Papam Prathap

Papam Prathap (పాపం ప్రతాప్) is a 2026 Telugu comedy drama written and directed by S. P. Durga Naresh, with Thiruveer, Payal Radhakrishna and Ajay Ghosh. Produced by Krishi Entertainments with ETV Win, it released in theatres on 17 April 2026 and streams on ETV Win.

What the story is about

Set in the Godavari region in 1998, the film opens with Prathap marrying Bujjamma, who leaves him three days after the wedding. The matter goes to the village elders, and the hearing turns into a debate over who is at fault, piecing together what happened between the couple in those three days.

Cast

• Thiruveer as Prathap
• Payal Radhakrishna as Bujjamma
• Ajay Ghosh as Veerayya, Prathap’s father, and Raasi as his mother
• Goparaju Ramana as Papa Rao and Divya Sree as his daughter Rani
• Srinivas Avasarala as Dr Subrahmanyam
• Devi Prasad and Rupa Lakshmi as Bujjamma’s parents
• Ravi Anthony Pudota as Shyam, Prathap’s friend, with Ananth Babu and Padmaja Lanka as Shyam’s parents
• Prasad Behara as Botsa, Raghu Babu as Srinu, Mahaboob Basha as the photographer Lacchayya, Sneha Madhuri Sharma as Karuna; director Dasaradh in a cameo

Crew and music

• Writer and director: S. P. Durga Naresh
• Production: Krishi Entertainments and ETV Win; theatrical distribution by People Media Factory and Mythri Movie Distributors LLP
• Music: songs by K. M. Radha Krishnan, background score by Suresh Bobbili

Release and reception

Papam Prathap opened on 17 April 2026; our record lists a running time of 150 minutes. Suresh Kavirayani of The New Indian Express gave it 2.5 out of 5 and felt tighter writing would have made it far more engaging. Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu called it “a reminder of a persistent problem with Telugu cinema — a sensitive issue downplayed by over-simplified, insensitive treatment”, while Moneycontrol found a light-hearted drama that works on situational comedy and Thiruveer’s earnest performance. No box-office figures are on record from a cited source.

Where to watch Papam Prathap

The film came to ETV Win on 7 May 2026, per Wikipedia, and the platform’s listing is the source on file. The OTT box on this page shows the current status.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Papam Prathap and the reviews it cites; the ETV Win listing; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.