Ishq: Not a Love Story is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic thriller film directed by S. S.

While on leave, he and his girlfriend Anu go on a date where they encounter Madhav, sitting in a car with his other friend.

He goes back to the place where he originally met them and discovers that Madhav is just an ambulance driver and his friend is just a tailor.

As his friends leave, Jyothi angrily questions him, who confesses that he tried to sexually assault Anu, but she fought back.

Jyothi takes her daughter inside, while Madhav lies in the room immobilized.

She realizes Siddhu might not have accepted her if something bad had happened, regardless of who was at fault or how miserable the situation was.

[12] Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and cited it as "an odd mix of feminism and misogyny".

She felt that the film had the potential to be something more, if only the subject at hand was handled better instead of ending up being nothing but than a case-study on the big, fat, male ego.

He criticized the screenplay, narration, and, praised the acting performances done by lead actors.

[14] A critic of Pinkvilla called it "barely average romantic thriller" and wrote that "'ISHQ' is the kind of semi-experimental and subject Telugu cinema wouldn't have made by itself.