I don't just go for any kind of Indian/Bollywood movies but the ones whose genres are actions and crimes. If an Indian movie doesn't have some violence, action and crime in it, I wouldn't be interested in it but some of their movies have proven to be thoughtfully made even without any fighting scenes. Some emotional Indian movies will make you want to watch over and over again until your mind finally decides to delete it completely, but each scene won't leave your memory.
Of such movie is this particular one titled, Court: State vs A Nobody. A 2025 movie released on the 11th of April on Netflix. If I say I shed tears while watching this, I am not exaggerating, and besides, I get too emotional while watching some movies that keep you engaged and questioning, "Why?"
Plot Summary:
Surya Teja (Priyadarshi Pulikonda), a junior lawyer has wanted to solve a legal case on his own as he’s aspired to establish his own identity in the legal field but was always turned down by his boss. Mohan Rao (Sai Kumar) is a senior advocate to Teja who tricked him with a difficult question to see how ready his junior lawyer was to handle a case but was unable to give a correct answer.
Surya Teja went behind his back to get involved in a serious case to defend Chandrashekar (Harsh Roshan), a 19-year-old boy from a poor but modest background who is allegedly accused under the POCSO Act after being in a relationship with Jabili (Sri Devi), a 17-year-old girl from a wealthy family. Along the line, the case got intense and complicated by Jabili’s uncle, Mangapathi (Sivaji) who saw it as a way to punish the family by using his powerful influence to manipulate the legal system against the poor boy - Chandrashekar.
"Court: State vs A Nobody" is a powerful movie that exposes the wrong act of the misuse of the law, the biases in the justice system and the consequences of acting on assumptions rather than finding the true facts. Seriously, I felt angered, and even though it was just a movie, it revealed the shocking and disastrous side of the law and how innocents are being punished without the right justice.
It has been a general misconception that when a girl and a boy go into a room alone, they must have had sex, and based on that, judgements are made without verifying the truth. I call this injustice.
According to Indian law, the POCSO Act is about giving punishment for those convicted of sexually assaulting minors with a minimum of 14 years in prison without bail. But in this case, it was clear the law was being misused. Through Jabili’s uncle, he almost succeeded in the police department. There was no real investigation, no concrete proof, just assumptions and false narratives based on just one evidence which was a video that was recorded when they saw both Chandrashekar and Jabili entering into a room during a wedding ceremony.
What exactly did they do in the room? Did Chandrashekar get his justice? Did Surya Teja succeed in his first case? All of these are answered in the movie and I wouldn’t want to give a spoiler alert. Go check it out.
My take on this movie is that having a good lawyer is very important. Someone who would stand for justice, who will always ask questions rather than sit on the surface and, in the end, would make the truth triumph. Without this, the innocent can easily become victims of a system manipulated by those in authority.
Another thing is that getting justice requires deeper investigation and not just gathered on a surface level or crumbs, and you cannot assume two people had sex just because they were alone in a room. That kind of thinking can be dangerous and unjust, especially in the legal system.
The painful part is how Jabili was denied the chance to give her own statement in court. They claimed she was mentally unfit but it was all lies and ways to win the case by the prosecutor and also in the favour of her uncle. To me, that was a blatant obstruction of justice - keeping the key witness away because her truth didn’t align with their narrative.
I love the acting role of Surya Teja, who is the assistant lawyer. He brought sincerity and depth to the role. It reveals how out of ten unjust prosecutors, there’s always one person who would ensure true justice is served and the real offenders are punished.
The cinematography was real and amazing. The tension of each courtroom scene was high and of value. The movie was more than just entertainment; it was a wake-up call to each legal system everywhere. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves Indian movies and those who want to understand how the law can be used and misused. Even the smallest voice can make a big difference. I will rate the movie 9/10 because the storytelling was both emotional and thought-provoking.
The rest of the images are screenshots taken with another phone on Netflix as they do not allow screenshots directly
