Subham

Subham is a 2025 Telugu horror comedy directed by Praveen Kandregula and produced by Samantha Ruth Prabhu under her banner Tralala Moving Pictures, with Kanakavalli Talkies. It is built around a town where the women are possessed every night by a ghostly obsession with a TV serial, and stars a cast of newcomers led by Harshith Reddy, Gavireddy Srinivas and Charan Peri. It opened in theatres on 9 May 2025 with a U/A certificate, runs 125 minutes, and has streamed on Disney+ Hotstar since June 2025.

What the story is about

In the town of Bheemili, the spirit of a dead ancestor is so attached to a long-running Telugu TV serial, Janma Janmala Bandham, that it takes possession of the town’s wives so they can keep watching it. Three friends who run the only cable TV service in town are caught in the middle, and they come up with an unusual way out: writing an ending for the serial themselves.

Cast and characters

• Harshith Reddy as Cable Srinivas
• Gavireddy Srinivas as Venkatesh and Charan Peri as Shahjahan
• Shriya Kontham as Srivalli, Shravani Lakshmi as Gayathri and Shalini Kondepudi as Farida
• Vamshidhar Goud as Dish Kumar
• Samantha Ruth Prabhu in a cameo as Maya Matasri

Crew and music

• Director: Praveen Kandregula
• Producer: Samantha Ruth Prabhu (Tralala Moving Pictures), with Kanakavalli Talkies
• Songs: Shor Police; background score: Vivek Sagar

Filming wrapped in March 2025. The teaser came out on 31 March 2025 and the trailer on 27 April 2025, followed by the promotional song “Janma Janmala Bandham (The Clock Strikes 9)”.

Release and reception

Subham was released on 9 May 2025 and was well received by critics. BH Harsh of Cinema Express rated it 4 out of 5, praising the ensemble cast and writing that it “captures the truth of a specific phase in our recent history”. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu called it a “hilarious genre bender” and praised its direction and writing. We have not found a box-office figure from a reliable named outlet, so none is given here.

Where to watch Subham

Subham streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It started streaming in June 2025.

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Subham and the reviews it summarises; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.