Released · Telugu film · 2016
Ism
ఇజం
Ism release date: 21 October 2016 (theatres). Directed by Puri Jagannadh; starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Jagapati Babu and Tanikella Bharani.
- Film release
- 21 October 2016 · All 2016 films
- Director
- Puri Jagannadh
- Music
- Anoop Rubens
- Production
- N.T.R. Arts
- Producer
- Nandamuri Kalyan Ram
- Writing credits
- Puri Jagannadh
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 21 October 2016 · all 2016 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.
Ism is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under N. T. R. Arts. Kalyan Ram stars with Aditi Arya and Jagapati Babu. It was Aditi Arya’s Telugu debut, and Kalyan Ram’s son Nandamuri Sourya Ram also made his debut as a child artist. The film was released on 21 October 2016 to mixed reviews and was an average grosser.
Story
Javed Ibrahim, a high-profile gangster whose scams have been exposed in India, is hiding abroad with his gang and his daughter Alia. A young man falls for Alia and befriends her father, with neither man revealing who he really is. The stranger turns out to be Sathya Marthand, an undercover journalist behind an anonymous whistleblowing network that fights corruption. His real target is the money Javed has hidden in an offshore bank.
Cast
Nandamuri Kalyan Ram leads the film, with Aditi Arya and Jagapati Babu in the other main roles. The film also introduced Kalyan Ram’s son, Nandamuri Sourya Ram, as a child artist.
Production
The film was shot in August 2016 in Valencia, Spain. Mukesh Gnanesh was the cinematographer and Junaid Siddiqui the editor.
Music
Anup Rubens composed the music, released by Aditya Music. The audio launch took place in Hyderabad on 5 October 2016. A Hindi dubbed soundtrack came out on digital platforms in September 2019.
Reception
Reviews were mixed. The Times of India gave it 2.5 out of 5. It said the film followed a familiar pattern for the director, with an unbeatable hero, a larger-than-life conspiracy and a romance built on stalking. At the box office the film was an average grosser.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of Aditya Music, published 29 Sep 2016.
Cast of Ism (2016)
- Nandamuri Kalyan Ram
- Jagapati Babu as Javed Ibrahim / Javed Bhai
- Tanikella Bharani as Sathya's father
- Vennela Kishore as Sathya's friend
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- Easwari Rao as Sathyas mother
- Ali as Don Bosco
- Aditi Arya as Alia Khan
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Srikanth Iyengar
- Kalpa Latha
- Posani Krishna Murali as Minister
- Shatru
- Ajay Ghosh as Reporter
Also in the cast (TMDB): Nandamuri Kalyanram as Kalyan Ram / Sathya Marthand, Jayaprakash Reddy as MLA JP.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q25344358 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.