# Anasuya (film)

Anasuya is a 2007 India Telugu-language thriller film directed and produced by Ravi Babu. The film stars Bhumika, Ravi Babu, and Abbas in pivotal roles. It follows the story of Anasuya, a passionate journalist who becomes involved in a series of murders while uncovering a dark conspiracy. The film was later remade in Kannada as Anu (2009).

## Plot

Anasuya, an orphan with a postgraduate degree in criminal psychology, begins her career at NTV as a reporter. She lives with her elderly landlord, Joseph, and embarks on her first major assignment, which involves exposing child labour in a local politician's household. Disguised as a reporter for a women's magazine, Anasuya uncovers the harsh conditions of an orphan girl, Lakshmi, who is forced into domestic work. After the exposé garners significant attention, the politician retaliates by throwing Lakshmi out to avoid arrest. Anasuya offers shelter to Lakshmi, gaining fame and admiration from her boss but creating tension with her senior colleagues.
Meanwhile, a series of gruesome murders baffle the police. The killer removes organs from his victims and leaves a red rose at the crime scenes. Anasuya, assigned to gather information from task force officer Anand, becomes personally involved in the investigation. The killer targets Joseph, murdering him and stealing his heart. He then attempts to kill Anasuya, but she narrowly escapes with Lakshmi. Anasuya's investigation leads her to Govind, a hospital compounder with polio, who is arrested but later released due to his disability. Suspecting Govind's involvement, Anasuya continues her pursuit and uncovers that Govind is pretending to be disabled.
Govind escapes custody and resumes his killings, now targeting organ transplant recipients from the National Hospital. Anasuya connects the murders to a woman named Pooja, whose organs were donated after she was declared brain-dead. Through her investigation, Anasuya uncovers Pooja's tragic past, including her harassment by anatomy professor Dr. Amar, who became obsessed with her. After Pooja rejected his advances and refused to marry him, Amar's actions led to her death. Her organs were donated, and Amar, now known as Govind, preserved her body. He began murdering organ recipients to "reunite" Pooja's organs with her body, believing that she could not be reborn if her organs were donated.
In a final, desperate attempt to complete his obsession, Govind kidnaps Lakshmi, intending to remove her eye to complete Pooja’s body. He plans to burn himself with her corpse on Akshaya Trutiya, believing they will be "reborn" together. Anasuya, with Anand's help, tracks Govind to his hideout. In the ensuing confrontation, a fire destroys Pooja's remains. Anasuya fatally wounds Govind, who dies heartbroken.
In the aftermath, Anasuya clears her name and uses her platform as a journalist to promote organ donation while discouraging obsessive and harmful behaviour.

## Cast

* Bhumika as Anasuya
* Ravi Babu as 'Gulabi Puvvu' Govind/Dr.Amar
* Abbas as Anand
* Nikita as Pooja
* Suhani
* Shankar Melkote as Uncle Joseph
* Ankitha as Tulasi
* Sudeepa Pinky
* Chalapathi Rao as Dr. Mohan Das
* Sameer Hasan as Chakravarthy, NTV's senior news reporter
* Swathi Katrapati as Kitti, Ntv’s news Reporter and Anasuya's friend
* Sandhya Janak as Pooja's mother
* Natanya Singh as Item Girl

## Production

Actor turned director Ravi Babu written the script of Anasuya which is partially inspired from the Psycho killer novel Sanivaaram Nadi by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy. He took the rights and produced this film on his own in the banner of Flying Frogs with the collaboration of Suresh Productions company.

## Music

Music was composed by Shekar Chandra. The song "Ye Theega Poovuno" from Maro Charitra (1978) was used in the film.

## Reception

The film received positive reviews upon release and was a box office hit, running for 50 days.
A critic for Rediff.com wrote, "On the whole, the attempt is sincere but Anasuya may not enthuse the lovers of formula flicks even though it provides a good respite from such films".
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 3/5, praising the performances, particularly Bhumika's portrayal of Anasuya, and the adequate technical aspects. He added, "Overall, Anasuya is a unique film in the thriller genre and will appeal to those who enjoy such films."

## Awards

N. Sudhakar Reddy won the Nandi Special Jury Award for cinematography for the film.