[2] A retired police officer with adept investigative skills, gets involved in a crime case after his ex-wife's unexpected demise.

[5][6] Following the film's release, financer A. Parandhama Reddy approached the city civil court in Hyderabad, and petitioned that Jeevitha and Rajashekar have failed to repay the loan of ₹65 lakh.

As the makers failed to repay payback the loan within the given deadline, the court halted the screening of film on 22 May 2022, attaching its world negative rights.

[8] Prakash Pecheti of Telangana Today wrote that "Though Shekar does vary from the Malayalam styke [sic] of making, the Telugu version is a stimulating drama.

[10] Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India stated that "the film manages to hold its own despite a few tweaks, sticking to the soul of the original".