Sankranthiki Vasthunam 2025

Sankranthiki Vasthunam (transl. We are coming for Sankranthi) is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations. It stars Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rajesh, and Meenakshi Chaudhary. The film follows an ex-cop whose happy life is upended when his former girlfriend, who is also a police officer, seeks his help to rescue an abducted NRI CEO from a criminal gang. Throughout the mission, he finds himself caught in the crossfire between his suspicious wife and his former girlfriend. The film was initially tentatively titled SVC 58 or VenkyAnil3, with the official title to be announced in November 2024. The film features music composed by Bheems Ceciroleo and cinematography by Sameer Reddy. Principal photography took place in Rajahmundry, Hyderabad, Kasaragod, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Rishikesh. Sankranthiki Vasthunam was released on 14 January 2025, coinciding with the Sankranthi festival, where it received generally positive reviews from both critics and audiences. It was a massive box office success, grossing over ₹258–300 crore worldwide and emerged as the second-highest grossing Telugu film of the year.