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''WWW: Who Where Why'' is a 2021 Indian
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-language
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thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...
written, directed and filmed by
K. V. Guhan K. V. Guhan is an Indian cinematographer from Chennai, India. Guhan is the younger brother of the Tamil film director, Saran. He collaborated with director Radha Mohan, for two notable films in Tamil cinema, '' Mozhi'' (2007) and '' Payanam' ...
and produced by Ramantra Creations. It stars
Adith Arun Thrigun (formerly known as Adith Arun) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films. Early life Thrigun was born as the only son to his parents and did his schooling in Vizag and pursued journalism in Madras Chris ...
and
Shivani Rajashekar Shivani Rajashekar is an Indian actress and model who appears primarily in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the film '' Adbhutham'' (2021). In 2022, Shivani was supposed to represent Tamil Nadu in the Femina Miss India 20 ...
while
Satyam Rajesh Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker Satyam following his appearance in the 2003 Satyam (2003 film), f ...
and Priyadarshi play supporting roles. The film's scrore and soundtrack is composed by
Simon K. King Simon K. King is an Indian film composer who predominantly composes music for Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut with Sasi's '' Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu'' (2013) and is well known for the song "Yavvana" from the film ''Sathya'', and for backg ...
. ''WWW'' is markerted as the first computer screen film in
Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...
. The plot follows a few friends from different cities who meet on
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but one of them is threatened to be murdered. The film was partially reshot in
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language with
Sathish Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian ...
and Rajkumar replacing Rajesh and Priyadarshi. It was released on 24 December 2021 on the streaming service
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Plot

Four friends—Vishwa, Ashraf, Sadha, and Christy—who live in different cities of India are criminals involved in cybercrime. They hack computers for money in video conferencing. Mitra, a painter, joins Christy's room as her flatmate. Vishwa then recommends a job for Mitra's brother which makes her happy and both become friends. She explains that her father lost his job because of the false blame of erasing all important data. Vishwa then feels bad as he was the one behind it. Slowly, Vishwa starts loving her and decides to propose. After his proposal, Mitra accepts his love by gifting him a painting. When they are about to meet all flights get cancelled due to the lockdown. Then after they both have decided never to hang up the video call. Things change when an unknown man attacks Mitra and Christy. He stabs Christy and ties Mitra to a chair. Vishwa who was seeing it all gets tensed and pleads to the man not to harm them. But the man threatens to kill them if Vishwa doesn't obey his words. He asks Vishwa to reveal his original identity of him to Mitra. The man then asks to reveal the identity of his friends Sadha and Ashraf but he initially refuses. The man then tries to kill Mitra. Vishwa with no other option left reveals their identity. The man then sends their identity to Khan (a cyber security officer). Vishwa also sends a secret message along with the identity. With that Khan sees that Mitra is in danger so he goes to the location sent to arrest the unknown man. The man then tells why he was doing this. He reveals that he had developed a game by selling everything he had. It is told that Vishwa hacks the game and sells the data to a big company. He says that his wife had committed suicide and he wanted Vishwa to face the pain that he was facing so he tries to kill Mitra. Soon, Khan comes to rescue Mitra and Christy and arrests the man. In the end, Vishwa and his friends start working for the police while Mitra and Vishwa get married and are expecting a baby.


Cast

*
Adith Arun Thrigun (formerly known as Adith Arun) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films. Early life Thrigun was born as the only son to his parents and did his schooling in Vizag and pursued journalism in Madras Chris ...
as Vishwa *
Shivani Rajashekar Shivani Rajashekar is an Indian actress and model who appears primarily in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the film '' Adbhutham'' (2021). In 2022, Shivani was supposed to represent Tamil Nadu in the Femina Miss India 20 ...
as Mitra * Sandeep Bhardwaj as Sandeep *
Riyaz Khan Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and bodybuilder. He predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films and television series, besides acting in a few Telugu and Kannada films, as well as two Hindi films. Riyaz debuted in Malayalam through the 1994 ...
as Khan *
Satyam Rajesh Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker Satyam following his appearance in the 2003 Satyam (2003 film), f ...
as Sada (Telugu) /
Sathish Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian ...
(Tamil) * Priyadarshi as Ashraf (Telugu) / Rajkumar (Tamil) * Divya Sripada as Christie *
Viva Harsha Harsha Chemudu (born 31 August 1990), popularly known as "Viva" Harsha, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He started his acting career with the viral web series "Viva" on YouTube with which he came to be known as "Viva ...
* Vennela Ramarao


Production

The film is directed by veteran cinematographer
K. V. Guhan K. V. Guhan is an Indian cinematographer from Chennai, India. Guhan is the younger brother of the Tamil film director, Saran. He collaborated with director Radha Mohan, for two notable films in Tamil cinema, '' Mozhi'' (2007) and '' Payanam' ...
and produced by Ravi Prasad Raju Datla under Ramantra Creations. ''WWW'' was shot as a
computer screen film Screenlife or computer screen film is a genre of visual storytelling where all the events are shown on a computer, tablet or smartphone screen. It became popular in the 2010s with the growing impact of the Internet. According to Timur Bekmambeto ...
in
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and
Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
. It was filmed during the COVID-19 lockdown in India and completed in January 2021. The film is presented by
D. Suresh Babu Daggubati Suresh Babu (born 24 December 1958) is an Indian film producer, studio owner and distributor who serves as the managing director of Suresh Productions. In 2012, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Awa ...
of
Suresh Productions Suresh Productions (also known as Suresh Movies, Vijaya Suresh Combines) is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its works in Telugu cinema. It is established in 1964 by D. Ramanaidu. It is one of India's largest film p ...
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Music

The soundtrack album consists of four songs, all composed by
Simon K. King Simon K. King is an Indian film composer who predominantly composes music for Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut with Sasi's '' Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu'' (2013) and is well known for the song "Yavvana" from the film ''Sathya'', and for backg ...
, and released on
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.


Reception

Calling it an "engaging tale," Prakash Pecheti of ''
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'' wrote: "KV Guhan, who made his mark with his debut flick '' 118'', yet again shows his skill as a storyteller with a screenplay that is taut." Praising the performances, reviewer from ''
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'' said: "Arun Adith steals the show with his stellar performance in the film. Shivani Rajasekhar's charm lies in her innocent appearance and her impeccable performance which makes the film an endearing watch." ''
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'' critic Thadhagath Pathi rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote, "''WWW'' tries to be fresh in its attempt but it’s a major let-down. Director KV Guhan could’ve pulled off this one better." ''123telugu.com'' stated: "WWW is a cybercrime thriller with a decent backdrop. However, logicless scenes, slow narration, and lack of depth in emotions take the film down in no time." Aithagoni Raju of ''
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'' appreciated the novel attempt by Guhan but opined that the screenplay and pacing could've been better. A critic writing for ''
Eenadu ''Eenadu'' () is the largest circulated Telugu-language daily newspaper of India sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.News18 Telugu'' Kiran Kumar Thanjavur praised the film, direction and performances, calling it a "must-watch."


References


External links

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