Baby (2023 film)

Anand and Vaishnavi are neighours and high school students, who live in a slum in Hyderabad. Anand dislikes his mother as she is mute and deaf although she loves him dearly. Vaishnavi has a crush on Anand, however, he does not acknowledge her until one day, when she stands up to their teacher. Anand reciprocates her feelings, and they eventually start a relationship. Three years later, Anand drops out of Intermediate due to bad grades, while Vaishnavi goes on to join a prestigious Engineering college. Anand resorts to driving an auto for a living.

Anand pawns his auto to buy a smartphone for Vaishnavi. However, he has a hard time repaying the loan. Vaishnavi on the other hand, has a hard time fitting in with the rich students of her college. She befriends fellow students, Viraj and Seetha, and tries her best to fit into their social circle. Viraj is attracted to Vaishnavi and Vaishnavi hides the fact that she in a relationship with Anand when she is around them. Enamoured by the glitz and glamorous life of her new friends and angered by Anand's abusive attitude, Vaishnavi starts to become emotionally distant from Anand and closer to Viraj.

Seetha gets envious of Vaishnavi and sets out to ruin her life as she believes that Vaishnavi is from the lower class and does not deserve Viraj's attention. One day, Vaishnavi goes to a party along with her college friends. In an inebriated state, she kisses Viraj, which is captured on video. She tries to rectify her mistake, but Viraj continues to pursue her and asks her to marry him. When she rejects him angrily, he threatens to disclose their kissing video. Using these situations to her advantage, Seetha manipulates both Vaishnavi and Viraj against each other. In an attempt to get rid of Viraj, Vaishnavi sleeps with him. The next day, she consumes alcohol to forget the pain and discloses the same to Seetha, which is recorded by Anand's friend Harsha on his phone secretly. Seetha shares the kissing video with Harsha, who in turn, shares Vaishnavi's confession recording with Anand.

Anand comes to know about everything that has been going on between Vaishnavi and Viraj, and Viraj comes to know that Vaishnavi has a boyfriend. When confronted publicly by both Viraj and Anand, Vaishnavi attempts suicide. Anand and Viraj are both arrested, but are eventually released on bail. Vaishnavi is also released from the hospital. Anand realises his mistake and decides to apologise to his mother, but it becomes too late as she passes away that night, causing Anand to slip into depression. Vaishnavi tries to apologize to an emotionally disturbed Anand, who is unable to forgive her. He begs her to leave him alone and she obliges.

Anand becomes an alcoholic. After a few months, he notices Vaishnavi's wedding photo while picking up a passenger. Vaishnavi and her husband are about to leave their home. Vaishnavi and Anand exchange a brief glance as Anand drives away from her house in tears. The film ends with an emotional Vaishnavi tearing up, but choosing not to cry in the presence of her husband and family.

• Vaishnavi Chaitanya as Vaishnavi "Vaishu"
• Anand Devarakonda as Anand
• Viraj Ashwin as Viraj Ashwin
• Nagendra Babu as Vaishnavi's father
• Prabhavati Varma as Anand's mother
• Lirisha Kunapareddy as Vaishnavi's mother
• Harsha Chemudu as Harsha, Anand's friend
• Sathvik Anand as Sathvik, Anand's friend
• Kusuma Degalamari as Kusuma, Vaishnavi's friend
• Kirrak Seetha as Seetha, Vaishnavi's college mate
• Vadlamani Srinivas as Viraj's father
• Sai Prasad Goud as Financer

The music was composed by Vijay Bulganin.[4]

Baby was released theatrically on 14 July 2023. The post-theatrical streaming rights were acquired by Aha and was premiered on 25 August 2023.[5] Television satellite premiere rights were acquired by ETV.[6]

• Baby at IMDb