STRAW 2025: A Mother’s Silence Was Louder Than a Siren
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.

Naina, a simple village girl chasing her dreams in Bhubaneswar, finds love with her charming colleague Prem, until one shocking night turns her world upside down. Arrested in a high-profile drug smuggling case, she must fight to prove her innocence as a dark conspiracy begins to unravel, testing love, trust, and survival.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
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