Champion (2025 film)

Champion
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pradeep Advaitham
Written by	Pradeep Advaitham
Produced by	Priyanka Dutt G. K. Mohan Gemini Kiran
Starring	Roshan Meka Anaswara Rajan
Cinematography	R. Madhi
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Mickey J. Meyer
Production companies	Swapna Cinema Anandi Art Creations Zee Studios
Release date	25 December 2025 (2025-12-25)
Running time	166 minutes [1]
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Champion is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language period sports drama film directed by Pradeep Advaitham and produced by Priyanka Dutt, G. K. Mohan, and Gemini Kiran under Swapna Cinema in association with Anandi Art Creations and Zee Studios. It stars Roshan Meka in the lead role with Anaswara Rajan (in her Telugu debut) as the female lead. The film's music is composed by Mickey J. Meyer, cinematography is by R. Madhi, and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The makers theatrically released the film on 25 December 2025. ^[2]

Cast

• Roshan Meka as Michael C. Williams
• Anaswara Rajan as Tallapudi Chandrakala
• Nandamuri Kalyana Chakravarthy as Raaji Reddy
• Santhosh Prathap as Babu Deshmukh
• Kay Kay Menon as Qasim Razvi
• Murali Sharma as Sundaraiah
• Ranvir Shorey as Hashim
• Naresh as Chandrakala's Father
• Vennela Kishore as Joseph
• Kovai Sarala
• Prakash Raj as Sardar Vallabhai Patel
• Dulquer Salmaan as George Williams in cameo appearance
• Avantika in a special appearance as a dancer in "Champion" song

Production

The film was officially launched in August 2024 under the Swapna Cinema banner, with the muhurat shot receiving coverage in entertainment press. ^[2] Pradeep Advaitham is credited as writer-director of the project. ^[3]

Release

The theatrical release date was officially locked for 25 December 2025 — a Christmas release. ^[4] The first glimpse earlier in March showed the protagonist living under British rule, with football as a narrative element. ^[3]

References

1. "Champion[MA 15+]". Australian Classification Board . 21 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
2. "Swapna Dutt's next, titled Champion, goes on floors". Cinema Express. 17 August 2024.
3. "Champion glimpse: Roshan plays a fierce football player battling the British". Cinema Express. 13 March 2025.
4. "Roshan's Champion gets a release date". Cinema Express. 6 October 2025.

External links

• Champion at IMDb