Prasanna Vadanam

Prasanna Vadanam

Surya meets with an accident from which he develops incurable complications—phonagnosia and prosopagnosia—making him unable to recognise people by their voices or faces. After recovery, Surya gradually adapts to his condition by learning to identify people through non-facial cues such as name tags, clothing, posture, and hairstyle. A few years later, Surya is in a relationship with Aadhya. One night, he witnesses a murder: a man pushes a young woman under a moving truck. Surya informs his friend Vignesh, who advises him not to report the incident to the police, warning that revealing his condition could expose him to discrimination. However, Surya makes an anonymous phone call to the police and reports what he witnessed. The information reaches Sub-Inspector Ramachandra—who is, in fact, the very murderer Surya saw. Panicked, Ramachandra tries to identify who made the call. Ramachandra retrieves CCTV footage from near the phone booth used to make the call. Although Surya's face is not visible, his car's license plate is captured, which Ramachandra uses to locate him. Sometime later, Ramachandra spots Surya's car being driven by Aadhya. He follows her, locates Surya, and assaults him as a warning to stop cooperating with the police. Rather than being intimidated, Surya becomes more determined to seek justice for the victim. The following day, he visits the police station to formally lodge a complaint about the assault and also reports the murder he witnessed.

Director

Arjun Y. K.

Release

3 May 2024

Run time

146 min

Language

Telugu