Biker

Biker (బైకర్) is a 2026 Telugu motocross sports drama co-written and directed by Abhilash Reddy Kankara, starring Sharwanand, Rajasekhar, Malvika Nair and Atul Kulkarni. Produced by UV Creations and inspired by the 1984 Bengali film Boxer, it opened in theatres on 3 April 2026, runs 162 minutes, and has streamed on Netflix since 1 May 2026.

What the story is about

Vikas “Vicky” Narayan runs a workshop and lives a calm life with his wife Ananya, a photographer, and their young son Ishan. He was once a motocross racer, like his estranged father Sunil, a former racer now coaching for a company called ING. When ING’s chief Indraneel Chirag publicly humiliates Sunil and comes after his debts, Vicky clears them and decides to race again, against Ananya’s wishes and without his father’s backing. The film moves between his rise as a young rider and his comeback, with the father-son relationship at its centre.

Cast and characters

• Sharwanand as Vikas “Vicky” Narayan
• Rajasekhar as Bullet Sunil Narayan, Vicky’s father
• Malvika Nair as Ananya
• Atul Kulkarni as Indraneel Chirag, the ING chief
• Niroop Nandakumar as Anwar, Vicky’s rival
• Brahmaji as Mahesh, Shashank as Aman and Tulasi as Ananya’s mother
• Shourya Chelemella as Ishaan, Dayanand Reddy as Daya and Matthew Varghese as Sudharshan

Crew and music

• Director and co-writer: Abhilash Reddy Kankara
• Producers: V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati (UV Creations)
• Music: Ghibran, with the music rights held by Aditya Music

Sharwanand plays the hero at 18 and at 30, and lost weight for the younger version.

Release and reception

Biker was released on 3 April 2026 in standard, 4DX, PCX, 3D, Dolby Cinema and EPIQ formats. Most reviews singled out the racing sequences and Sharwanand’s performance while finding the drama familiar.

• Filmfare (Sashidhar Adivi), 3.5/5: Sharwanand “anchors the film with a committed performance”, though it does not fully escape the genre’s clichés.
• Sakshi Post (Sandeep Athreya), 3.25/5: “a decent one-time watch”, powered by Sharwanand and Rajasekhar.
• Telugucinema.com (Jalapathy Gudelli), 3/5: credited the director with bringing motocross to Telugu cinema despite pacing issues.
• The Indian Express (Yashaswini Sri): “genuinely thrilling” on the track, routine off it.
• India Today (Sanjay Ponnappa), 2.5/5: good racing and a father-son payoff, held back by a predictable story.
• The Hindu (Sangeetha Devi Dundoo): “a return to form” for Sharwanand and “an engaging watch”.

On the money side, The Times of India is cited for a budget of ₹45 crore and Moneycontrol for a gross of ₹43 crore.

Where to watch Biker

Biker streams on Netflix, which acquired the post-theatrical rights. It began streaming on 1 May 2026.

More Telugu films like this on Tollywood Desk: K-Ramp, Jetlee, Sundarakanda.

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