Mazaka

Mazaka (మజాకా) is a 2025 Telugu romantic comedy directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina from a story by Prasanna Kumar Bezawada, with Sundeep Kishan, Ritu Varma, Anshu Ambani and Rao Ramesh in the lead roles. Produced by AK Entertainments, Hasya Movies and Zee Studios with music by Leon James, it was shot largely in Visakhapatnam and released on 26 February 2025.

What the story is about

Ramana works in a visa office; his son Krishna lost his mother at birth. Both want the same thing, a family through Krishna’s marriage, but no one will give a daughter to a house with no woman in it. Krishna falls for Meera, and Ramana decides the quickest fix is to marry again himself, falling for Yashoda at first sight. The complication is who Meera and Yashoda turn out to be to each other.

Cast

• Sundeep Kishan as Krishna Ramana
• Ritu Varma as Meera
• Rao Ramesh as Venkata Ramana, Krishna’s father
• Anshu Ambani as Yashoda
• Murali Sharma as Bhargav Varma, Meera’s father and Yashoda’s brother, and Mani Chandana as his wife
• Ajay as Inspector Ajay
• Srinivasa Reddy, Hyper Aadi, Chammak Chandra, Supreeth Reddy, Raghu Babu and Gagaan Viharri

Crew and music

• Director: Trinadha Rao Nakkina; story by Prasanna Kumar Bezawada
• Producers: Anil Sunkara, Ramabrahmam Sunkara, Razesh Danda, Balaji Gutta and Umesh KR Bansal, under AK Entertainments, Hasya Movies and Zee Studios
• Music: Leon James

Release and box office

Mazaka was first planned for the Sankranti season in January 2025, then announced for 21 February 2025 (The Times of India), and finally opened on 26 February 2025, Maha Shivaratri. Our record lists a running time of 149 minutes. Sakshi Post gave it 3 out of 5 for its comedy and performances; The Hindu and The Times of India found the writing weak but the film “entertaining as long as audiences don’t take the narrative too seriously”; Times Now and Telugucinema.com gave 2.5 out of 5, both singling out Rao Ramesh. Wikipedia, citing T2BLive, puts the worldwide gross at ₹12.75 crore and calls the film a commercial failure.

Where to watch Mazaka

ZEE5 and Amazon Prime Video acquired the streaming rights, with streaming from 28 March according to Wikipedia. The OTT box on this page shows the current status and its source.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Mazaka and the reports and reviews it cites; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.