Kishkindhapuri

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Kishkindhapuri
Kishkindhapuri.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKoushik Pegallapati
Written byKoushik Pegallapati
Produced by Sahu Garapati
Starring
CinematographyChinmay Salaskar
Edited byNiranjan Devaraman
Music by Chaitan Bharadwaj
Production
company
Shine Screens
Release date
  • 12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Kishkindhapuri is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language horror thriller film written and directed by Koushik Pegallapati. [1] It is produced by Sahu Garapati for Shine Screens Ananda Media and stars Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas and Anupama Parameswaran in important roles. [2]

Contents

The film was released on 12 September 2025 [3] and received positive reviews from critics thus emerging as commercial success at the box office.

Plot

Cast

Music

The background score and soundtrack were composed by Chaitan Bharadwaj.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Undipove Naathone"Purna Chari Javed Ali 3:03
2."Needi Naadi O Chiru Lokam"Purna Chari S. P. Charan 3:09
3."Dheeroddharanam"Shubham Vishwanath Sweekar Agasthi 4:17
4."Kishkindhapuri Theme"––2:57
Total length:13:26

Release

Kishkindhapuri was released on 12 September 2025. [4] The satellite television and digital streaming rights were acquired by Zee Telugu and ZEE5 respectively. [5]

Reception

Writing for The Times of India, Shreya Varanasi rated the film 3 out of 5 and stated that the film is "a decent attempt that delivers on suspense and performances but falls short with its emotional depth, pacing, and technical execution". [6] BH Harsh of Cinema Express too gave the same rating and praised the storytelling and direction of Koushik Pegallapati. [7] Telangana Today praised the story writing, lead actors' performances, background score and cinematography. [8] The Hindu too appreciated them while also being critical towards the screenplay and execution. [9]

Box office

The film was Srinivas's first commercial success at box office after 6 years.

References

  1. ↑ Roy, Ujjainee (10 August 2025). "Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas-starrer 'Kishkindhapuri' to release on September 12". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Acharya, T. Maruthi (17 September 2025). "How Kishkindhapuri paves way for bigger Telugu horror films like The Raja Saab". India Today. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Anupama Parameswaran's Horror Thriller Kishkindhapuri Gets Release Date". News18. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Correspondent, D. C. (15 September 2025). "Kishkindhapuri: OTT Details Revealed". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 22 September 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "Kishkindhapuri OTT release: Where to watch Bellamkonda Srinivas, Anupama Parameswaran's Telugu horror movie after theatrical run". The Economic Times. 17 September 2025. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Kishkindhapuri Movie Review: A haunted ride of chilling scares and occasional slips". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Harsh, B. H. (12 September 2025). "Kishkindhapuri Movie Review: Many surprises await in this cinematically curious thriller". Cinema Express. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Today, Telangana (13 September 2025). "Kishkindhapuri Review: Thrill for horror fans". Telangana Today. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (12 September 2025). "'Kishkindhapuri' movie review: Bellamkonda Sreenivas' horror thriller is watchable, but plays it safe". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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