Released · Telugu film · 2002
Sontham
సొంతం
Sontham release date: 23 August 2002 (theatres). Directed by Srinu Vaitla; starring Indukuri Sunil Varma, Aryan Rajesh and Namitha.
- Film release
- 23 August 2002 · All 2002 films
- Director
- Srinu Vaitla
- Music
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Production
- J. D. Arts
- Writing credits
- Srinu Vaitla
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 23 August 2002 · all 2002 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. It does not name a streaming platform or date; this page says so rather than guessing.
Sontham (“Belonging”) is a 2002 Telugu romantic comedy written and directed by Srinu Vaitla for J. D. Arts. Aryan Rajesh, Namitha, Rohit and Neha Pendse play the leads, with Sunil heading a large comic cast, and Devi Sri Prasad composed the music. It was released on 23 August 2002 and runs 145 minutes.
What the story is about
Vamsy, Nandu and Bose have been friends since childhood, and Vamsy and Nandu are especially close. When Bose falls for a college mate, Sowmya, Vamsy writes it off as one more romance bound to fail: as far as he is concerned, friendship matters more than love, and love only spoils it. So Nandu, who had planned to tell Vamsy she loves him on his birthday, keeps quiet for fear of offending him. Then Vamsy leaves for New Zealand to run his father’s company’s operations there, and distance starts to teach him what he had refused to see.
Cast and crew
- Aryan Rajesh as Vamsy Krishna
- Namitha as Nandini “Nandu”
- Rohit as Bose and Neha Pendse as Sowmya
- Sunil as Seshagiri “Sesham”, with Ali, Venu Madhav, Chinna and Chitram Srinu as his friends
- M. S. Narayana as a lecturer and Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Subbu
- Adivi Sesh as Venkat, Nandu’s fiancé
- Tanikella Bharani as Vamsy’s father, Naresh and Hema as Nandu’s parents, and Jaya Prakash Reddy as a thief
Writer and director: Srinu Vaitla. Music: Devi Sri Prasad (soundtrack on Aditya Music).
Reviews and box office
Sify felt the film “could have been marketed more as a comedy film rather than a love story”, and time has proved the point. Sontham was only an average grosser on release, but its comedy scenes have since gained cult status and made it one of the most-referenced Telugu films in internet memes, according to The News Minute and India Herald. Aryan Rajesh shot it alongside Hai, which released a few months earlier.
Where to watch Sontham
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Cast of Sontham (2002)
- Indukuri Sunil Varma as Seshagiri "Sesham"
- Aryan Rajesh as Vamsi
- Namitha as Nandu
- M. S. Narayana as Bogeswara Rao
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Subbu
- Adivi Sesh as Venkat
- Ali as Shambhu
- Chinna as Jilani
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Tanikella Bharani as Shyam Prasad
- Naresh as Nandu's father
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- Asha Saini
- Hema as Nandu's Mother
- Telangana Shakuntala as Sesham's mother
- Venu Madhav as Bujji
- Chitram Srinu
Also in the cast (TMDB): Rohit as Bose, Chitram Seenu as Sesham's Friend, Jhansi as Venkatalakshmi, Ramachandra as Sesham's friend, Jayaprakash Reddy as Gulabi, Neha Pendse as Sowmya, Flora Saini as Asha, Neelopher as Maggie, Sivaji Sontineni as Vamsi, Savitha Reddy as Nandu.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q16962204 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.