Junior

Junior is a 2025 action drama written and directed by Radha Krishna Reddy, shot simultaneously in Telugu and Kannada, about a carefree engineering graduate who clashes with his strict new boss at a software company. It stars Kireeti Reddy, Genelia D’Souza, Sreeleela and V. Ravichandran, opened in theatres on 18 July 2025, runs 154 minutes, and has streamed on Aha since 30 September 2025.

What the story is about

Abhinav, “Abhi”, grew up under the watchful eye of an over-protective father, Kodandapani (V. Ravichandran), and treats his four years of engineering college as his chance at freedom, friendships and romance with Spoorthy (Sreeleela). To keep his distance from home, he lands an internship at a big software firm, where he immediately runs into his demanding manager Vijaya Soujanya (Genelia D’Souza), the chairman’s daughter. Their rivalry, and a problem Abhi stumbles on inside the company, lead to family revelations that turn the story into an emotional drama. We stop at the set-up here.

Cast and characters

• Kireeti Reddy as Abhinav “Abhi”
• Genelia D’Souza as Vijaya Soujanya
• Sreeleela as Spoorthy
• V. Ravichandran as Kodandapani, Abhi’s father
• Rao Ramesh as Gopal, the company chairman
• Achyuth Kumar as Vittalachari and Satya as Manish
• Brahmanandam in a cameo in the song “Viral Vayyari”

Crew and music

• Writer-director: Radha Krishna Reddy
• Producer: Sai Korrapati (Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram)
• Music and background score: Devi Sri Prasad

The film marked Genelia D’Souza’s return to Telugu cinema after 13 years.

Release and reception

Junior was released on 18 July 2025. Reviews were largely negative. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote that it “plays out like an extended showreel for Kireeti Reddy”, highlighting his dancing, action and screen presence, while BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle (1.5/5) felt it lacked “novelty, emotional depth, or engaging drama”. On box office, OTTplay reported a gross of ₹16 crore after the first seven days.

Where to watch Junior

The Telugu version of Junior streams on Aha. Our record, taken from the Aha platform listing, dates it to 30 September 2025; Wikipedia reports that it also arrived on Amazon Prime Video the same day. The Kannada version was released on Namma Flix.

More Telugu films like this on Tollywood Desk: Little Hearts, Mithra Mandali, Robinhood.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Junior and the reviews it summarises; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.