# Subham
**Subham** (Telugu: శుభం) is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language horror-comedy film directed by Praveen Kandregula, written by Vasanth Maringanti, and produced by the actor [Samantha Ruth Prabhu](https://www.edgepedia.org/samantha-ruth-prabhu) as the first release of her banner Tralala Moving Pictures.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jun/01/subham-set-to-premiere-on-ott-on-this-date) • [2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2025/Mar/18/its-a-wrap-for-samanthas-debut-production-subham) It was released in Indian theaters on May 9, 2025, and began streaming on JioHotstar on June 13, 2025.[3](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/subham-premiers-on-jio-hotstar-1884964)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | శుభం (Subham)[4](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/subham) |
| Genre | Comedy, horror[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/subham) |
| Theatrical release | May 9, 2025 (India)[3](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/subham-premiers-on-jio-hotstar-1884964) |
| OTT release | June 13, 2025, on JioHotstar, in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam[3](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/subham-premiers-on-jio-hotstar-1884964) |
| Runtime and certificate | 125.20 minutes; CBFC U/A 13+ (certified at Hyderabad, May 5, 2025)[6](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwNzI3MDQyMDI1MDAwMTE%3D) |
| Director / writer | Praveen Kandregula / Vasanth Maringanti[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jun/01/subham-set-to-premiere-on-ott-on-this-date) |
| Producer | Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Tralala Moving Pictures, with Kanakavalli Talkies[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2025/Mar/18/its-a-wrap-for-samanthas-debut-production-subham) |
| India net box office | ₹68 million (₹6.80 crore; Sacnilk tracker)[7](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Subham_2025) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and setting
The film is set in the early 2000s, in the pre-internet days of the coastal town of Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam, [Andhra Pradesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/andhra-pradesh)). A group of married men band together to find solutions after their wives become possessed while watching a cable TV soap opera serial.[8](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/subham) The story centers on Srinivas (Harshith Reddy), a cable TV operator newly married to Srivalli (Shriya Kontham), whose behavior turns strange every night at 9 PM, precisely when the popular soap *Janma Janmala Bandham* airs; he and his friends eventually turn to Maya Sri (Samantha), a spiritual healer, for help.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Telugu/movie-reviews/Subham/movie-review/121039853.cms) Apple TV's synopsis describes three husbands in Bheemili setting out to solve their wives' serial obsession, only to find there is more to the situation than meets the eye.[10](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/subham/umc.cmc.79gqw6q4or56dhd2nhpt635p2)
## Production
The shoot wrapped in March 2025, and the film was billed as a quirky slice-of-life comedy at that stage.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2025/Mar/18/its-a-wrap-for-samanthas-debut-production-subham) Raj Nidimoru, co-creator of *The Family Man* and *Farzi*, served as creative producer, and Himank Duvvuru as co-producer.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jun/01/subham-set-to-premiere-on-ott-on-this-date) Writer Vasanth Maringanti said the idea came from watching his aunts take TV serials seriously, and from an elderly relative for whom watching television shows was her motivation to live; the screenplay went through 28 drafts.[11](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/interviews/2025/Jun/05/praveen-kandregula-subham-is-fun-but-i-hope-people-dont-relate-to-it) Kandregula said the team deliberately avoided a preachy treatment of its man-woman relationship theme, and that the constraint of an "indoor ghost" that visits for half an hour shaped the writing.[11](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/interviews/2025/Jun/05/praveen-kandregula-subham-is-fun-but-i-hope-people-dont-relate-to-it)
The cast is led by newcomers: Harshith Reddy (also credited as Harshith Malgireddy), Gavireddy Srinivas, Charan Peri, Shriya Kontham, Shravani Lakshmi, and Shalini Kondepudi, with Vamshidhar Goud in support and Samantha in a brief cameo.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jun/01/subham-set-to-premiere-on-ott-on-this-date) Mridul Sujit Sen handled cinematography and Dharmendra Kakarala the editing.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2025/Mar/18/its-a-wrap-for-samanthas-debut-production-subham) Music credits differ across sources: the official trailer and trade coverage credit the songs to Shor Police with a background score by [Vivek Sagar](https://www.edgepedia.org/vivek-sagar),[12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pB51v3EpeQ) • [13](https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/ott-alert-jio-hotstar-streams-samanthas-subham-in-multiple-languages.html) while Cinema Express and the CBFC certificate record list Clinton Cerejo as the music composer.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jun/01/subham-set-to-premiere-on-ott-on-this-date) • [6](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwNzI3MDQyMDI1MDAwMTE%3D)
## Release and reception
Subham released theatrically on May 9, 2025, alongside [Sree Vishnu](https://www.edgepedia.org/sree-vishnu)'s *#Single*, and managed a modest theatrical run while receiving strong critical acclaim, according to Cinema Express.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jun/01/subham-set-to-premiere-on-ott-on-this-date) Sacnilk's tracker records an India net total of ₹68 million (₹6.80 crore), with a peak day of ₹8.8 million (₹0.88 crore) on May 11.[7](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Subham_2025) The film then premiered on JioHotstar on June 13, 2025, in five languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam.[3](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/subham-premiers-on-jio-hotstar-1884964) In the United States it streamed on Hulu from June to August 2025, after which it left that platform.[8](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/subham)
Critical response was generally favorable. The film's Filmi Score is 70 ("Very good"), the mean of five critic readings ranging from 60 (Poolachokka) to 82 (Idlebrain); critics called it a quirky, newcomer-driven horror comedy with a well-handled gender-equality theme and a strong first half, while several flagged a weaker, repetitive second half.[14](https://filmi.ai/film/subham-2025/) Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of *The Hindu* wrote that on the surface it is a spooky comedy but at heart a sharp commentary on gender sensitivity, made effective by smart writing and charming performances.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/subham) The Times of India gave it 3.0 out of 5, praising its witty writing and off-center storytelling while noting that the narrative sags in the latter half.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Telugu/movie-reviews/Subham/movie-review/121039853.cms) On IMDb it holds a 7.1 rating from about 4,500 votes.[4](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/subham)
The [British Board of Film Classification](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-board-of-film-classification), which certified the film for a UK cinema release on May 17, 2025, describes it as a Telugu-language horror comedy in which married men band together after their wives become transfixed by a cable TV soap opera, with content advice noting scenes of domestic abuse that the film clearly condemns.[15](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/subham-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi5oty1)
## References
1. [Subham set to premiere on OTT on this date, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jun/01/subham-set-to-premiere-on-ott-on-this-date)
2. [Its a wrap for Samantha's debut production Subham, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2025/Mar/18/its-a-wrap-for-samanthas-debut-production-subham)
3. [Subham Premieres on Jio Hotstar, Deccan Chronicle](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/subham-premiers-on-jio-hotstar-1884964)
4. [Subham streaming: where to watch movie online?, JustWatch (India)](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/subham)
5. [Subham, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/subham)
6. [CBFC Film Search: SUBHAM](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwNzI3MDQyMDI1MDAwMTE%3D)
7. [Subham (2025) Box Office Collection, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Subham_2025)
8. [Subham streaming: where to watch online?, JustWatch (US)](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/subham)
9. [Subham Movie Review, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Telugu/movie-reviews/Subham/movie-review/121039853.cms)
10. [Subham, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/subham/umc.cmc.79gqw6q4or56dhd2nhpt635p2)
11. [Praveen Kandregula: Subham is fun, but I hope people don't relate to it, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/interviews/2025/Jun/05/praveen-kandregula-subham-is-fun-but-i-hope-people-dont-relate-to-it)
12. [Subham | Official Trailer, YouTube (Tralala Moving Pictures)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pB51v3EpeQ)
13. [OTT Alert: Jio Hotstar streams Samantha's Subham in multiple languages, 123telugu](https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/ott-alert-jio-hotstar-streams-samanthas-subham-in-multiple-languages.html)
14. [Subham (2025) review, filmi.ai](https://filmi.ai/film/subham-2025/)
15. [Subham, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/subham-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi5oty1)
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