Demon) is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language psychological thriller film directed by Ramesh Varma.

[7][2] Two elderly men discover the corpse of Samyuktha, a 15-year-old school student who was brutally murdered and wrapped in a polythene bag.

After being rejected many times despite having a good script and due to pressure from his family, he decides to become a sub-inspector with the help of his brother-in-law, Prasad, a police officer himself.

Her parents then find a mutilated doll's head in a gift box attached to their dog's collar.

Initially, the officials oppose this idea owing to breaking protocol, but they eventually move the bodies to a secret facility under Dr. Kishore.

The search leads to a teacher named Somaraj, who works at Siri's current school and is revealed to be a pedophile preying on schoolgirls.

Finding an audio clip from the hearing aid of Meera, he traces it back to an elderly magician named Annabella George's performance at the victim's school function.

The perpetrator escapes, but is revealed to be Mary Fernandez, who was involved in a killing a long time ago.

Mary's son Christopher had been afflicted with Werner syndrome, a hormonal disorder that caused him to look aged.

Christopher soon began to develop feelings for Sophie, but unfortunately, he is heartbroken when she turns down his love and is ridiculed at school.

Arun tracks down Christopher to the facility, and after a prolonged fight, manages to kill him and save Kavya.

Arun then receives a phone call about a chance to make a movie about a psychopath, fulfilling his dream.

The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ghibran and released on Aditya Music label.

[16] Rakshasudu received positive reviews from audiences and critics, The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "Rakshashudu keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.

The screenplay is spot on and adds to the intrigue of watching the film and makes sure the suspense is impactful.

[17] Firstpost gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating, "The biggest strength of Rakshasudu lies in its staging and how well-knit the whole narrative is.

For Sreenivas, film is a major shot in the arm and huge improvement compared to his recent performances".

[18] India Today gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas's Rakshasudu is a frame-to-frame remake of Tamil film Ratsasan.

On the flipside, there is a bit of Tamil flavour (lacking Telugu nativity) in casting some of the actors and in some of the scenes.

[20] Great Andhra gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Rakshasudu is Sreenivas's better act among all his movies.

[21] Sify gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Rakshasudu is a fairly captivating serial-killer thriller with some edge of the seat moments.