V is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film[3][4] directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations.
Principal photography began in May 2019, after the film's official announcement, and was shot predominantly across Hyderabad, Mumbai and Thailand, before the shooting wrapped in January 2020.
The following night, Prasad, an Inspector, is grotesquely murdered by an unnamed killer who leaves a note challenging Aditya to catch him.
Aditya suspects Apoorva, an aspiring crime novelist whom he met the previous night, to have some link with the killer as she was in contact with Prasad.
However, Apoorva only met Prasad for her research, during which she overhears him telling a realtor named Mallikarjun that their lives are under threat.
However, when Saheba is pregnant, Vishnu, unable to get leave to visit her, was forced to attend his duty in Jammu and Kashmir.
Present: Upon investigation, Aditya learns that Saheba was last seen going to a jewelry shop to buy a gift for Vishnu, who was supposed to return soon.
One night, a girl finds her friend being raped and films the incident, where she takes the video to local don Sadik Hassan, whom she believes would help him.
The police saves their face by blaming and killing an innocent pickpocketer named Vamsi, and the case is closed.
Vishnu tells Aditya that Saheba, on the day of the riots, tried to save the girl with the video, only to be murdered by the goons.
Vishnu, who was luckily saved after the accident, receives the video recorded and e-mailed by Saheba minutes before she was killed.
Vishnu, who receives a copy, sees that it has been dedicated to V. Originally, Mohana Krishna Indraganti planned a sequel for his 2016 film Gentleman, with Nani and Sharwanand in the lead roles.
In March 2019, sources claimed that Nani's film is not a sequel to Gentleman, but a neo-noir crime thriller with a fresh script.
On 24 February 2020, coinciding with actor Nani's birthday, the first single "Manasu Maree" was released by Aditya Music.
Manasu Maree and Vastunna Vacchestunna are already solid hits but the other songs are also good making this a foot-tapping album.
"[34]The film was initially scheduled to release on 25 March 2020 coinciding with Ugadi,[35] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown in India.
[37] In August 2020, the makers decided to release the film directly on a streaming platform,[38] after the uncertainty over the reopening of theatres, which were closed due to the lockdown.
"[49] Haricharan Pudipeddi of The Hindustan Times reviewed "V is a major misfire from Indraganti, whose intent to go big fails gloriously.
"[50] Manoj Kumar of The Indian Express granted the film 2.5 stars out of five and wrote, "Indraganti has gone the extra mile while writing scenes for Vishnu...However, Mohana doesn’t show an equal amount of love for other key characters", and gave a verdict "V is not the popcorn movie that we deserve but the one we need right now.
"[51] Janaki K. of India Today who also rated 2.5 out of five, wrote that "Director Mohan Krishna Indraganti’s V had a solid premise that could have been made into a slick thriller.
"[52] Neetishta Nyayapati of The Times of India, gave 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Mohan Krishna Indraganti takes a gamble and tries to show that he can do more than make feel-good dramas.
"[56] On 2 March 2021, the Bombay High Court ordered Amazon Prime Video to take down all versions of the film until they removed the image of Mumbai-based actress Sakshi Malik used without her consent.