Bhairavam

Bhairavam (భైరవం) is a 2025 Telugu action drama directed by Vijay Kanakamedala and produced by K. K. Radhamohan under Sri Sathya Sai Arts, presented by Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios. It is a remake of the 2024 Tamil film Garudan. Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas, Manchu Manoj and Nara Rohith lead the cast, with Aditi Shankar, Anandhi and Divya Pillai. The film released worldwide on 30 May 2025 and streams on ZEE5.

What the story is about

Gajapathi and Varada are childhood friends in Devipuram, and Seenu is the orphan Gajapathi took in after Seenu once saved him. The three grow up under Gajapathi’s grandmother Nagarathnamma, who heads the trust of the Vaarahi Amma temple. Gajapathi, a zamin heir, lives modestly off a brick kiln while Varada owns lorries, and together they run the temple as trustees. The trouble begins when a minister sets his eyes on the temple’s land.

Cast

• Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas as Seenu
• Manchu Manoj as Gajapathi Varma
• Nara Rohith as Varada
• Aditi Shankar as Vennela, Seenu’s love interest, in her Telugu debut
• Anandhi as Neelima, Gajapathi’s wife, and Divya Pillai as Purnima, Varada’s wife
• Jayasudha as Nagarathnamma, Gajapathi’s grandmother
• Sharath Lohithaswa as Minister Vedurupalli Venkateswara Rao
• Ajay as Nagaraju, Sandeep Raj as Puli Ravindra, Vennela Kishore as Sundarachari, Sampath Raj as the CI, Raja Ravindra as a sub-inspector, Goparaju Ramana and Rajitha as Neelima’s parents, with Inaya Sultana, Koya Kishore, Bhanu Prakash and Ramesh Reddy

How it was made

Sri Sathya Sai Arts announced the film on 4 November 2024 with the director of Naandhi and Ugram at the helm and Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas in the lead; Manchu Manoj and Nara Rohith were cast in important roles. Filming wrapped in May 2025.

Crew and music

• Director: Vijay Kanakamedala
• Producer: K. K. Radhamohan, Sri Sathya Sai Arts
• Music and background score: Sricharan Pakala; the first single, “Oo Vennela”, came out on 3 January 2025

Release and box office

Bhairavam opened on 30 May 2025; our record lists a running time of 155 minutes. Reviews were mixed. Paul Nicodemus of The Times of India and Sanjay Ponnappa of India Today both gave it 3/5, the former finding the first half stretched and the second half stronger, the latter calling it pure commercial entertainment that “defies logic, gravity, and sense whenever the opportunity presents itself”. Telangana Today called it “a powerful, emotional drama wrapped in rich visuals and strong performances”. Wikipedia, citing T2BLive, puts the worldwide gross at over ₹16.75 crore and describes the film as a commercial failure. Times Now reported that Zee Telugu and ZEE5 bought the satellite and streaming rights for ₹32 crore.

Where to watch Bhairavam

Bhairavam streams on ZEE5, from 18 July 2025 according to trade reports, and the ZEE5 listing confirms it is available. The OTT box on this page shows the current status and its source.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Bhairavam and the reports and reviews it cites; the ZEE5 listing; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.