Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B

<p>In 2021, after 10 years from the events of and during the , Manu is out of prison and in search of Priya. He comes across Surabhi, a kind-hearted call girl, in between and gets help from Prakasha. Then he finds that Priya is not happy in her marriage as her husband has lost his restaurant business due to COVID-19. Manu tries to fix the financial and emotional situation of Priya’s family along with facing hurdles from Soma and his gang with whom he had a feud in prison, which resulted in Soma almost losing his hearing. Charan Raj composed the soundtrack and background score. , was originally set for release on October 20, 2023 but was rescheduled. The movie was released theatrically on 17 November 2023 in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. The film premiered on on 25 January 2024 in Kannada with dubbed versions of Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages. received positive to mixed reviews with praise for its storytelling, acting, cinematography and technical aspects while the characterization of the lead was criticized. The movie also had a rich production values which was appreciated by many. Writing for , Sridevi S wrote “If Side-A is a one-sided love letter, Side-B is a fitting response to that letter. If you have seen Side A, Side B is worth watching in theatres to find how life comes full circle for Manu and Priya. If you haven’t watched Side A, Side B still serves as a sublime story to see how far a person can go for love”. Vivek MV of in his review wrote “Director Hemanth M Rao puts his lead character in a flawed and morally wrong path, yet soulful performances from Rakshit, Chaithra J Achar and Rukmini Vasanth overshadows the film’s convenient writing.” Shashiprasad of rated the movie 4 out of 5 stars and wrote “All is well that ends well! Amidst all the action films presently trending in Indian cinema, is a relief as one of the finest love stories on the silver screen.” The was critical of the film, finding it showed “slick production values in a sluggish sequel” In a similar review Swaroop Kodur of appreciated the technical aspects of the movie and acting of the leads while criticism towards the writing of characters, which similarly did.</p>