Anveshi

Anveshi is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film written and directed by V. J. Khanna, and produced by T. Ganapathy Reddy under the banner Aruna Sree Entertainments. It stars Vijay Dharan Datla, Simran Gupta, and Ananya Nagalla. The film score was composed by Chaitan Bharadwaj, the cinematography was by K. K. Rao, and the editing was by Karthika Srinivas.

Plot
When Vikram (Vijay Dharan Datla) is searching for a girl who has been missing, he comes across Anu (Simran Gupta) in a bus he falls in love with her at first sight. When he later meets her at the bank he invites her to coffee and proposes to her. Anu tells him that they shall meet again only if he finds out where she lives.

Trying to find Anu, Vikram goes to the village, Maredukona. That village is in the middle of a thick forest. When Vikram reaches the village, whomever he asks for Anu, they reply that Anu has died. This was unexpected for Vikram. When his police friend takes him to the local Sub Inspector's house, there he sees that Anu, whom he loved, is the SI's daughter, and is alive. He feels happy to see her alive. He finds out that the Anu, whom the villagers are talking about, is a deceased doctor who was also named as Anu.

A series of murders take place in the village. As the murders are happening nearby the hospital in which Anu worked and died in a hospital fire, the SI and the local politician (Ajay Ghosh), who is also the private hospital owner, are believing that Anu's ghost has been committing murders, and convincing everyone regarding the same. When a detective who is investigating the series of murders is also killed, it gives strength to the belief that Anu's ghost is committing the murders. How Vikram solves the mystery, and what happened to Vikram – Anu love relationship forms the rest of the story.

Cast

 * Vijay Dharan Datla as Vikram
 * Simran Gupta as Anu
 * Ananya Nagalla as Anu
 * Ajay Ghosh as Peddi Reddy
 * Harikrishna
 * Emanuel Jabardasth
 * Jabardasth Nagireddy
 * Prabhu
 * Vidya Sagar Raju
 * Racha Ravi

Music
The music is composed by Chaitan Bharadwaj.

Release
The movie trailer was released on 16 October 2023. The film was initially slated to release on 10 November 2023. The film was eventually released on 17 November 2023.

Reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews.

Timesnownews gave 3/5 to the film and wrote, "Anveshi emerges as a promising addition to the mystery thriller genre, offering a unique blend of love, horror, and suspense." Zeenews gave 2.75/5 and wrote, "Although the director did not deviate from the plot, if the editor trimmed certain sections of the movie it would have been more gripping." 123telugu gave 2/5 and wrote, "Though the main leads Vijay Dharan, Simran Gupta, and Ananya Nagalla did well, the film as a weak screenplay, and the pacing is extremely slow."