Badmashulu(2025)
Telugu118 mins
Badmashulu (2025) is a 118-minute Telugu film directed by Shankar Cheguri. Starring Sudhakar Reddy, Muralidhar Goud and Shankar Cheguri.
Director:Shankar Cheguri
Mood:
funnyemotionaluplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 6 June 2025
- Director
- Shankar Cheguri
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
Storyline
Two middle-aged friends in a village love causing mischief and creating chaos. A local police officer works hard to keep their troublemaking under control.
“Two troublemakers. One fed-up cop. A village in chaos.”
Film Details
Rating
118Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date6 June 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyemotionaluplifting
Themes
friendshipfamilyidentityjustice
Tonewhimsical
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audiencemass
Best Withfriends
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor5
Rewatchability4
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Cast & Crew
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Sudhakar ReddyActor
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Muralidhar GoudActor
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Shankar CheguriDirector
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Badmashulu' is a colloquial Telugu term for 'mischief-makers' or 'rogues', setting the tone for the story.
- Director Shankar Cheguri is known for blending comedy with social messages, a style seen in his earlier work like 'Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'.
- The movie was shot extensively in rural Andhra Pradesh to capture authentic village settings and local culture.
- The lead actors underwent workshops to perfect a specific regional dialect and mannerisms for their middle-aged characters.
- A key comedy sequence involving a stolen rooster was inspired by real-life village disputes reported in local newspapers.
- The film's music was composed by a relatively new music director, marking a shift from the director's previous collaborations.
- Despite being a comedy, the script includes subtle commentary on the boredom and routine of small-town life after a certain age.