Abhinetri

<p>Krishna is a happy-go-lucky ( in Telugu version) who works in . He is originally from ( in Telugu version). He spends his time searching for his dream girl. He wants his life partner to have a good education and possess supermodel looks. He does not want a country girl for a wife. His grandmother is on her deathbed, and his father wants him to get married. His father, with the aid of his grandmother, chooses a girl from their village named Muthampatti ( in the Telugu version). He tries many times to stop the marriage, but nothing works. He marries the girl, Devi, unwillingly. He tries to get rid of her and shifts to a new house to hide her from his friends. After moving to the new house, Devi changes in personality, surprising Krishna. He unwillingly takes her to a film festival where, to his shock, she dances and calls herself Ruby. She attracts the attention of Raj Khanna. Krishna inquires about the house with his neighbours. To his disbelief, he learns about the past owner, a girl called Ruby. She was an actress who was supposed to debut with Raj. Another actress replaced her, which caused her to fall into depression and commit suicide in that very house. He finds out that Ruby possessed his wife. Ruby gets an acting offer for the third sequel of Revolver Raja with Raj, and she forces Krishna to let her attend every rehearsal. Eventually, Krishna makes a deal with her to end this after one movie. Through the filmmaking process, which involves Krishna lying to Devi, Krishna begins to appreciate his wife and falls in love with her. Ruby and Krishna also become close friends. At the movie release, Krishna praises Ruby for her excellent acting, but she betrays him and does not leave Devi’s body as promised. Krishna tries to make her leave by exposing her in the press conference, but she tricks him. At that point, Raj also proposes to her. She faints, and they rush to the hospital. The doctor reveals that Devi is pregnant with Krishna’s child. Krishna begs Ruby to leave his wife’s body, and Ruby obeys. The movie ends with Krishna and Devi happy together, while we see Ruby’s name on a name tag in a trash bin disappear. In the Tamil and Telugu versions, after a few years, Krishna and Devi live happily and have a child by the time. Krishna goes out to work, but Ruby possesses him, whose name tag is back. This scene sets the stage for the . In the Hindi version, Raj is swarmed by his fans asking for an autograph, and in the midst of all, he recognizes a hand stretched out, asking for his autograph. He asked for her name, and she answered, “Ruby.” “The trilingual shoot was a very strenuous task. It is a bad idea. Of course, all of us knew the three languages but it was very tiring. Prabhu sir handled it much easily than I did. Also, I had two roles to play and the top of all these, the dance sequences too which was a crucial part of the film. Even I had to act thrice and dance thrice. In fact I was the one who gave this bad idea to make it in all the three languages”. was announced as a trilingual film to be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi after ‘s suggestion since also knew all three languages. In June 2016, the Telugu version was revealed to be titled ( ). The Hindi version was initially titled . Hollywood director Paul Aaron co-wrote the film with . Tamannaah and play actors in the film. was simultaneously filmed in Telugu and Hindi, respectively with a slightly different supporting cast for each version. Tamannaah dubbed for herself for the Hindi version. All lyrics are written by . A critic from rated the film 3 out of 5 and opined that “Except for the ‘Tutak Tutak Tutiya’ number where the lyrics seem more Hindi than Telugu, the makers ensure that remains a Telugu film at heart”. gave the film a rating of three out of five and said that ” is a very simple tale that keeps you occupied (if not entertained) for its two hours duration. if you ignore the few gltiches here and there, it is a movie that can be watched once.” Jeevi of gave the film the same rating and noted that ” is one such kind of film that works based on its content, not just because of the thrills and fear factor”. His only criticism was that the film had the effect of “a dubbing film”. M. Suganth of gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars and said that “Vijay gives us a story that is quite simple and at the same time empathetic”. gave the film the same rating and said that “A wholesome ghost story that engages and entertains”. called the film “engaging” while criticizing the film’s Hindi-dubbed feel and Bollywoodesque songs. said that ” works as an engaging horror film, save for the overdose of dance and frolic that takes away the thrills” and added that ” is A.L. Vijay’s way of saying he can do pei-sa vasool entertainers too”. wrote that ” works solely because of its treatment of the genre and for bringing back Prabhudheva in a memorable role”. gave a rating of two out of five stars and opined that “If you are looking for an entertaining, paisa-vasool movie, should be your pick”. gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that “Despite being a tad underwhelming, is a fairly enjoyable film that can be watched on a family outing”. gave the film a rating of a half out of five stars and stated that “What happens when Prabhu Deva is not given enough dance numbers but is expected to act and Tamannah Bhatia is turned into a sari-clad frump? Horror!” rated the film 2 and wrote that “Overall, while the film is engaging and intriguing, it suffers from a fatigued second half and an absurd ending. But nevertheless, it keeps you in splits. A better star cast would have elevated this film”. After the success of and , the makers planned a sequel, titled and , respectively. The film was released on 31 May 2019, with , , , and reprising their roles.</p>