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Chennai Love Story
చెన్నై లవ్ స్టోరీ
Chennai Love Story release date: 24 July 2026 (theatres). Directed by Ravi Namburii; starring Kiran Abbavaram and Sri Gouri Priya.
- Film release
- 24 July 2026 · All 2026 films
- Director
- Ravi Namburii
- Music
- Mani Sharma
- Production
- Mass Movie Makers, Amrutha Productions
- Runtime
- 179 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Streaming on Sony LIV since 21 August 2026.
Film release: 24 July 2026 · all July 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: 123telugu (trade report); availability confirmed on the platform listing, checked 3 October 2026. Only what the source states is shown.
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Chennai Love Story (చెన్నై లవ్ స్టోరీ) is a 2026 Telugu supernatural romantic drama directed by Ravi Namburii from a story by Sai Rajesh, starring Kiran Abbavaram and Sri Gouri Priya. It opened in theatres on 24 July 2026, runs 179 minutes, and has streamed on SonyLIV since 21 August 2026.
What the story is about
Nivedita, or Nivi, is left at a railway station on her wedding day when Ajay, her boyfriend of three years, walks out on her for another woman. Heartbroken, she moves to Chennai to stay with friends and work, and starts drinking. There she meets Steven Shankar, an aspiring filmmaker going from one story narration to the next without success. After a rocky start, his good-natured company slowly pulls her out of her depression, and the two fall in love. The film follows what happens to that romance, and it takes a supernatural turn along the way.
Cast and characters
- Kiran Abbavaram as Steven Shankar
- Sri Gouri Priya as Nivedita “Nivi”
- Thrigun as Ajay, Nivi’s ex-boyfriend
- Devi Prasad as Nivi’s father
- Karuna Kumar, Naveen Neni, Siri Hanumanthu, Mahendhar, Naresh Goli and Pooja
- P. Vasu as himself and Deepa Shankar as a Chennai bus passenger
Crew and music
- Director: Ravi Namburii; story and co-producer: Sai Rajesh
- Producers: SKN and Sai Rajesh, under Amrutha Productions and Mass Movie Makers
- Music: Mani Sharma, who at the audio launch called the film an important milestone in his career and credited Sai Rajesh for encouraging him to take it on
The film was announced in June 2025 with a first glimpse, and a major filming schedule was completed in December 2025.
Release and reception
Chennai Love Story was released in theatres on 24 July 2026 with a UA16+ certificate from the CBFC; Mythri Movie Makers distributed it in the Nizam region. The Hollywood Reporter India was critical, calling it an “exhausting three-hour weep-fest”. Commercially it did well: Wikipedia, citing Samayam Telugu, records a worldwide gross of over ₹60 crore.
Where to watch Chennai Love Story
Chennai Love Story streams on SonyLIV, where it arrived on 21 August 2026. The date comes from a 123telugu trade report, and the title is confirmed on the SonyLIV listing.
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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Chennai Love Story and the review and reports it cites; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of T-Series Telugu, published 19 Jul 2026.
Cast of Chennai Love Story (2026)
- Kiran Abbavaram as Steven Shankar
- Sri Gouri Priya as Nivedita "Nivi"
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Thrigun as Ajay
- P. Vasu
- Karuna Kumar
Also in the cast (TMDB): Sirisha Hanumanth as Nivi's Friend, Naveen Neni as Nivi's Friend, pooja dabbiru as Nivi's Friend, Devi Prasad as Nivi's Father, Pramodini Pammi as Nivi's Mother, Deepa Shankar as Chennai CMTC Bus Passenger.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q140660791 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.