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The most fascinating, refreshing character is the actress Leena (Lakshmi Priya), who has no qualms about sleeping around if it gets the job done. In a scene, she’s propositioned by a leering detective, and she doesn’t flinch, she doesn’t plead — she coolly agrees. And no, the film doesn’t judge her. She is who she is. That’s why the dreadful moralistic streak at the end is surprising. It’s as if the director got cold feet about portraying producers as uncouth hoarders of black money who deserve to be looted — and we wind up with a dedication to… producers. Survival, I suppose. Who wants to antagonize the people who run the business? This cop-out is its own little meta-commentary.