Mahendragiri Varahi

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Mahendragiri Varahi (listed on Prime Video as Mahendragiri Vaaraahi) is a 2026 Telugu devotional mystery thriller directed by Santhossh Jagarlapudi and produced by Kalipu Madhu and Lakshman for Rajashyamala Entertainments and Bridge Films. Sumanth plays the lead, with Meenakshi Goswami, Brahmanandam, Vennela Kishore and Manju Bhargavi. It opened in theatres on 11 September 2026 and has been streaming on Prime Video since 2 October 2026.

What the story is about

In the village of Mahendragiri, where the goddess Varahi is deeply revered, the men of the ruling family have died mysteriously on reaching 33 for about two centuries, ever since a man of the dynasty ruined a young girl’s life. The family and the villagers believe it is the goddess’s curse. Siddharth, an atheist YouTuber who debunks superstitions, arrives to investigate and sets out to find whether the deaths really are divine punishment or the work of someone in the village.

Cast

• Sumanth as Siddharth (Siddhu)
• Meenakshi Goswami
• Vamsee Chaganti as Narendra
• Brahmanandam, Vennela Kishore, Rajiv Kanakala and Kamal Kamaraju
• Manju Bhargavi
• Aishwarya Rajesh, Siddhu Jonnalagadda and Malvika Nair in cameo appearances

Making and music

Sumanth said the project began about two and a half years before release, after Santhossh narrated the story to him; the two had worked together before on Subrahmanyapuram. Anup Rubens composed the music, and during promotions the team installed Varahi idols at theatres, Telugu360 reported.

What critics said

The Hindu called Sumanth the only saving grace of a stale supernatural thriller that retraces Subrahmanyapuram and Karthikeya, though it found the first half tense and the harikatha device for the clan’s backstory an impressive idea. Cinema Express called it routine, with a slow first half and a second half that improves once the mystery unfolds. The Times of India gave it 2.5 stars, recommending it for the mythology and Sumanth’s measured performance.

Mahendragiri Varahi OTT release

The film began streaming on Prime Video from midnight on 2 October 2026, three weeks after its theatrical release, in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada, as Cinejosh and Samayam Telugu reported. The Mahendragiri Varahi OTT page shows the platform and date with the source and when we last checked them.

Sources: reviews in The Hindu, Cinema Express and The Times of India (11 September 2026); Cinema Express on the release date; the Prime Video listing; OTT reports in Cinejosh and Samayam Telugu; our own release and OTT records.