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Sankranthiki Vasthunam
సంక్రాంతికి వస్తున్నాం
Sankranthiki Vasthunam release date: 14 January 2025 (theatres). Directed by Anil Ravipudi; starring Venkatesh Daggubati, Meenakshi Chaudhary and Sai Kumar.
- Film release
- 14 January 2025 · All 2025 films
- Director
- Anil Ravipudi
- Music
- Bheems Ceciroleo
- Production
- Sri Venkateswara Creations
- Writing credits
- Anil Ravipudi
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Streaming on ZEE5 since 1 March 2025.
Film release: 14 January 2025 · all 2025 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 7 November 2026. Only what the source states is shown.
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Sankranthiki Vasthunam (transl. We Are Coming for Sankranthi) is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language action comedy written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations. It stars Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rajesh and Meenakshi Chaudhary. Released for Sankranti on 14 January 2025 to generally positive reviews, it was a huge box-office success. According to the source, it grossed ₹258–300 crore worldwide and was the second-highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.
Story
Satya Akella, a global businessman visiting India at the Telangana Chief Minister’s invitation, is kidnapped by a gang who want to trade him for their leader’s jailed brother. When the jailer refuses to release the prisoner without government approval, police officer Meenakshi turns to her former lover, YD Raju, a retired encounter specialist. Raju takes on the rescue mission, only to find himself caught between his suspicious wife and his ex-girlfriend.
Production
The film was announced in July 2024 as Ravipudi’s third film with Venkatesh after F2 and F3. It was provisionally titled SVC 58 or VenkyAnil3, and the final title was announced in November 2024. Principal photography began on 11 July 2024 and took place in Rajahmundry, Hyderabad, Kasaragod, Koraput, Dehradun, Mussoorie and Rishikesh, with the climax shot in Kadapa. Sameer Reddy was the cinematographer.
Music
Bheems Ceciroleo composed the music. The soundtrack album was released on 14 January 2025, after the film opened.
Release
Sri Venkateswara Creations distributed the film itself in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with separate distributors for North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. According to the source, ZEE5 paid ₹30 crore for the streaming rights. The film premiered on Zee Telugu and began streaming on ZEE5 on 1 March 2025.
Reception and sequel
Critics largely enjoyed it as a light family entertainer. OTTplay gave it 3.5 out of 5 and praised Venkatesh’s comic performance, and India Today and Cinema Express each gave it 3 out of 5. Times Now felt a tighter script would have helped. After its success, Venkatesh announced a sequel, which Ravipudi planned as Malli Sankranthiki Vasthunam.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of Dil Raju, published 6 Jan 2025.
Cast of Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025)
- Venkatesh Daggubati
- Meenakshi Chaudhary as ACP C. Meenakshi
- Sai Kumar as P. C. P. Manikya Rao
- Naresh as Chief Minister Kesava
- Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Schoolmaster Yadagiri Raju
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Bhagyalakshmi
- Ganesh Janardhanan
- Upendra Limaye as Jailer George Antony
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Anil Ravipudi
- Srikanth Iyengar as Rajahmundry MLA
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as Pankaj Pandey
- Muralidhar Goud as Bhagyam's Father
- Srinivasa Reddy as Kesava's Family Doctor
- Srinivas Avasarala as Satya Akella/Prem
Also in the cast (TMDB): Venkatesh as Yadagari Damodara Raju, VTV Ganesh as Party President, Vadlamani Srinivas as Police IG, Bheemala Revanth Pavan Sai Subhash as Bulli Raju, Rajitha as Bhagyam’s Mother, Pammi Sai as Raju and Bhagyam’s House-Worker, Pradeep Kabra as Papa Pandey, Amit Kumar Tiwari as Chota Nayak, Satya Prakash as Billu Nayak, Anantha Sriram as Prem Pandey, Mahesh Balraj as Bijju Pandey, Anand Ramaraju as Bhagyam’s Brother-in-Law.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
Reviews cited in the article found it a light family comedy carried by Venkatesh, with a predictable, uneven story.
- OTTplay (Avad Mohammad) called it a perfect festival watch with a hilarious Venkatesh, despite a predictable story.
- India Today (T. Maruthi Acharya) found the comedy engaging and the storytelling uneven.
- Cinema Express (B.H. Harish) said it offers plenty of hearty laughs for those who want them.
- Times Now (Sashidhar Adivi) wanted a more focused script and tighter editing.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Sankranthiki Vasthunam (revision 1375258906), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q131548050 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.