Despite a fact that director Meher Ramesh has not scored a genuine hit so far, one do not know how producers of 'Shadow' risked a high budget. Infact, this film was scheduled for release long ago during Pongal season is continuously postponed till this Udagi. With Junior NTR at peak as 'Baadshah,' once again 'Shadow' has no chance than moving to month end to compete with 'Greekuveerudu' of Nagarjuna.
Analysts say that, Venkatesh depends more on substance than style while Meher relies on style more than substance. So, 'Shadow' is a peculiar combination with concept of revenge drama and makers are hooked to cash only on two factors. One is the peak Summer season and second is presence of Venkatesh. If Meher succeeds in offering minimum of meaningful entertainment, Venkatesh can pull it off to save the producers else Meher will take the blame as usual.