Thandel
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Movie Details
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Dubbed In | Hindi and Tamil |
| Genres | Romantic, Survival, Action, Drama |
| Release date | February 7, 2025 |
| Running time | 2hr 32min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Naga Chaitanya, Sai Pallavi |
| Directed by | Chandoo Mondeti |
| Written by | Chandoo Mondeti, Karthik Theeda |
| Produced by | Bunny Vasu, Allu Aravind |
| Cinematography by | Shamdat Sainudeen |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Production Design by | Sri Nagendra Tangala |
| Art Direction by | Sri Nagendra Tangala |
| Production Company | Geetha Arts |
| Distributor | Dream Warrior Pictures |
Cast & Characters
- Naga Chaitanya as Raju, a fisherman
- Sai Pallavi as Satya, Raji’s love interest
- Prakash Belawadi as Pakistani Jailer
- Aadukalam Naren as Chittha
- Divya Pillai as Chandra
- Karunakaran as Murali
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as Satya’s father
- Kalpa Latha as Raju’s mother
- Charandeep as Suribabu
- Kalyani Natarajan
- Parvateesam
- Mahesh Achanta
- Reddi Bhanu Prasad as Pakistani Sentri
- Kishore Raju Vasishta as Indian Soldier
- Krishna Kumar P as an Indian Soldier
- Sri Pavan as an Indian Soldier
- Abhinav Singh Raghav as PA to External Foreign Minister
Storyline
The film is about a fisherman in Srikakulam who gets caught by the Pakistan forces in international waters. The narrative explores themes of love, revenge, courage, and patriotism, weaving together action, drama, and emotion to captivate the audience.
About Thandel Movie
Thandel is a Telugu romantic survival action drama film written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi in lead roles.
Filming for Thandel began in December 2023, featuring the lead cast of Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi. The major portions of the shoot took place in Vizag, Srikakulam, and Udupi.
The budget of Thandel is ₹75 crores, making it the most expensive project in Naga Chaitanya’s career. A special dance sequence dedicated to Lord Shiva in the film was created with a budget of ₹4 crores, featuring 900 specially trained dancers. Additionally, the makers have already recovered ₹40 crores from the sale of digital rights.
The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to make cuts to one sequence of violence in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
Thandel reportedly grossed over ₹21.27 crore (US$2.5 million) worldwide on its opening day.
Thandel Release Date
Thandel was released theatrically on February 7, 2025. Initially, the film was planned for a Sankranthi festival release in January 2025, but due to challenges with shooting permissions and a commitment to maintaining uncompromised quality, the makers decided to push the release to February 7, 2025. The film was released in Tamil and Hindi languages. The film generally received mixed reviews from critics.
The satellite rights were acquired by Zee Telugu, while the post-theatrical streaming rights were acquired by Netflix for ₹40 crore. The film began streaming on Netflix on 7 March 2025.
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Budget & Box Office Collection
| Budget | 75 crores |
| Opening Day | ₹21.27 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹155 crore |
Soundtracks
| No. | Title | Music | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Bujji Thali” | Devi Sri Prasad | Sri Mani | Javed Ali | 4:34 |
| 2. | “Namo Namah Shivaya” | Devi Sri Prasad | Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao | Anurag Kulkarni, Haripriya | 4:58 |
| 3. | “Hilesso Hilessa” | Devi Sri Prasad | Sri Mani | Nakash Aziz, Shreya Ghosal | 3:49 |
| 4. | “Aazaadi” | Devi Sri Prasad | Sri Mani | Nakul Abhyankar | 3:55 |
Extended soundtrack
| No. | Title | Music | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | “Bujji Thalli (Female Version)” | Devi Sri Prasad | Sri Mani | Chaitra Ambadipudi | 1:46 |
| 6. | “Bujji Thalli (Sad Version)” | Devi Sri Prasad | Sri Mani | Javed Ali | 2:19 |
