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Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham release date: 1 May 2026 (theatres). Directed by Kasyap Sreenivas; starring Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam, Faria Abdullah and J. D. Chakravarthy.
- Film release
- 1 May 2026 · All 2026 films
- Director
- Kasyap Sreenivas
- Music
- Sweekar Agasthi
- Production
- Sapta Aswa Media Works, Zee Studios, POV Stories
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Streaming now on Prime Video; no start date is on file (the platform does not publish one).
Film release: 1 May 2026 · all May 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.
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Gaayapadda Simham is a 2026 Telugu comedy drama written and directed by Kasyap Sreenivas, starring Tharun Bhascker, Faria Abdullah and J. D. Chakravarthy, with Sree Vishnu in an extended cameo. It opened in theatres on 1 May 2026, runs 160 minutes, and streams on Prime Video.
What the story is about
Dharahas goes to America chasing love and comes back deported and heartbroken. Back home he gets caught up in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game between the police and an outfit called Satya Logistics, and the “wounded lion” of the title has to find his strength again just to survive.
Cast and characters
- Tharun Bhascker as Dharahas
- Faria Abdullah as Shalini
- J. D. Chakravarthy as Brutal Dharma
- Sree Vishnu as Bhairav Das (extended cameo)
- Maanasa Choudhary as Gayathri, Dharahas’s ex-girlfriend
- Harsha Vardhan as ACP Ashok Vardhan and Kamna Jethmalani as Dr. Pavitra Melton
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as IG Vijay Kanth, Shalini’s father
- Vasu Inturi as Dharahas’s father and Sri Lakshmi as his grandmother
- Krishna Bhagavan, Pradeep Rawat and Anish Kuruvilla
Crew and music
- Writer and director: Kasyap Sreenivas, who also plays Dharahas’s friend Vishwas
- Dialogues: Surya Prakash Josyula
- Music and background score: Sweekar Agasthi
- Production: Sapta Aswa Media Works, Zee Studios and POV Stories
Release and reception
Gaayapadda Simham was released in theatres on 1 May 2026 to divided reviews. Richa Barua of Asianet Newsable gave it 3 out of 5 and praised the story and Surya Prakash Josyula’s dialogues. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu felt it “seems more promising on paper than in execution”, while noting the performances of Sree Vishnu, Tharun Bhascker and Faria Abdullah. BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle rated it 1 out of 5, saying it “neither succeeds as a comedy nor as a satire”. No box-office figure is on record from a cited source.
Where to watch Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham is available on Amazon Prime Video in India, according to the TMDB watch-provider listing (JustWatch data). No exact streaming start date is on record.
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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Gaayapadda Simham and the reviews it cites; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.
Cast of Gaayapadda Simham (2026)
- Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam as Dharshas
- Faria Abdullah
- J. D. Chakravarthy as Brutal Dharma
- Tharun Bhascker as Dharshas
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Sree Vishnu as Bhairav Das
- Anish Kuruvilla
- Krishna Bhagavaan
- Pradeep Rawat
- Harsha Vardhan
- Kamna Jethmalani
- Supreeth
- Vasu Inturi
- Subhalekha Sudhakar
- Sri Lakshmi
Also in the cast (TMDB): Siddharth Gollapudi as SKY, Tarun Rohith as Vayunandan.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q139590464 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.