Beautiful Manasugalu was released across Karnataka on 20 January 2017 and received positive reviews from critics.

Prashanth is an idler with well-to-do parents who falls in love with Nandini, a responsible girl and the sole breadwinner of her family.

The couple's honeyed existence is abruptly cut short when Inspector Kodanda stages a raid on the beauty parlor Nandini is working in, proclaiming that sex-trade activities were being carried out and also displays condom packets which were apparently found there as proof of the illegal activities being carried out there.

In order to win back Nandini's respect, Prashanth goes on a crusade against Kodanda by kidnapping his daughter Rachana.

Kodanda appears before the media and admits his wrongdoings, and apologizes to Nandini and Ratna for having destroyed their lives for furthering his own greedy interests.