
CHAMPION(2025)
Telugu167 mins
An aspiring football star desperately seeks a way to travel to England to play for a famous team, but his journey leads him to a village waging a bloody conflict.
Director:Pradeep Advaitham
Mood:
emotionalinspiringdark
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 25 December 2025
- Director
- Pradeep Advaitham
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 47m
- Rating
- 6.8/10
Storyline
A young football player dreams of moving to England to join a famous team. In his desperate attempt to get there, he ends up in a remote village caught in a violent and bloody conflict.
“A dream of glory leads to a fight for survival.”
Film Details
6.8Rating
167Minutes
TeluguLanguage
U/A 16+Certificate
Release Date25 December 2025
Also Known AsChampion · แชมเปี้ยน ล่าฝันเปลี่ยนชีวิต
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiringdark
Themes
survivalidentityjusticefamily
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
#2H
Hyper AdhiActor
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Kay Kay MenonQasim Razvi
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NareshChandrakala's Father
→#4R
Roshan MekaMichael C Williams
→#5
Anaswara RajanTallapudi Chandrakala
→#6
Murali SharmaSundaraiah
→#7
Ranvir ShoreyHashim
→#8
AvantikaDiana
→#9V
Vennela KishoreJoseph
→#10
Prakash RajSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
→#11
P
Pradeep AdvaithamDirector
→#12
S
Swapna DuttCrew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for CHAMPION
Cast reunions in this film: Vennila & Murali Sharma (9 films together), Prakash Raj & Murali Sharma (8 films together), Prakash Raj & Kovai Sarala (6 films together), Prakash Raj & Vennila (6 films together), Vennila & Naresh Saigal (4 films together), and Dulquer Salman & Prakash Raj (3 films together).
Trivia
- This film is the first time director Pradeep Advaitham has worked on a period drama, having previously directed modern action films.
- The football training scenes were choreographed by a coach who worked with real Indian national league players.
- The village conflict storyline is inspired by historical land disputes in rural Andhra Pradesh during the 1990s.
- A key song in the film was shot in a single continuous take that required two days of rehearsal.
- The production built a full-scale replica of a 1990s-era village set for the main conflict sequences.
- Lead actor Sree Vishnu reportedly learned basic football skills for two months to prepare for his role.
- The film's title 'Champion' was chosen to reflect the protagonist's personal struggle beyond just sports.

