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Peddi
పెద్ది
Peddi release date: 4 June 2026 (theatres). Directed by Buchi Babu Sana; starring Ram Charan, Janhvi Kapoor and Jagapati Babu.
- Film release
- 4 June 2026 · All 2026 films
- Director
- Buchi Babu Sana
- Music
- A. R. Rahman
- Production
- Vriddhi Cinemas
- Writing credits
- Buchi Babu Sana
- Runtime
- 189 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Streaming on Netflix since 9 July 2026.
Film release: 4 June 2026 · all June 2026 Telugu releases.
Tracker check recorded: 7 November 2026, 14:05 IST. This timestamp alone does not establish a fresh, direct platform check; see the source below.
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Peddi is a 2026 Indian Telugu-language sports action drama written and directed by Buchi Babu Sana. It was produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru under Vriddhi Cinemas, co-produced by Ishan Saksena of IVY Entertainment, and presented by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. Ram Charan plays the title role alongside Shiva Rajkumar, Janhvi Kapoor and Jagapathi Babu. Released on 4 June 2026 to mixed reviews, it became the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2026 but underperformed outside the Telugu states.
Story
In 2016, after India’s poor showing at the Olympics, a sports ministry official touring a town in Andhra Pradesh notices young athletes who all credit their drive to a man named Peddi. He treks to a remote hilltop village to learn Peddi’s story. The film then goes back to 1994 and a marginalised tribal hamlet in the Vizianagaram region, whose people face discrimination, exploitation and violence.
Development and casting
Ram Charan confirmed the film with Buchi Babu Sana in November 2022. It was launched by Chiranjeevi on 20 March 2024 under the working title RC16, and the title Peddi was announced in March 2025. Charan changed his physique for the role and learned the Vizianagaram dialect. Shiva Rajkumar joined in January 2024 and Janhvi Kapoor was named the female lead that March. Jagapathi Babu and Divyenndu came on board in November 2024, and Boman Irani in December 2025. Shruti Haasan appears in a special song. R. Rathnavelu was the cinematographer.
Filming
Principal photography began in Mysuru on 22 November 2024 and continued in Hyderabad, Colombo, Kanyakumari and Pune. Production designer Avinash Kolla built a large set recreating a 1980s coastal town near Hyderabad. The song “Chikiri” was filmed at Savalya Ghat near Pune, and a romantic number was shot in Sri Lanka. After Charan suffered a minor injury in March 2026, filming wrapped at the end of April 2026.
Music
A. R. Rahman composed the songs and score. According to the source, T-Series bought the global music rights for ₹35 crore. The singles “Chikiri Chikiri”, “Rai Rai Raa Raa”, “Hellallallo” and “Massa Massa” were released between November 2025 and May 2026.
Release
Pushed back from 27 March 2026 by post-production work, the film opened on 4 June 2026 in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. It was shown in formats including IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX and Dolby Cinema. Mythri Movie Distributors handled the Nizam region, and Hombale Films the overseas release. It began streaming on Netflix on 9 July 2026.
Reception and box office
Critics praised the performances of Ram Charan, Shiva Rajkumar and Jagapathi Babu but criticised the screenplay, the runtime and some of Janhvi Kapoor’s scenes. According to the source, it opened with ₹135.36 crore worldwide and finished with an estimated ₹330–336.85 crore.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of T-Series Telugu, published 18 May 2026.
Cast of Peddi (2026)
- Ram Charan as Peddi Pehelwan
- Janhvi Kapoor as Achiyyamma
- Jagapati Babu as Appalasoori
- Shiva Rajkumar as Gournaidu
- Divyenndu
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Rao Ramesh as Subhadra Rao
- Srikanth Iyengar
- Raghu Babu
- Aadukalam Naren
- Shruti Haasan as Item Number in "Hellallallo" Song
- Ravi Kishan as Ranadheer Sisodia
- Boman Irani as Kiran Singh Baiswal
- Tinnu Anand as Vishnukant Tiwari
- Chitram Srinu
- Ajay Ghosh
- John Vijay as Ammathalli
- Upendra Limaye as Villager
Also in the cast (TMDB): Divyendu Sharma as Ram Bujji, Sooraj Pops as Kurumaiah, Rajatabha Dutta as Police Officer, Zakir Hussain as Alok Kumar Mehta, Rajesh Sharma as Satya Prakash Mishra, Hareesh Peradi as Sports Official, VTV Ganesh as Station Master, Prabhas Sreenu as Commentator, Satya as Thulam, Chitram Seenu as Gournaidu's Assistant, Tarak Ponnappa as Veerabhadra, Rajeev Pillai as Ratan Sisodia.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
The article describes mixed reviews: critics praised Ram Charan's performance and the emotional core, and faulted routine masala scenes and uneven pacing.
- Hindustan Times (Neeshita Nyayapati) felt it falters on stale masala scenes but is still a win for director Buchi Babu Sana and Ram Charan.
- The Hans India (Suhas Sistu) credited a strong emotional core and powerful performances despite some stretched portions.
- India Today (T Maruthi Acharya) wrote that emotion often defeats logic, but with “remarkable conviction”.
- NDTV (Latha Srinivasan) felt Ram Charan's lead performance carries it past minor script problems.
- The Times of India (Divya Shree) found it engaging despite lags and underwritten supporting characters.
- The Indian Express (Yashaswini Sri) praised the premise and Charan, but found the pacing uneven.
Box office: the article reports ₹135.36 crore worldwide on the opening day and an estimated worldwide gross of ₹330–336.85 crore for the full run.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Peddi (revision 1376511459), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q133573186 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.