CTRL is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language screenlife thriller film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, written by Motwane and Avinash Sampath with dialogues by Sumukhi Suresh. Produced by Nikhil Dwivedi and Arya Menon under the banners of Saffron Magicworks and Andolan Films, the film stars Ananya Panday and Vihaan Samat. It premiered on Netflix on 4 October 2024.
Premise
Nella and Joe are a popular social media influencer couple. When he cheats on her, she turns to an AI app to erase his digital existence on her computer and social media. However, the maker of the AI secretly begins to take control of her data and life, illegally invading her privacy.
Cast
Ananya Panday as Nalini "Nella" Awasthi
Vihaan Samat as Joe Mascarenhas
Devika Vatsa as Bina
Kamakshi Bhat as Shonali
Suchita Trivedi as Nella's mother
Samit Gambhir as Manish Hirani
Kundan Pandey as Kundan
Ravish Desai as Aryan K
Aparshakti Khurana as Allen (voice)
Production
The film was announced in February 2023.Principal photography of the film wrapped in February 2024.The teaser was released on 4 August 2024.The film is cinematographically inspired by the POV art-style of Aneesh Chaganty's directorial debut Searching (2018).