

A cop's first case becomes a family nightmare — and the kangaroo? It's not in Australia.
A newly transferred police officer Prithvi is assigned a missing case. It leads to other instances where he gets trapped and his life is at stake. Can Prithvi can solve the case while protecting his family?
Acting
Aditya's panic feels uncomfortably real.
Direction
Megalamane squeezes dread from dusty streets.
Writing
The title's meaning hits like a gut punch.
Director
Kishore Megalamane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references a local slang term for someone caught between two dangers — the film weaponizes this double meaning brutally.
Shot in Karnataka's Mandya district, it's part of a 2024 wave of Kannada thrillers rejecting Bangalore glamour for rural authenticity.