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<p>The plot revolves around a youngster in the cyber world. He gets trapped in the events around cybercrimes. Every moment in life is being monitored and used by strangers. The film marks the feature film debut of director Bhargav Macharla. Macharla wrote the script after studying data leaks and privacy breaches. was initially planned as a six-episode web series, but was later made as a film for . Macherla cast Ramakrishna as he wanted someone who would look like a “regular guy in the neighbourhood” while Patnaik was signed after watching her performance in , as Macharla felt she could pull of a character in a realistic setting. In her review for , Sangeetha Devi Dundoo called the film a “telling tale of online voyeurism.” Praising the performances of Ramakrishna, Patnaik and Gor, Dundoo wrote, ” could have been a full-fledged tech thriller had it looked at a crackdown on cybercrime, but it stays content in being a human drama, and leaving us with uneasy questions on privacy breach.” Sravan Vanaparthy of rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and stated: “Director Bhargav Macharla puts forward a good film in that tells the story in a natural and convincing manner.” critic Ram Venkat Srikar felt that the film was more of a tale of voyeurism than a surveillance thriller. He concluded his review saying: ” is a self-aware attempt that works more as a drama than a thriller. A brilliant performance from Rahul Ramakrishna and the straightforward treatment makes it one of the better films of the year.” Praveen Kumar Vadla of also praised the writing and performances, in addition to the technical aspects.</p>