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Bad Boy Karthik
బ్యాడ్ బాయ్ కార్తీక్
Bad Boy Karthik release date: 17 April 2026 (theatres). Directed by Ramesh Desina; starring Naga Shourya, Samuthirakani and Naga Shaurya.
- Film release
- 17 April 2026 · All 2026 films
- Director
- Ramesh Desina
- Music
- Harris Jayaraj
- Production
- Sri Vaishnavi Films
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Streaming now on Prime Video; no start date is on file (the platform does not publish one).
Film release: 17 April 2026 · all April 2026 Telugu releases.
Tracker check recorded: 11 November 2026, 16:05 IST. This timestamp alone does not establish a fresh, direct platform check; see the source below.
Source: TMDB watch providers, India (data from JustWatch), checked 3 October 2026. Only what the source states is shown. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB; watch-provider data by JustWatch.
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Bad Boy Karthik (బ్యాడ్ బాయ్ కార్తీక్) is a 2026 Telugu action comedy, the directorial debut of writer-director Ramesh Desina. Naga Shaurya plays the title role in his 24th film as a lead, with Vidhi Yadav and Samuthirakani. Produced by Sri Vaishnavi Films with music by Harris Jayaraj, it released on 17 April 2026 and was distributed by Zee Studios.
What the story is about
Karthik, a rebellious troublemaker, gets into a violent clash with a gang of local criminals and has to face them down to keep his family safe.
Cast
- Naga Shaurya as Karthik
- Vidhi Yadav as Meera
- Samuthirakani as Varadha Reddy
- Naresh as Shiva and Saikumar as Prakash
- Vennela Kishore as Sidappa
- Sridevi Vijayakumar as Kasturi and Ajay as her husband
- Mime Gopi as Govindappa, Brahmaji as Arilova Seenu, Vamsi Raghava Yenumula as an IAS officer, Satish Saripalli as a lawyer, with Krishnudu, Chammak Chandra and Mahaboob Basha
- Sneha Gupta in a special appearance in the song “America Nundi Vacchaanu”
Crew and music
- Writer and director: Ramesh Desina
- Production: Sri Vaishnavi Films; distribution by Zee Studios
- Music: Harris Jayaraj; audio rights with T-Series
The project was first known as NS24 before the title was announced.
Release and reception
Bad Boy Karthik opened on 17 April 2026; our record lists a running time of 141 minutes. Reviews were negative. Shreya Varanasi of The Times of India gave it 2 out of 5 and wrote that it “feels like something you’ve seen many times before”; Telugucinema.com rated it 1.75 out of 5 and called it “a bad film from start to finish”. Wikipedia describes it as a box-office disaster, though no collection figure is on record from a cited source.
Where to watch Bad Boy Karthik
Our record lists the film as streaming on Amazon Prime Video, based on TMDB’s India watch-provider data (from JustWatch). No premiere date has been confirmed by the platform or a dated trade report. The OTT box on this page shows the current status and its source.
Sources: the Wikipedia article on Bad Boy Karthik and the reviews it cites; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.
Cast of Bad Boy Karthik (2026)
- Naga Shourya as Karthik
- Samuthirakani
- Naga Shaurya as Karthik
- Vidhi Yadav
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q139559451 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.