Custody is a 2023 Indian period action thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Srinivasa Chitturi under Srinivasaa Silver Screen and Anji Industries.

The film stars Naga Chaitanya, Arvind Swamy, Krithi Shetty, Priyamani, R. Sarathkumar, Ramki and Sampath Raj.

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing were handled by S. R. Kathir and Venkat Raajen.

In 1998, A. Shiva, a happy-go-lucky police constable, and his girlfriend Revathi, a driving instructor, decide to elope and get married.

Nataraj and his men follow them, where a fight ensues and Raju separates from the compartment in order to save Shiva.

Raju also confessed that Dakshayani had committed the blasts in order to cover up the murder of an IAS officer, who was investigating her scandals.

Cameo appearances In late January 2022, it was reported that Naga Chaitanya and Venkat Prabhu were going to collaborate for an official remake of the latter's directional film Maanaadu (2021), which was critically acclaimed and received praise for its concept.

Krithi Shetty was also announced playing the lead actress role, marking it as her Tamil cinema acting debut, as in her last bilingual film The Warriorr (2022) were her portions were only shot in Telugu.

[22] The schedule featured a song sequence, choreographed by Shekar Master, which had seven sets erected in Annapurna Studios.

[31] Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Custody has the kind of story that’s predictable and some of the characters could’ve been fully realised to make this experience better than what it is".

"[33] Latha Srinivasan of India Today gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Custody is predictable but if the Shiva-Raju relationship/ story had been completely unlocked, it would have made for terrific viewing.

"[34] Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "For some reason the period of the film is set in 1998.

"[35] Manoj Kumar of OTTplay gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Venkat Prabhu, who previously showcased his inventiveness with Maanaadu, disappoints with Custody.

"[36] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote "Director Venkat Prabhu’s Telugu-Tamil bilingual ‘Custody’ is not among his best, but has plenty going for it.

"[37] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times wrote "Naga Chaitanya's latest film is one of those action dramas that never realise their potential and get lost midway.