Subham
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| Directed by | Praveen Kandregula |
| Written by | Vasanth Maringanti |
| Produced by | Samantha |
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| Cinematography | Mridul Sujit Sen |
| Edited by | Dharmendra Kakarala |
| Music by | Score: Vivek Sagar Songs: Shor Police |
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Running time | 125 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Subham (transl. End) is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language horror comedy film directed by Praveen Kandregula and produced by Samantha through banner Tralala Moving Pictures, along with Kanakavalli Talkies.[2][3] The film features newcomers Harshith Reddy, Gavireddy Srinivas, Charan Peri, Shriya Kontham, Shravani Lakshmi, Shalini Kondepudi, and Vamshidhar Goud.
The film was released on 9 May 2025.[4][5][6]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (May 2025) |
The film portrays how the dead ancestor's attachment to an Indian Telugu-language serial, titled "Janma Janmala Bandham," causes them to possess the wives of the entire town of Bheemili to watch the serial and how the three friends, who operate the only cable TV in town, solve it by taking the creative approach of making their own ending of the serial.
Cast
[edit]- Harshith Reddy as Cable Srinivas
- Gavireddy Srinivas as Venkatesh
- Charan Peri as Shahjahan
- Shriya Kontham as Srivalli
- Shravani Lakshmi as Gayathri
- Shalini Kondepudi as Farida
- Vamsidhar Goud as Dish Kumar
- Samantha as Maya Matasri (cameo appearance)
- Rag Mayur as Maridesh Babu (cameo appearance)
- Vikas Vasistha as Veera Babu (cameo appearance)
- Praveen Kandregula as Venkatesh's manager (cameo appearance)
Production
[edit]Production wrapped up in March 2025.[7][8] The teaser was released on 31 March 2025, and the trailer was released on 27 April 2025.
Music
[edit]The soundtrack is composed by Shor Police, with the background score by Vivek Sagar.[9] The promotional song, "Janma Janmala Bandham (The Clock Strikes 9)" was released on 3 May 2025.[10][11]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Vellipove" | Rahman | Kunal Ganjawala, Clinton Cerejo | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Jaagratha" | Rahman | AsurA & Nawab Gang | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Ayyo Paapam" | Rahman | Clinton Cerejo, Bianca Gomes | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Janma Janmala Bandham" | Abhiram Mahankali | Bunty Gadicherla | 2:00 |
| 5. | "Janma Janmala Bandham - Remix (The Clock Strikes 9)" | Rahman, Abhiram Mahankali | Bianca Gomes, Zain Boxwala | 2:41 |
| Total length: | 13:09 | |||
Reception
[edit]BH Harsh of Cinema Express rated the film 4 out of 5 and praised the performance of the ensemble cast. He further wrote, "Subham, while making all the pertinent points it makes, is also written in a way that captures the truth of a specific phase in our recent history".[12] Calling it a "hilarious genre bender", Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu and is positive towards the direction and writing.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Subham (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Subham teaser: Samantha turns producer with the quirky horror-comedy". India Today. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Tralala Moving Pictures wraps up debut production 'Subham'". The Hindu. 15 March 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ techteam (19 April 2025). "Samantha Ruth Prabhu's "Subham" on May 9th, 2025". English site. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K. "Samantha Ruth Prabhu On Turning Producer With The Funny-Spooky 'Subham'". News24. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Devulapally, Aditya (31 March 2025). "Subham teaser: A husband discovers his wife is possessed". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Harsh, B. H. (18 March 2025). "Its a wrap for Samantha's debut production Subham". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (10 April 2025). "Praveen Kandregula: 'Subham' will be an example of the unique films Samantha Ruth Prabhu is looking to produce". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Zee Music South (7 May 2025). Subham - Full Album | Shor Police | Samantha | Rahman | Zee Music South. Retrieved 7 May 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Zee Music South (3 May 2025). Janma Janmala Bandham (The Clock Strikes 9) | Subham | Samantha | Bianca, Zain | Clinton | Abhiram M. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Samantha Ruth Prabhu Appears In A Promotional Song In Subham | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Harsh, B. H. (8 May 2025). "Subham movie review: A wacky, hilarious fable about female desire and masculinity". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (9 May 2025). "'Subham' movie review: Samantha's maiden production is a hilarious genre bender". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 9 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.