Custody

Custody

Year: 2023

Runtime: 150 mins

Language: Telugu

Director: Venkat Prabhu

Echo Score: 43
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A Venkat Prabhu Hunt Siva, a police officer, has to escort a witness to the court. He learns that all the police service wants to kill the witness. An escape begins.

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