and he confesses to committing the murder. In a flashback sequence, it is revealed that as Anand is hurrying through the rain to pick up Sudha, he hits and kills a young boy. A young girl notices him burying the boy's corpse and he proceeds to kill her too. Anand then explains that it was he that took Sudha to the hospital before disposing the girl's corpse. Following the confession, he attempts to kill her, but ends up killing himself. After everything seems to have been resolved, it is revealed that Maya, a friend of Sudha's, who had been a frequent visitor at her residence, is only a figment of her imagination. Sudha had been hallucinating about Maya since her childhood and has made up her whole life story including Maya having a daughter who also accompanies her during the visits. The psychiatrist explains that Sudha has a positive mind which includes positive characters like Maya and a negative mind, where she has placed Prashanth. When Sudha gets home, she sees Anand in her room and lets out a scream. Cast Prema as Sudha Anand as Anand Shivaraj Arun Sagar as Prashanth Hiriannaiah Kishori Ballal Yashwant Sardeshpande Khadar Vaishnavi G. V. Sharada Hemashree Shringar Nagaraj K. V. Manjayya Reception The reviewer for Deccan Herald felt that the "film runs on a wafer-thin plot and a repeatedly screenplay-oriented theme." However, he felt that film was "[w]atchable" and that the editing was "slick". Of the acting performances, he wrote, "Prema has come up with a superlative performance as the troubled woman. Debutant Anand is promising." Viggy.com in its review wrote, "Desai keeps you in suspense till the end of the film with the cinematography of H.C. Venu. Prema's performance is excellent. Hats off to Prema. Arun Sagar too does to justice to his role. Newcomer Anand is promising. Background score by Gunasingh is little too loud." References 2002 films 2000s Kannada-language films 2002 psychological thriller films Indian psychological thriller films Films directed by Sunil Kumar Desai