Bloody Mary (2022 film)

Bloody Mary is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language crime drama film directed by Chandoo Mondeti, written by Prasanth Kumar Dimmala and produced by People Media Factory.

Set in Visakhapatnam, the plot follows three orphaned childhood friends—Mary, Raju, and Basha who find themselves embroiled in a murder case.

Mary sketches a plan and together with Bash and Raju, anonymously blackmails Prabhakar for money in exchange for the video of him killing the film director.

Eight years later, Mary, under a new alias Devi, heads a very powerful social welfare organisation in Mumbai, with many unproven allegations of crime.

The government appoints Prabhakar, who was awarded a President's Police Medal for ending Sekhar Babu's trafficking ring, to investigate the organisation.

The film ends with Prabhakar meeting Mary, who details her rise and threatens him not to interfere in her business.

[4] The Times of India critic Neeshita Nyayapati called it a "passable thriller" writing, "Bloody Mary falls short of being a complex and grey film because it doesn't go the extra mile to tell a novel story."

[5] Reviewing the film for The Hindu, Sangeetha Devi called it "sketchy," criticising the narration and weak characterization.

[7] A reviewer from Pinkvilla also felt the same, stating: "When 'Bloody Mary' doesn't frustrate you with its superficial performances, the sheer quantum of convenient plot points does.