A serial flirt meets his match — but she's playing 4D chess while he's playing checkers.
Sridhar, a womaniser, meets his match when he tries to seduce Shanthi, who refuses to fall for him. Later, he learns that Shanthi has a hidden motive for resisting his advances.
Acting
Upendra's unhinged commitment to playing the worst man imaginable.
Writing
The script flips the stalker-romance trope on its head — finally.
Direction
Nageswara Rao knows exactly when to wink at the audience.
Director
K.S. Nageswara Rao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raa arrived when Kannada cinema was experimenting with 'hero' deconstruction — Upendra, always self-aware, leaned into playing the villain of his own love story.
Real-life couple Upendra and Priyanka's chemistry here is deliciously ironic given their actual marriage — method acting or marital therapy?
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