

A security guard with secrets, a drug cartel, and one last ride for a legend.
Santhosh Kumar, who goes by the name James, runs a security agency and has been commissioned to take care of a family that owns a drug cartel. He is swift, agile and deft with his work and wins the appreciation of everyone. But is there more to who Santhosh really is?
Acting
Puneeth's final performance, impossibly charismatic.
Direction
Chethan builds myth around a real-life loss.
Stunts
Puneeth did his own action, age 46.

Director
Chethan Kumar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Puneeth Rajkumar completed filming just weeks before his sudden death from cardiac arrest in October 2021. The film became Karnataka's highest opener ever.
Shiva Rajkumar dubbing for his late brother created an unprecedented moment in Kannada cinema—one legend giving voice to another's final role.