Irumudi

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Irumudi is a 2026 Telugu action drama written and directed by Shiva Nirvana, produced by Mythri Movie Makers and presented by T-Series Films. Ravi Teja plays the lead, with Priya Bhavani Shankar, Sai Kumar and child actor Baby Nakshathra. The title refers to the sacred bundle carried by devotees on the pilgrimage to Lord Ayyappa. It opened in theatres on 21 August 2026, with a Tamil dubbed version titled Irumudi Kattu, runs 145 minutes and has been streaming on Netflix since 18 September 2026.

What the story is about

Trinadh, a plantain farmer and merchant in the remote village of Polluru, adores his young daughter and raises her on one principle: never be afraid of the truth, and always speak it. His neighbour Goparaju, who observes the 41-day Ayyappa Deeksha every year, takes the opposite view and tells his own daughter not to make a fuss about harassment. When schoolgirls in the area begin to die in mysterious circumstances, and Trinadh takes up the Deeksha at his daughter’s request, the two fathers’ approaches are put to the test. The Hindu calls the contrast between them the film’s biggest talking point.

Cast

• Ravi Teja as Trinadh Rama Kasu
• Priya Bhavani Shankar as Kaveri, Trinadh’s wife
• Baby Nakshathra as Manikanta, their daughter
• Sai Kumar as Goparaju, known as Guruswamy
• Ajay Ghosh as Yerraji, Ramesh Indira as Bujji Raju and Swasika as Dhanalakshmi

Making and music

The project was known as #RT77, Ravi Teja’s 77th film, until the title and first look were revealed on his birthday, 26 January 2026. Shiva Nirvana wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues. G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the music, his first film with the director; the first single was the devotional song “Irumudi Kattu”. Vishnu Sarma shot the film and Prawin Pudi edited it.

What critics said

The Hindu found it an emotionally steeped tale about empowering daughters to speak up, anchored by Ravi Teja and Nakshatra. The Times of India gave it 3 stars as a sincere take on fatherhood, Telugu360 gave 3.25/5, and Sakshi Post and Cinema Express each gave 3.5/5. The Times of India described it as a major box-office success, and reported that Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan congratulated the team.

Irumudi OTT release

Netflix acquired the streaming rights, and Irumudi has been streaming there since 18 September 2026 in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi, as Filmibeat and The Times of India reported. The Irumudi OTT page shows the platform and date with the source and when we last checked them.

Sources: the Wikipedia article; reviews in The Hindu, The Times of India and Telugu360; OTT reports in Filmibeat and The Times of India; our own release and OTT records.