Little Hearts (2025 film)

Little Hearts
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sai Marthand
Written by	Sai Marthand
Produced by	Aditya Hasan
Starring	Mouli Tanuj Prasanth Shivani Nagaram
Cinematography	Suriya Balaj
Edited by	Sreedhar Sompally
Music by	Sinjith Yerrami
Production company	ETV Win
Distributed by	Bunny Vas Entertainments Vamshi Nandipati Entertainments
Release date	5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)
Running time	128 minutes [1]
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	est.₹2.4 crore
Box office	est.₹38 crore [2]

Little Hearts is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sai Marthand, and produced by Aditya Hasan for ETV Win. The film features Mouli Tanuj Prasanth and Shivani Nagaram in the lead roles, alongside a supporting cast of Rajeev Kanakala, S. S. Kanchi, Jai Krishna and Nikhil Abburi.

Little Hearts was theatrically released on 5 September 2025 to positive reviews from critics and emerged as a success at the box office grossing over ₹38 crore against a budget of ₹2.4 crore. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Plot

Akhil Kumar is a bright young man but bad in academics whose father, Gopal Rao, wants him to become a successful IT engineer. After he fails in the EAMCET exam, he takes admission in a long-term MPC coaching center, where he meets Khatyayani, a fellow struggler from the BiPC stream. He falls in love with her, and although she initially rejects his proposal, she later accepts it. But when their parents come into question, their story takes a hilarious yet unpredictable turn. ^[5]

Cast

• Mouli Tanuj Prasanth as Nalli Akhil Kumar
• Shivani Nagaram as Khatyayani Akula
• Rajeev Kanakala as Nalli Gopal Rao, Akhil's father
• S. S. Kanchi as Akula Krishnakanth, Khatyayani's father
• Sai Marthand as Nalli Nikhil Kumar, Akhil’s brother (elder version)
  • Raja Prajwal as Nikhil Kumar (younger version)
• Jai Krishna as Madhu, Akhil's friend
• Nikhil Abburi as Aashish, Akhil's friend
• Harinath Raj as Kishore, Khatyayani's cousin
• Anitha Chowdary as Nalli Srilatha, Akhil's mother
• Satya Krishnan as Akula Sangeetha, Khatyayini's mother
• Padmini Settam as Anjali, Khatyayani's friend
• Dheera Reddy Pisati as Akula Neelambari, Khatyayani's sister (elder version)
  • Madiha Nasreen as Neelambari (younger version)
• Mahesh Chintala as Koti
• Shailaja Durvasula as Sameera, Akhil's ex-girlfriend

Music

The songs and background score for the film were composed by Sinjith Yerramilli. ^[6] The audio rights were acquired by Aditya Music. The first single "Rajagadiki" was released on 7 August 2025. The second single "Chaduvu Ledu" was released on 27 August 2025. ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Rajagadiki"	Kittu Vissapragada	Sanjith Hegde	3:48
2.	"Chaduvu Ledu"	Swaroop Goli	Jassie Gift	3:46
3.	"Hello Ani"	Kittu Vissapragada	Anurag Kulkarni	3:46

Release

Little Hearts was supposed to be released directly on ETV Win but was released in movie theatres on 5 September 2025. ^[8] It was released on ETV Win on 1 October 2025. ^[9]

Reception

Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu opined that "costumes, production design, and cinematography" has enriched the visual appeal and praised the writing. ^[10] Echoing the same, Swaroop Kodur of The Indian Express rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and appreciated the performances of Mouli, Shivani and the supporting cast; "Sreedhar Sompally’s editing must receive a mention as well, for how it navigates the plot without making it seem chaotic at any point", he added. ^[11] Calling it "breezy and nostalgic", Paul Nicodemus of The Times of India too gave the same rating and commented, "a fine example of how the right story, told well, can make you smile all through". ^[12]

References

1. "Little Hearts[M]". Australian Classification Board . 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
2. "Little Hearts Movie 12 Days Total WW Collections!!".
3. "Little Hearts to hit big screens on this date". Cinema Express. 1 August 2025. Archived from the original on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
4. "'Little Hearts' movie review: Mouli Tanuj Prasanth and Shivani Nagaram' film is a relentless laughathon". The Hindu. 5 September 2025. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
5. "Little Hearts Movie Review: Nostalgia meets breezy humour in this coming-of-age romance". The Times of India. 7 September 2025. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
6. Veronica, Shreya (2025-10-01). "Mixing fun and creativity to music". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
7. "'Chaduvu Ledu' from Little Hearts captures the shenanigans of carefree student life". Cinema Express. 27 August 2025. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
8. "Little Hearts review: Nostalgia meets hilarious teen drama in pre-Jio era". India Today. 9 September 2025. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
9. "'Little Hearts' OTT release: Find out when and where to watch Mouli and Shivani Nagaram starrer rom-com". The Times of India. 2025-09-30. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
10. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (2025-09-05). "'Little Hearts' movie review: Mouli Tanuj Prasanth and Shivani Nagaram' film is a relentless laughathon". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
11. "Little Hearts review: A madcap comedy that hits the right notes". The Indian Express. 2025-09-07. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
12. "Little Hearts Movie Review: Nostalgia meets breezy humour in this coming-of-age romance". The Times of India. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

External links

• Little Hearts at IMDb