Released · Telugu film · 2019
Kousalya Krishnamurthy
కౌసల్య కృష్ణమూర్తి
Kousalya Krishnamurthy release date: 23 August 2019 (theatres). Directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao; starring Rajendra Prasad, Aishwarya Rajesh and Karthik Raju.
- Film release
- 23 August 2019 · All 2019 films
- Director
- Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao
- Music
- Dhibu Ninan Thomas
- Production
- Creative Commercials
- Writing credits
- Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 23 August 2019 · all 2019 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. It does not name a streaming platform or date; this page says so rather than guessing.
Kousalya Krishnamurthy is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language sports drama directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao and produced by K. A. Vallabha under Creative Commercials. It stars Aishwarya Rajesh, in her Telugu debut, Rajendra Prasad and Karthik Raju, with Sivakarthikeyan in a supporting role. A remake of the 2018 Tamil film Kanaa, it was released on 23 August 2019.
Story
Kousalya, a farmer’s daughter in a village, grows up sharing her father Krishnamurthy’s love of cricket. After seeing him cry over India’s defeat in the 2007 World Cup, she resolves to become an international cricketer to bring back his smile. At 11 she joins the village boys’ team as an off-spinner. Her father supports her even as many villagers disapprove of a girl playing with boys.
Production
The film’s presenter, K. S. Rama Rao, saw the trailer of Kanaa on the set of World Famous Lover and decided to remake it in Telugu. It was shot around Rajahmundry. The remake reuses the original’s scenes featuring Sivakarthikeyan and the cricket team.
Music
Dhibu Ninan Thomas, composer of the original, scored the film, reusing all of the tunes from Kanaa.
Release
The film was released in theatres on 23 August 2019.
Reception
Reviews were lukewarm. The Times of India and Deccan Chronicle each gave it 2.5 out of 5. The first said it had more cricket than story, and the second that its clichéd presentation undercut a thought-provoking subject.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Cast of Kousalya Krishnamurthy (2019)
- Rajendra Prasad as Krishnamurthy
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Kousalya Krishnamurthy
- Karthik Raju
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: Q65052965 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.