Summary
Fisherman Raju is deeply in love with Satya. However, at one point, she urges him to stop going to the sea and look for other jobs. Ignoring her plea, Raju ventures out and accidentally drifts into Pakistani waters, where he is arrested.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.4
Audience score57%
Box office
3.1×its budget
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $20 M
Worldwide it earned $14 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 32 min
Longer than 9 in 10 romances, +45 min on the typical 107
typical 107152Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2025
February 7, 2025
Last year
Genres
RomanceActionDramaThrillerLanguage
Telugu
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Chandoo Mondeti Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Kartheek Theeda Story
Production · 3
- Bunny Vas Producer
- Bhanu Pratapa Co-Producer
- Riyaz Chowdhry Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Shamdat Sainudeen Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Naveen Nooli Editor
- N. Durga Prakash Associate Editor
- Vivek Anand Colorist
Sound · 2
- Devi Sri Prasad Original Music Composer
- M. R. Rajakrishnan Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Sri Nagendra Prasad Tangala Art Direction
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