Little Hearts

Little Hearts (లిటిల్ హార్ట్స్) is a 2025 Telugu romantic comedy written and directed by Sai Marthand and produced by Aditya Hasan for ETV Win, starring Mouli Tanuj Prasanth and Shivani Nagaram as two students at a coaching centre. It opened in theatres on 5 September 2025 to positive reviews, runs 128 minutes, and has streamed on ETV Win since 1 October 2025.

What the story is about

Hyderabad, 2015. Akhil is a cheerful Intermediate student who would rather hang out with friends and eat kachoris than study, while his strict father Gopal Rao wants him to clear EAMCET and become an IT engineer. When Akhil fails the entrance test, his girlfriend dumps him and his father packs him off to a long-term coaching institute. There he falls for Kaathyayani, a reserved NEET aspirant under pressure from her doctor parents, who turns out to be three years older than him and on her fourth attempt. Undeterred, Akhil sets out to win her over, and the film follows their romance under the noses of two sets of strict parents.

Cast and characters

• Mouli Tanuj Prasanth as Nalli Akhil Kumar
• Shivani Nagaram as Akula Kaathyayani
• Rajeev Kanakala as Gopal Rao, Akhil’s father
• S. S. Kanchi and Satya Krishnan as Kaathyayani’s parents
• Jai Krishna as Madhu and Nikhil Abburi as Aashish, Akhil’s friends
• Anitha Chowdary as Akhil’s mother and Raja Prajwal as his younger brother Nikhil

Crew and music

• Writer and director: Sai Marthand, who also appears as the older Nikhil
• Producer: Aditya Hasan, for ETV Win (with Bairagi Kathalu)
• Music: Sinjith Yerramilli, with audio rights held by Aditya Music; editing: Sreedhar Sompally

The singles “Rajagadiki” (7 August 2025) and “Chaduvu Ledu” (27 August 2025) came out ahead of release.

Release and reception

Little Hearts was first meant to go straight to ETV Win but was released in theatres on 5 September 2025. Critics were warm. Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu praised the writing and said the costumes, production design and cinematography enriched its look. Swaroop Kodur of The Indian Express gave it 3.5 out of 5, liking the lead and supporting performances and singling out Sreedhar Sompally’s editing. Paul Nicodemus of The Times of India gave the same rating, calling it “breezy and nostalgic”. No box-office figure from a named trade report is on record.

Where to watch Little Hearts

Little Hearts streams on ETV Win, where it was released on 1 October 2025.

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Little Hearts and the reviews it cites; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.