Silence) is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language mystery film directed by Hemant Madhukar and co-produced by Kona Venkat and T. G. Vishwa Prasad.

The film stars Anushka Shetty, R. Madhavan, Michael Madsen, Anjali, Shalini Pandey and Subbaraju.

[4] The film is released along with the dubbed versions in Malayalam and Kannada languages, through Amazon Prime Video on 2 October 2020.

[1][4] In 1972, a couple spending Christmas night at a villa near Seattle is mysteriously murdered, with the male victim being crucified.

The King County takes possession of the villa, which remains unsold until 2019 due to its reputation as a haunted house.

Sakshi, a deaf-mute artist, travels with her fiancé to the villa to find a painting of a previous owner whose ghost is believed to have killed the couple.

It is revealed that Sakshi's fiancé has died in the basement, and as his corpse is taken out, a key falls from his hand.

Maha interrogates Sakshi in the hospital, learning that she found his body crucified and could not see the attacker.

Maha then researches the victim, Anthony Gonsalves, a famous cellist whose previous wife committed suicide.

Maha notices Richard's coat button next to Tom's corpse and suspects his involvement, so she breaks into his office and gets the key.

Soon afterwards, the hooded man, revealed to be Vivek, who took the footage earlier, meets with Sakshi at the Space Needle, where a flashback occurs.

Subsequently, Anthony begins killing all unfaithful women who hit on him, and Richard hides all the bodies and evidence.

Madhukar then discussed the project with screenwriter Kona Venkat, who helped improvise the script and develop the screenplay.

[4] R. Madhavan and Taapsee Pannu were signed on to play the lead roles, though the actress later opted out citing a scheduling conflict.

While on a flight, Venkat had a chance meeting with Anushka Shetty, narrated the script to her, and she joined the project, marking her second collaboration with Madhavan after Rendu (2006).

[4] The soundtrack was composed by Gopi Sundar, whereas the lyrics for the Telugu version are written by Bhaskarabhatla, Sreejo, Krishna Kanth, and Ramajogayya Sastry.

[20] The film was released through Prime Video on 2 October 2020 in Telugu and Tamil languages, along with dubbed versions in Malayalam and Kannada.

[1][21] Regarding the Telugu version, The Times of India gave the film three out of five stars and stated, "Nishabdham on the whole promises to be a treat, not just to Anushka’s fans but to movie buffs who love thrillers too.

[23] Karthik Kumar of Hindustan Times called Nishabdham "a colossal mess", and added, "Despite the presence of some talented stars like Anushka and Madhavan, the film is excruciatingly boring and lacks the thrills to keep one invested throughout.

While appreciating the performances of Shetty and Pandey, Sowmya wrote "Michael Madsen as police chief Richard Dickens deserved more to his character.