Oxygen

<p>Raghupati is a village landlord who lives with his brothers Sripathi, Chalapathi, and Ganapathi, along with their family. Raghupati decides to get his daughter Shruti married to an Krishna Prasad for her safety after the murder of his brother Sripathi by two mysterious attackers. Contrary to the family’s expectations, Krishna turns out to be a well-cultured man and wins over everyone with his nature. Still, Shruti doesn’t want to leave her family after their marriage. Raghupati’s nemesis, Veerabhadram, attacks Raghupati and his family members, but Krishna warns Veerabhadram not to target the family again. Shruti has a change of heart, and she soon accepts the marriage proposal. Shruti pleads with Krishna to leave behind his business and stay in the village, where Krishna happily accepts. The two attackers arrive to kill them, and Shruti’s brother Mahendra tries to protect them. However, Krishna decapitates Shruthi’s brother, Mahendra, and kills other men with the help of the killers. Krishna also kills Ganapathi and holds Shruthi hostage. Upon being questioned by Shruthi for his deeds, Krishna reveals his identity as Sanjeev, and the killers are none other than his colleagues Amit and Sathya. : Sanjeev’s brother Ajay commits suicide due to lung cancer caused by , which leads Sanjeev to investigate the matter with the help of his girlfriend, Geetha. They find a heavy dose of mixed in manufactured by the . Sanjeev and his higher officers initiate and get the brand destroyed. While returning to duty, Sanjeev learns someone was trying to inquire about him and his family. It unveils that Raghupati’s brothers are the real owners of the Tiger Brand, where they brutally kill Sanjeev’s parents. To prevent them from knowing about Sanjeev, Geetha leaks the gas cylinder and causes an explosion which kills her. However, the men survived and escaped, which shatters Sanjeev listening to everything on his phone. Amit and Sathya kill Sripathi, who learns that Sanjeev is inquiring about the attackers. Sripathi’s death terrifies Raghupathi’s family members, and they stop leaving the house. Sanjeev sends details about the marriage to Raghupati via Sripathi’s phone and thus comes as Krishna Prasad to kill the family members responsible for destroying his family. : Shruti is convinced and decides to help Sanjeev by retrieving the cigar formula. They recover the locked in a safe by Raghupati’s brothers and distribute it to the affected parties. Learning from Chalapathi about Sanjeev’s devilish shade and Shruti’s abduction, Raghupati collapses with a stroke. A officer tries to catch Sanjeev after the money distribution but in vain. Sanjeev and his colleagues break into the factory to retrieve the formula while Shruti uploads the link to a live broadcast of the operation. A fight leads to Amit, Sathya, and Chalapathi’s death, where Sanjeev gets shot by Raghupati, who reveals himself to be the actual creator of the formula and has the formula hidden in his mind through live broadcasts. Everyone learns of Raghupathi’s true nature. Sanjeev urges people by saying for the last time and then proceeds to jump into the fire along with Raghupati, killing him and blasting the factory. The public is motivated to give up smoking, while the police close the case and declare Sanjeev dead. However, Sanjeev is alive in after the CBI officer who tried to catch him assures support whenever needed. The music was composed by and was released via Aditya Music Company. The audio launch function held on 23 October 2017 at . received mixed reviews from critics. Neeshita Nyayapati of gave 2/5 stars and wrote “Oxygen is a film with a story and cast that had a lot of potential, if only it was made differently.” Manoj Kumar R of gave 2/5 stars and noted that “Except for our common sense, this film can’t offend any section of the society.” Suresh Kavirayani of gave 2/5 stars and wrote, “Jyothi Krishna’s take on the illegal tobacco trade is fresh, but suffers in the narration.” wrote, “This Gopichand starrer is like watching two films on a single ticket. Uneven narration is a major issue.”</p>