(2022) is a psychological crime thriller directed by R. Balki that serves as both a "love letter to cinema" and a "slasher satire" aimed at film criticism. Plot Summary

The film received , with particular praise for its unique concept and technical flourishes.

Set in Mumbai, the story follows a serial killer who targets film critics, gruesomely murdering them according to the flaws they identified in their reviews (e.g., a critic who complained about a film's "bad editing" is "cut up"). The killer carves star ratings into their foreheads. Inspector Arvind Mathur (Sunny Deol) leads the investigation, while a parallel romance develops between a florist named Danny (Dulquer Salmaan) and an entertainment reporter, Nila (Shreya Dhanwanthary).