# 3BHK
**3BHK** (3 பி.ஹெச்.கே) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language family drama written and directed by Sri Ganesh, starring Siddharth and [R. Sarathkumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/r-sarathkumar) as a father and son in a middle-class Chennai family that spends two decades trying to buy a home of its own.[1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620) • [2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/ott/news/2025/Aug/01/3bhk-ott-release-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-siddharth-sri-ganeshs-drama-film) It was released in theaters on July 4, 2025, and began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on August 1, 2025.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/3-bhk/ott.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director and writers | Written and directed by Sri Ganesh, adapted from Aravindh Sachidanandan's short story *3BHK Veedu*[1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620) |
| Lead cast | Siddharth, R. Sarathkumar, Devayani, Meetha Raghunath, Chaithra J Achar, with Yogi Babu in support[1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620) |
| Theatrical release | July 4, 2025, in Tamil and Telugu[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/3-bhk/ott.html) |
| Runtime and rating | About 140 minutes (BBFC: 140m 51s); certified U in India[4](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/3-bhk-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdmwodk0) • [3](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/3-bhk/ott.html) |
| Story span | 2006 to 2027, following a lower-middle-class family's savings for a three-bedroom home in Chennai[1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620) |
| Streaming | Prime Video from August 1, 2025, in Tamil and Telugu; also on ManoramaMAX, AP International, and JioHotstar (free with ads)[1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620) • [5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/3bhk) |
| Box office | Tamil version netted ₹102.5 million (₹10.25 crore) in 25 days; Telugu version ₹20.9 million (₹2.09 crore) in 20 days (Sacnilk)[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/ott/news/2025/Aug/01/3bhk-ott-release-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-siddharth-sri-ganeshs-drama-film) |
## Spoilers
### Story
The film follows Vasudevan (Sarathkumar), a clerk at a small private firm, his wife Shanthi (Devayani), and their children Prabhu (Siddharth) and Aarthi ([Meetha Raghunath](https://www.edgepedia.org/meetha-raghunath)), who move frequently between rented houses in Chennai while saving to buy a three-bedroom flat.[9](https://www.ap7am.com/movie-review/957/) • [10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/amp/story/reviews/theatrical/3bhk-movie-review-an-unsettling-drama-about-the-great-middle-class-dream) The timeline runs from 2006 to 2027, and the family's savings are repeatedly overtaken by rising housing prices, education costs, medical emergencies, and other setbacks.[1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620) • [10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/amp/story/reviews/theatrical/3bhk-movie-review-an-unsettling-drama-about-the-great-middle-class-dream)
The narrative ties the family's fortunes to changes in the city itself. Vasudevan struggles to keep up with a computer arriving at his office desk, and Prabhu, who wants to study mechanical engineering, is pushed into information technology because "that is the future".[10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/amp/story/reviews/theatrical/3bhk-movie-review-an-unsettling-drama-about-the-great-middle-class-dream) In one pivotal scene, just as Vasudevan gathers a sum he believes is enough to buy a home, he learns the price has nearly doubled in a year.[10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/amp/story/reviews/theatrical/3bhk-movie-review-an-unsettling-drama-about-the-great-middle-class-dream) Aarthi, the brighter student, gives up her preferred school so her brother can study better, and the film treats the siblings' desire for a room of their own as part of what a house means.[10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/amp/story/reviews/theatrical/3bhk-movie-review-an-unsettling-drama-about-the-great-middle-class-dream) • [8](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/3bhk-to-kudumbasthan-the-revival-of-family-dramas-in-tamil-cinema)
## Production
The film is the third directorial feature by Sri Ganesh, who previously made *8 Thottakkal* (with Vetri and [M. S. Bhaskar](https://www.edgepedia.org/m-s-bhaskar)) and *Kuruthi Aattam*.[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/ott/news/2025/Aug/01/3bhk-ott-release-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-siddharth-sri-ganeshs-drama-film) It was produced by Arun Viswa under Shanthi Talkies, the banner behind *Maaveeran*.[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Mar/06/its-a-wrap-for-siddharth-sri-ganeshs-3-bhk) Filming wrapped in March 2025, and the makers set July 4 as the worldwide release date that May.[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Mar/06/its-a-wrap-for-siddharth-sri-ganeshs-3-bhk) • [7](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/May/13/siddharth-sri-ganeshs-3-bhk-gets-a-release-date)
Sri Ganesh adapted the story from Aravindh Sachidanandan's short story *3BHK Veedu*, keeping its central idea of a family chasing a home and expanding it into a full plot.[1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620) • [8](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/3bhk-to-kudumbasthan-the-revival-of-family-dramas-in-tamil-cinema) The director said he began writing the script well before the release of *Good Night* (2023), one of the earlier Tamil films about middle-class life to find an audience, and that at the time such stories were not being told much and some doubted they had a market.[8](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/3bhk-to-kudumbasthan-the-revival-of-family-dramas-in-tamil-cinema)
The technical crew included cinematographers Dinesh Krishnan B and Jithin Stanislaus, editor Ganesh Siva, art director Vinoth Rajkumar N, and composer Amrit Ramnath, who wrote the soundtrack and background score.[7](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/May/13/siddharth-sri-ganeshs-3-bhk-gets-a-release-date) • [1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620) The film marked Siddharth's 40th film and the Tamil debut of the Kannada actor Chaithra Achar, known for *Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side B*.[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Mar/06/its-a-wrap-for-siddharth-sri-ganeshs-3-bhk) It also reunited Devayani and Sarathkumar on screen after a long gap since *Suryavamsam*.[1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620)
## Reception and box office
Reviews were mixed to positive. *The Hollywood Reporter India* praised the ensemble performances and wrote that the film stays full of emotion without entering melodrama.[10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/amp/story/reviews/theatrical/3bhk-movie-review-an-unsettling-drama-about-the-great-middle-class-dream) *The Times of India* gave it 3.0 out of 5, calling the narrative functional and predictable, while Cinema Express gave 1.5 out of 5 and argued the film romanticizes the system it depicts rather than critiquing it.[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/3bhk/movie-review/122211435.cms) • [12](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Jul/04/3bhk-movie-review-an-unconvincing-advertisement-for-middle-class-success) On the review aggregator Filmi, the film scored 68 from 6 critic reviews, with individual readings ranging from 32 (Cinema Express) to 88 (*The Hollywood Reporter India*).[13](https://filmi.ai/film/3bhk-2025/) IMDb users rated it 7.4 out of 10 from about 4,600 votes.[14](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32411272/)
At the Indian box office, the Tamil version collected ₹102.5 million (₹10.25 crore) net over a 25-day run and the Telugu version ₹20.9 million (₹2.09 crore) over 20 days, according to Sacnilk figures reported by Cinema Express.[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/ott/news/2025/Aug/01/3bhk-ott-release-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-siddharth-sri-ganeshs-drama-film) Sacnilk's state-wise breakdown for the first week shows [Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu) contributing ₹63.7 million (₹6.37 crore) of the ₹90 million (₹9.00 crore) first-week gross, with the [Andhra Pradesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/andhra-pradesh) and [Telangana](https://www.edgepedia.org/telangana) gross of ₹14.6 million (₹1.46 crore) coming largely from the dubbed Telugu version.[15](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/3BHK_2025)
## Streaming
Prime Video acquired the digital rights and premiered the film on August 1, 2025, four weeks after its theatrical release, in Tamil and Telugu with subtitles.[1](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620) • [3](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/3-bhk/ott.html) It is also available in India on the ManoramaMAX and AP International South Cinema Amazon channels and free with ads on JioHotstar, and internationally on Simply South.[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/3bhk) • [16](https://www.studioflicks.com/movie/3bhk/) The British Board of Film Classification classified the film for UK cinema release in June 2025 with content advice for domestic abuse references and brief moderate bloody images.[4](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/3-bhk-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdmwodk0)
## Context in Tamil cinema
*3BHK* arrived amid a wave of small-budget Tamil films about middle-class family life, alongside titles such as *Kudumbasthan* and *Tourist Family* (both 2025).[8](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/3bhk-to-kudumbasthan-the-revival-of-family-dramas-in-tamil-cinema) The Hollywood Reporter India described these intimate dramas as carving out space between big-ticket action films, and noted that after release Sri Ganesh was receiving 60 to 70 emotional messages on Instagram every three hours from viewers.[8](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/3bhk-to-kudumbasthan-the-revival-of-family-dramas-in-tamil-cinema) Reviewers and commentators placed the film in a lineage of Tamil films about housing, comparing it to [Balu Mahendra](https://www.edgepedia.org/balu-mahendra)'s *Veedu* and Chezhiyan's *To Let*.[10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/amp/story/reviews/theatrical/3bhk-movie-review-an-unsettling-drama-about-the-great-middle-class-dream)
## References
1. [3BHK OTT release date confirmed: Where and when to stream Siddharth's family drama in Tamil and Telugu, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/news/3bhk-ott-release-date-confirmed-where-and-when-to-stream-siddharths-family-drama-in-tamil-and-telugu/11ab44e6d3620)
2. [3BHK OTT release: Here's when and where you can watch Siddharth-Sri Ganesh's drama film, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/ott/news/2025/Aug/01/3bhk-ott-release-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-siddharth-sri-ganeshs-drama-film)
3. [3 BHK OTT Release, FilmiBeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/3-bhk/ott.html)
4. [3 Bhk, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/3-bhk-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdmwodk0)
5. [3BHK streaming: where to watch movie online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/3bhk)
6. [It's a wrap for Siddharth-Sri Ganesh's 3 BHK, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Mar/06/its-a-wrap-for-siddharth-sri-ganeshs-3-bhk)
7. [Siddharth-Sri Ganesh's 3 BHK gets a release date, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/May/13/siddharth-sri-ganeshs-3-bhk-gets-a-release-date)
8. ['3BHK' to 'Kudumbasthan': The Revival of Family Dramas in Tamil Cinema, The Hollywood Reporter India](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/3bhk-to-kudumbasthan-the-revival-of-family-dramas-in-tamil-cinema)
9. [3 BHK Movie Review, AP7AM](https://www.ap7am.com/movie-review/957/)
10. ['3BHK' Movie Review: A Stark Look at the Middle-Class Dream, The Hollywood Reporter India](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/amp/story/reviews/theatrical/3bhk-movie-review-an-unsettling-drama-about-the-great-middle-class-dream)
11. [3BHK Movie Review: Ordinary done well enough, nothing more, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/3bhk/movie-review/122211435.cms)
12. [3BHK Movie Review: An unconvincing advertisement for middle-class success, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Jul/04/3bhk-movie-review-an-unconvincing-advertisement-for-middle-class-success)
13. [3BHK (2025) review, box office collection, OTT release date, Filmi](https://filmi.ai/film/3bhk-2025/)
14. [3BHK (2025), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32411272/)
15. [3BHK (2025) Box Office Collection, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/3BHK_2025)
16. [3BHK (2025), StudioFlicks](https://www.studioflicks.com/movie/3bhk/)
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