Show Time (film)
| Show Time | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Madhan Dakshinamurthy |
| Written by | Madhan Dakshinamurthy |
| Based on | Noodles (2023) by Madhan Dakshinamurthy |
| Produced by | Kishore Garikipati |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vinod Raja Thiyagaraja |
| Edited by | Sarath Kumar |
| Music by | Shekar Chandra |
Production company | SkyLine Movies |
| Distributed by | AK Entertainments |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Show Time is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Madhan Dakshinamurthy.[1] The film features Naveen Chandra, Naresh and Kamakshi Bhaskarla in important roles.[2]
The film was released on 4 July 2025.[3]. This movie is a remake of director Madhan Dakshinamurthy's own Tamil film Noodles (2023).
Plot
Cast
- Naveen Chandra as Surya
- Naresh as Advocate A. Varada Rajulu
- Kamakshi Bhaskarla as Shanthi
- Raja Ravindra as CI Lakshmi Kanth
- Manik Reddy as Venkat Rao
- Gosukonda Lakshmi Sujatha
- Gemini Suresh
- Vani Shalini
- Uha Reddy Solipuram as Vyshu, Surya and Shanthi's daugther
- Surya as Shanthi's father
- Prabhavathi Varma as Shanthi's mother
- Gavireddy Srinivas
- Rohini Reddy Noni
- BHEL Prasad Rao
Release and reception
Show Time was released on 4 July 2025.[4] The film was later released on Amazon Prime Video and Sun NXT on 25 July 2025.[5]
BH Harsh of Cinema Express rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and opined that "Show Time constantly dwindles between being a tense atmospheric thriller to being a bland narrative where things often get stagnant".[6] The Hindu felt that the film had a potential premise but was weakened by the screenplay and narration.[7] Echoing the same, Shreya Varanasi of The Times of India stated, "an intense crime thriller weighed down by a stretched screenplay".[8]
References
- ^ "Show Time Review: షో టైమ్ రివ్యూ.. కామెడీ చేస్తూ భయపెట్టే సినిమా, ఎలా ఉందంటే..!". telugu.news18.com (in Telugu). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Telugu, ntv (4 July 2025). "ShowTime Review : నవీన్ చంద్ర షో టైమ్ రివ్యూ". NTV Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Harsh, B. H. (21 June 2025). "Release date locked for Naveen Chandra's Showtime". Cinema Express. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Velugu, V6 (21 July 2025). "OTT Thriller: ఓటీటీలోకి నవీన్ చంద్ర లేటెస్ట్ తెలుగు క్రైమ్ థ్రిల్లర్.. స్ట్రీమింగ్ డేట్ ఇదే". V6 Velugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Harsh, B. H. (19 July 2025). "Naveen Chandra's Show Time gets an OTT release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Harsh, B. H. (6 July 2025). "Show Time Movie Review: An uneven thriller with few surprises up its sleeve". Cinema Express. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (4 July 2025). "'Show Time' movie review: Naveen Chandra's crime thriller flatters to deceive". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Show Time Movie Review: An intense crime thriller weighed down by a stretched screenplay". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2025.