Shadow (2013)

As a boy, the hero saw his family destroyed by a powerful criminal and his associates. Years later he returns as a hardened man working in the shadows, picking off the people responsible one by one while staying out of sight of the police, who are trying to identify the mysterious killer. Along the way he crosses paths with a lively young woman and an officer who is closing in. Shadow is a Telugu action film directed by Meher Ramesh, starring Venkatesh in a stylish revenge role, with Taapsee Pannu and Srikanth, and music by S. Thaman. Venkatesh plays the part with a menacing, larger-than-life swagger.