High tide) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Buchi Babu Sana.

Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside Vijay Sethupathi in a prominent role.

Her father Raayanam is an influential zamindar, who fiercely protects his daughter to safeguard his family's honour.

The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with cinematography and editing by Shamdat and Naveen Nooli respectively.

[4] Set in 2002 in the village of Uppada near Kakinada, Raayanam is an influential zamindar who goes to any extent to safeguard his family's honour.

Raayanam plans to build a shipping yard in his village by razing fishermen's houses on the coast.

On the same night, Raayanam orders to raze the houses on the coast but he is worried that his daughter hasn't returned home.

Raayanam secretly meets Jalayya and asks him to find his missing daughter, in exchange, his house will be spared.

But Raayanam doesn't budge saying he would never let his daughter marry a lower caste, which he considers a dishonour.

In mid-October 2018, Sukumar decided to back the project of the untitled film, helmed by his former assistant Buchi Babu Sana,[5] in his directorial debut.

[6][7] Mythri Movie Makers, eventually collaborated with Sukumar Writings, the director's home banner,[8] to co-produce the film.

[6][10] The film is reportedly set in backdrop of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, and deals with the issue of honor killings,[11] with Vaisshnav Tej, essaying the role of a fisherman.

[7] In March 2019, Vijay Sethupathi was roped in to play the antagonist,[15] in his second Telugu film after Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.

[19] However, the makers approached another teenage debutant Devika Sanjay (of Njan Prakashan fame), to play the lead role opposite Tej.

[28] The soundtrack album and background score is composed by Devi Sri Prasad in his eighth[citation needed] collaboration with Sukumar.

[5][additional citation(s) needed] The soundtrack album was released on 17 February 2021 during the success meet of the film at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.

[31][better source needed] The film showcased many social issues that were common in India, like, honor killings, casteism, economic inequality, etc.

"[33] Director Buchi Babu Sana in an interview to The Indian Express said – "We might not talk about it or put it across in as many words, but casteism is an intrinsic part of our lives.

[44][verification needed] Great India Films have acquired the theatrical distribution rights in the United States.

[50][51] A pre-release event was held on 6 February 2021 for promoting the film in Hyderabad,[citation needed] with actor Chiranjeevi as the chief guest.

[52] A success meet was held on 17 February 2021 at Rajahmundry, with actor Ram Charan as the chief guest.

Hemanth Kumar in his review for the Firstpost rated the film 2.75/5 and stated: "Uppena [..] explores what it means to love in a world defined by patriarchy and casteism, but it struggles to break free from several cliches."

He also wrote, "The real drama, however, is on a deeper level, when it takes a deep dive into how society defines masculinity and virility.

"[54] Reviewing the performances, The Times of India's Neeshitha Nyayapati wrote: "The debutants Vaisshnav and Krithi manage to pull off the intricacies of their characters well for the most part [..] Vijay Sethupathi is flawless as a man set in his beliefs and someone who's used to getting his way."

"[56] Avinash Ramachandran of The New Indian Express rated 3/5 and opined, "We may have seen soft-spoken heroes before in Telugu films, but it is only recently that the very idea of masculinity is being questioned.

"[60] Deccan Chronicle's Sasidhar Ravi cited the film as "a routine tale with a crazy twist", appreciating the climax episode and the whole narration of the story and rated 2.5/5.

It forgives the perpetrator of the crime while it sympathizes with the survivor – while Raayanam is simply given a lesson on what love actually entails, he's not punished for the atrocities he commits".

[68] In February 2021, TV9 reported that the film will be remade in Hindi Language, with Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday in lead roles.