the forest – Mira. The woman, however, seems immersed in modernising the homestay and countering her gun-toting granny’s disapproval. A romance unlike any other, Love Bites and Pugmarks in Kabini is a gritty, racy thriller for those who have turned their backs on love and prefer the solitude of the wild. Will Dhruv and Mira get past the walls they’ve constructed? Will Dhruv’s pursuit put the leopards’ and Mira’s lives at risk?