Wild Dog is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant Ahishor Solomon.

Produced by Matinee Entertainment, the film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Dia Mirza, Saiyami Kher, and Atul Kulkarni.

Two weeks later, the Ministry of Home Affairs hands over the case to the National Investigation Agency, and its top officer Vijay Varma, also known as Wild Dog, is reenlisted by his senior friend DGP Hemanth.

Asadullah, the librarian, enlists Ali to meet with a special person at Mumbai, and learning of this, Vijay believes him to be Khalid himself.

Vijay and his team fail to capture Khalid at the wedding of Abdullah's son but later succeed following a shootout with the Maoists guarding him.

Based on true events, Nagarjuna Akkineni is cast as a National Investigation Agency officer with Saiyami Kher in pivotal role.

[14] However, in March 2021 the producers and team of Wild Dog announced that they have withdrawn the digital deal with Netflix in order to opt for a theatrical release.

[16] The film's digital premiere took place on Netflix on 22 April 2021, after 20 days of its theatrical run in Telugu along with dubbed versions in Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil languages.

[17] Neeshitha Nyayapati of The Times of India rated the film 3 stars of 5 and wrote, "Wild Dog is a simple story that doesn’t veer much beyond the tale of a team looking to nab a terrorist.

"[18] The Hindu critic Sangeeth Devi Dundoo felt that with more attention writing in the first hour, Wild Dog could have raised the bar higher.

"[19] In his review for Firstpost, Hemanth Kumar gave the film 3/5 and stated: "Despite its packaging and pace, Wild Dog presents an overwhelming sense of familiarity in terms of characters and their motivations, leaving not much room for surprises.