Released · Telugu film · 2022
Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu
ఆడవాళ్లు మీకు జోహార్లు
Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu release date: 4 March 2022 (theatres). Directed by Kishore Tirumala; starring Sharwanand, Rashmika Mandanna and Khushbu Sundar.
- Film release
- 4 March 2022 · All 2022 films
- Director
- Kishore Tirumala
- Music
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Production
- SLV Cinemas
- Writing credits
- Kishore Tirumala
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Sony LIV holds the digital rights; the OTT release date is not announced yet.
Film release: 4 March 2022 · all 2022 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. Only what the source states is shown.
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Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu (meaning “Salutations to you, ladies”) is a 2022 Telugu-language romantic comedy drama written and directed by Kishore Tirumala and produced by SLV Cinemas. It stars Sharwanand and Rashmika Mandanna, with Khushbu Sundar, Radhika Sarathkumar and Urvashi. Released on 4 March 2022 to mixed reviews, it was a commercial failure.
Story
Chiranjeevi has grown up surrounded by five strong-willed women: his mother and his four aunts. They adore him, but they find fault with almost every prospective bride he meets, and the film follows his search for a partner all five will approve of. When the right girl, Aadhya, appears, winning over the family proves harder still. The second half is loosely inspired by the 1999 Tamil film Minsara Kanna, particularly in Khushbu Sundar’s role as a businesswoman with a strong prejudice against men.
Cast
- Sharwanand and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles
- Khushbu Sundar, as a businesswoman wary of men
- Radhika Sarathkumar and Urvashi
Production
Tirumala first planned the film in 2016 with Venkatesh and Nithya Menen, but it stalled while he reworked the script. It was revived with Sharwanand, his first film with the director, and launched on 25 October 2020; Nithya Menen and Sai Pallavi were considered before Rashmika Mandanna was cast, and the three veteran actresses joined in August 2021. Filming ran from 20 July 2021 to February 2022, mostly in Rajahmundry and Hyderabad. Sujith Sarang was the cinematographer and A. Sreekar Prasad the editor.
Music
Devi Sri Prasad, Tirumala’s regular composer, wrote the score and songs. The title song, sung by Devi Sri Prasad with lyrics by Sri Mani, was released as the first single on 4 February 2022.
Release and box office
The release was pushed back a week to 4 March 2022 to avoid clashing with Bheemla Nayak, and SonyLIV acquired the streaming rights. The Hans India called it a feel-good family drama, but The Times of India found the story paper-thin, and The Hindu felt it slid into melodrama. According to the source it earned a distributor’s share of ₹7.72 crore and lost about ₹8 crore.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Cast of Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu (2022)
- Sharwanand as Chiranjeevi "Chiru"
- Rashmika Mandanna as Aadhya
- Khushbu Sundar
- Raadhika Sarathkumar as Lakshmamma
- Urvashi as Padmamma
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Sudharshan
- Vennela Kishore as Phani
- Brahmanandam
- Benarjee
- P. Ravi Shankar
- Satya Krishnan
- Pradeep Rawat
- Vasu Inturi
- Surya Srinivas
- Goparaju Ramana
Also in the cast (TMDB): Khusbhu Sundar as Vakula, Kalyani Natarajan as Gouramma, Sukumar as Narrator.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
The article describes mixed reviews, with most critics finding the story too thin for the talented cast.
- The Hans India called it a feel-good family drama worth watching.
- The Times of India (Neeshita Nyayapati) found relatable moments but a “paper-thin storyline”.
- The Hindu (Sangeetha Devi Dundoo) felt it slides from a humorous drama into a melodramatic, boring narrative the actors cannot salvage.
- The Indian Express (Gabbeta Ranjith Kumar) called it a half-boiled drama torn between masala entertainer and message film.
Box office: the article reports a distributors' share of ₹7.72 crore by the end of the run and a loss of about ₹8 crore.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu (2022 film) (revision 1375259104), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q110588569 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.