
Writer Padmabhushan(2023)
Padmabhushan, a 25-year-old aspiring writer based out of Vijayawada and his middle class family take us on a roller coaster ride packed with innocuous fun & soft emotions, with their heart in the right place.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Zee5, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 3 February 2023
- Director
- Shanmukha Prashanth
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Rating
- 6.9/10
Storyline
Padmabhushan is a 25-year-old aspiring writer from a middle-class family in Vijayawada. He dreams of achieving fame and greatness. His life takes an unexpected turn when he falls for someone who is a fan of his writing.
“Aspiring writer. Unexpected love. A twist in his tale.”
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Cast & Crew


Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Writer Padmabhushan
Cast reunions in this film: Vidhya & Ashish Vidyarthi (20 films together), Suhas & Goparaju Ramana (3 films together), Shekar Chandra & Goparaju Ramana (3 films together), and Suhas & Venkat R Shakamuri (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director Shanmukha Prasanth is the son of veteran Telugu director K. Raghavendra Rao.
- The movie was shot extensively in Vijayawada to capture the authentic feel of the city.
- Suhas, who plays the lead, gained weight for the role to look like a regular middle-class youth.
- The film's title 'Padmabhushan' is a prestigious civilian award, used ironically for the struggling writer.
- Actress Tina Shilparaj made her Telugu film debut with this movie after working in Kannada cinema.
- The story was partly inspired by real-life struggles of aspiring writers in small-town Andhra Pradesh.
- The comedy scenes were largely improvised by the actors during the shoot.

