Khoj Kanabadutaledu (2021)

Kanabadutaledu ("missing") is a 2021 Telugu crime thriller directed by Balaraju M., with Sunil, the comedian turned lead actor, playing a detective in a straight dramatic role, alongside Vaishali Raj and Sukrant Veerella. A search for someone who has vanished leads into a murder mystery whose pieces come together only gradually. It is a compact suspense film that relies on its puzzle rather than action.