Anasuya

<p>Anasuya, an orphan with a postgraduate degree in , begins her career at as a reporter. She lives with her elderly landlord, Joseph, and embarks on her first major assignment, which involves exposing in a local politician’s household. Disguised as a reporter for a women’s magazine, Anasuya uncovers the harsh conditions of an orphan girl, Lakshmi, who is forced into domestic work. After the exposé garners significant attention, the politician retaliates by throwing Lakshmi out to avoid arrest. Anasuya offers shelter to Lakshmi, gaining fame and admiration from her boss but creating tension with her senior colleagues. Meanwhile, a series of gruesome murders baffle the police. The killer removes organs from his victims and leaves a red rose at the crime scenes. Anasuya, assigned to gather information from task force officer Anand, becomes personally involved in the investigation. The killer targets Joseph, murdering him and stealing his heart. He then attempts to kill Anasuya, but she narrowly escapes with Lakshmi. Anasuya’s investigation leads her to Govind, a hospital compounder with , who is arrested but later released due to his disability. Suspecting Govind’s involvement, Anasuya continues her pursuit and uncovers that Govind is pretending to be disabled. Govind escapes custody and resumes his killings, now targeting organ transplant recipients from the National Hospital. Anasuya connects the murders to a woman named Pooja, whose organs were donated after she was declared brain-dead. Through her investigation, Anasuya uncovers Pooja’s tragic past, including her harassment by professor Dr. Amar, who became obsessed with her. After Pooja rejected his advances and refused to marry him, Amar’s actions led to her death. Her organs were donated, and Amar, now known as Govind, preserved her body. He began murdering organ recipients to “reunite” Pooja’s organs with her body, believing that she could not be reborn if her organs were donated. In a final, desperate attempt to complete his obsession, Govind kidnaps Lakshmi, intending to remove her eye to complete Pooja’s body. He plans to burn himself with her corpse on , believing they will be “reborn” together. Anasuya, with Anand’s help, tracks Govind to his hideout. In the ensuing confrontation, a fire destroys Pooja’s remains. Anasuya fatally wounds Govind, who dies heartbroken. In the aftermath, Anasuya clears her name and uses her platform as a journalist to promote organ donation while discouraging obsessive and harmful behaviour. Actor turned director Ravi Babu written the script of Anasuya which is partially inspired from the Psycho killer novel by . He took the rights and produced this film on his own in the banner of Flying Frogs with the collaboration of Suresh Productions company. Music was composed by . The song “Ye Theega Poovuno” from (1978) was used in the film. The film received positive reviews upon release and was a box office hit, running for 50 days. A critic for wrote, “On the whole, the attempt is sincere but may not enthuse the lovers of formula flicks even though it provides a good respite from such films”. Jeevi of rated the film 3/5, praising the performances, particularly Bhumika’s portrayal of Anasuya, and the adequate technical aspects. He added, “Overall, is a unique film in the thriller genre and will appeal to those who enjoy such films.” N. Sudhakar Reddy won the for cinematography for the film.</p>