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Mangalavaaram
మంగళవారం
Mangalavaaram release date: 17 November 2023 (theatres). Directed by Ajay Bhupathi; starring Payal Rajput, Nandita Swetha and Divya Pillai.
- Film release
- 17 November 2023 · All 2023 films
- Director
- Ajay Bhupathi
- Music
- B. Ajaneesh Loknath
- Production
- Mudhra Media Works, A Creative Works
- Producer
- Ajay Bhupathi
- Writing credits
- Ajay Bhupathi
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Streaming on JioHotstar. Historical OTT date: 26 December 2023 (before JioHotstar launched).
Film release: 17 November 2023 · all 2023 Telugu films.
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Mangalavaaram (transl. Tuesday) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language psychological mystery thriller written and directed by Ajay Bhupathi, who co-produced it with Swathi Reddy Gunupati and Suresh Varma M. under Mudhra Media Works and A Creative Works. Its ensemble cast includes Payal Rajput, Nandita Swetha, Priyadarshi, Divya Pillai, Ajmal Ameer, Chaitanya Krishna and Ravindra Vijay. It was released on 17 November 2023.
Story
In 1996, a peaceful village is shaken by a series of deaths. Each time, someone first writes on a wall accusing a married man and a married woman of an affair, and soon afterwards the accused are found dead. The villagers assume the victims died of shame, but police inspector Maya spots clues that suggest murder and begins to investigate.
Production
Filming began on 9 December 2022 and wrapped on 13 June 2023. Payal Rajput played the lead, her second film with Ajay Bhupathi after RX 100. Dasaradhi Sivendra was the cinematographer and Madhav Kumar Gullapalli the editor.
Music
B. Ajaneesh Loknath composed the songs and score. The singles “Ganagana Mogalira”, “Emayyindho Emito” and “Appadappada Thaandra” came out between August and November 2023. The last features a cameo by Tharun Bhascker and plays over the end credits. The background score was released separately in January 2024.
Release
The film was released on 17 November 2023, with dubbed versions in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam. It began streaming on Disney+ Hotstar on 26 December 2023.
Reception
The Indian Express gave it 2.5 out of 5. It called the film ambitious and bold in raising questions about sexuality in society, though it lost its way, and said it was strictly adult viewing. Telangana Today praised its technical quality and performances. The Hindu found its thrills momentary despite strong production design, cinematography and sound.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Cast of Mangalavaaram (2023)
- Payal Rajput as Shailaja "Shailu"
- Nandita Swetha as Maaya
- Divya Pillai as Rajeshwari Devi
- Ajmal Ameer as Madan
- Chaitanya Krishna as Prakasam Babu
- Priyadarshi Pulikonda as Ravi
- Ravindra Vijay as RMP Doctor
- Srilekha Rajendran
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
- Ajay Ghosh as Kasi Raju
- Shravan Reddy as Vamsi
Also in the cast (TMDB): Shri Tej as Guraja, Laxman Meesala as Puliraju, Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Ayyapayya, Muralidhar Goud as A Village Head, Kamal Krishna as A Village Head, Anand Ramaraju as Maachiraju, Srilekha as Shailaja's Grandmother, Dayanand Reddy as Ravi's Father, Geeta Bhaskar as Anuradha Devi, Aamani as Shailaja's Mother (Archive Photo).
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q123267372 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.