Streaming · Telugu film · 2019
Majili
మజిలీ
Majili release date: 5 April 2019 (theatres). Directed by Shiva Nirvana; starring Naga Chaitanya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Suhas.
- Film release
- 5 April 2019 · All 2019 films
- Director
- Shiva Nirvana
- Music
- Gopi Sundar
- Production
- Shine Screens
- Writing credits
- Shiva Nirvana
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Streaming on Prime Video since 10 May 2019.
Film release: 5 April 2019 · all 2019 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. Only what the source states is shown.
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Majili (meaning “A part of a journey”) is a 2019 Telugu-language romantic sports drama directed by Shiva Nirvana and produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi under Shine Screens. It stars Naga Chaitanya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Divyansha Kaushik, with Subbaraju, Rao Ramesh and Atul Kulkarni. Released on 5 April 2019 for Ugadi to generally positive reviews, it became the biggest opener of Naga Chaitanya’s career and was later remade in Marathi as Ved (2022).
Story
Poorna, a young man in Vizag, dreams of playing cricket for India. He falls in love with Anshu, but her parents and circumstances pull them apart, and when she never returns he sinks into drinking and abandons his career. Years later, as a heavy-drinking cricket coach haunted by his past, he is cared for by his wife, Sravani, a neighbour who has loved him all along and quietly works to rebuild his life at the cost of her own happiness.
Cast
- Naga Chaitanya as a cricketer
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu, seen in one schedule as a railway booking clerk
- Divyansha Kaushik
- Subbaraju, Rao Ramesh and Atul Kulkarni
It was Naga Chaitanya and Samantha’s fourth film together, after Ye Maaya Chesave, Manam and Autonagar Surya.
Production and music
Scenes were shot in Vizag, including at Simhachalam railway station, and filming wrapped on 21 February 2019. Gopi Sundar composed the songs and S. Thaman the background score; tracks included “Priyathama Priyathama”, singled out by The Times of India, and “Ye Manishike Majiliyo”.
Release and box office
The film opened on 5 April 2019, with Venkatesh and Nagarjuna as guests at its pre-release event. According to the source it grossed ₹28.15 crore in its first weekend, recovered its distributors’ investment in five days, and reached about ₹70 crore gross worldwide in 30 days.
Reception
Critics praised its honest portrayal of relationships and its performances. NDTV found it moving and rewarding, Firstpost called it an enriching experience, and The Times of India described it as a gripping romance with more pain than love.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Cast of Majili (2019)
- Naga Chaitanya as Poorna Chandra Rao
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Sravani
- Suhas as Jonti
- Subbaraju as Bhushan
- Rao Ramesh as Rama Chandra Rao
- Atul Kulkarni as Rajeev
- Divyansha Kaushik as Anshu
- Ananya Agarwal as Meera
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Ravi Prakash as Coach Srinu
- Sudharshan
- Posani Krishna Murali as Rajendra
- Ankith Koyya
Also in the cast (TMDB): Rajshri Nair as Sri Lakshmi, Sai Teja Kalvakota as Kunal, C. V. L. Narasimha Rao as Subramanyam, Sravani's Manager.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
Reviews cited in the article were positive about the performances and the honest treatment of relationships, though some found it heavy on pain.
- NDTV called it seamless in its emotional flow, a story with nothing new that is still moving and rewarding.
- Firstpost praised the performances, Vishnu Sarma's cinematography and Shiva Nirvana's writing, calling it “an honest portrayal of relationships”.
- News18 found it a lengthy but fairly satisfying ode to the human heart.
- The Times of India described a gripping romance drama “with more pain than love”.
- IndiaGlitz felt it settles for situational humour, with the performances saving the day.
Box office: the article reports a worldwide gross of ₹45.60 crore in the first week, the biggest opening of Naga Chaitanya's career.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Majili (revision 1369558113), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q60738432 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.