Dead Line(2023)

Storyline

A couple picks up a young woman during a road trip, creating tension. The wife grows suspicious and frightened by the stranger's strange behavior. The story reveals in a flashback why the passenger seeks revenge against them.

“A stranger's ride leads to a deadly secret.”

Vibe & Tags

Cast & Crew

Trivia

• The film was shot in just 15 days on a tight budget, primarily using a single highway location.
• Actress Siri Hanumanth, who plays Moni, is also a trained classical dancer and performed her own stunts.
• Director Surya Pratap initially conceived the story as a short film before expanding it into a feature.
• The movie's climax flashback sequence was filmed in a single continuous take lasting over four minutes.
• It was promoted as a 'highway thriller', a sub-genre less common in recent Telugu cinema.
• The entire soundtrack was composed by a single musician, Raghu Kunche, who also handled background score.
• The car used in the film was the director's personal vehicle to minimize production costs.