The Paradise

Secunderabad in the 1980s

Odela's The Paradise starring Nani is set in Secunderabad in the 1980s. Set in this backdrop, the film deals with an urban tribe, who lived a marginalised life and fought against the odds every day. They were looked down upon and denied their right to live as citizens. But then comes a man who gives them hope and inspires them to raise a revolt.

The Banner Behind Dasara

Starring Nani in the lead role in this Telugu film, The Paradise features Raghav Juyal, Kayadu Lohar, Sonali Kulkarni, in pivotal roles. Veteran actor Mohan Babu has been casted in a crucial role.

Sampoornesh Babu, Priyadarshi, Tanikella Bharani were a part of this cast. SLV Cinemas banner of Producer Sudhakar Cherukuri produced this action drama. IVY Entertainment produced this Nani film. The musical score is composed by superstar Anirudh Ravichander.

Odela's The Paradise starring Nani is his second project after 2023's Dasara. Srikanth Odela has also shared the Writer's credit alongside Vinay Sagar Jonnala. Naveen Nooli is the Editor. The camera rolls have been shot by C. H. Sai.

Odela After Dasara

Directed by Srikanth Odela, Dasara starring Nani in the lead role, alongside Keerthy Suresh released in March 2023 in five languages. Set against the Singareni coal mines backdrop, it took you on a ride through the lives of Dharani (Nani) and Vennela (Keerthy).

Santhosh Narayanan's Chamkeela Angeelesi is its best known song. Odela who assisted Sukumar earlier made Dasara as his maiden offering as Director.

Anirudh Goes Folk

Jersey, Gang Leader, Nani's starrer films released back to back in 2019 saw superstar Anirudh Ravichander lending his musical magic. Adhento Gaani Vunnapaatuga, Hoyna Hoyna were songs from those films. Since then, he composed songs for the Telugu films Devara and Kingdom.

This time, in Nani's starrer film The Paradise, he has attempted something different. The first single Aaya Sher was released on Nani's Birthday this February. Lyricist Kasarla Shyam has penned the lyrics while Telangana Folk Singers, Addula Jangireddy & Akunoori Deviah lent their voices to this folk song. Its Hindi rendition was released later.

In Cinemas Since September

Odela's The Paradise starring Nani was slated to release in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, English & Spanish on 24th September 2026 in Cinemas worldwide.

During the promotional round, the Raw Statement was released in March 2025 in a handful of languages including English & Spanish. The film's tagline is "Bloodshed. Violent. One man." Nani & the film's team visited the Sammakka Saralamma temple at Medaram after the release.

Nani plays Jadal in The Paradise. Mohan Babu's character poster revealed him to play Shikanja Maalik. The reveal took place on his Birthday in March 2026.

Juyal as Vikram Maalik

A video introducing Raghav Juyal's character Vikram Maalik in Nani's film The Paradise was released in June 2026. Juyal played the villain in the Hindi film Kill.

Actress Kayadu Lohar (Dragon), known to Tamil movie buffs, plays the pivotal role of Subbulakshmi a.k.a Subbu. Sonali Kulkarni plays Sammakka. Sampoornesh Babu who went on a roll after Hrudaya Kaleyam plays a character called Biryani. Court's Priyadarshi plays an MLA called Shankaranna.

Four-decade old hand in Telugu cinema, actor/writer Tanikella Bharani features in Odela's The Paradise starring Nani. Mohan Babu who started as a villain made a transition to acting the protagonist roles. Pedarayudu was among them. In 2025, we saw him in Kannappa.

This action drama has a Runtime of 2 hours 54 minutes/174 mins. The second single Yesha Nagula Katta Meeda a rendition of a popular Telangana folk song features Keerthy Suresh along with Nani.

Nani acted in HIT 3 playing a cop role. In Hi Nanna, Nani played a single father raising a daughter. He also produced the former through his banner Wall Poster Cinema. Having stood on both the sides of the film set, he presented Priyadarshi starrer Court through the same banner.

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Streaming Comes Later

Odela's The Paradise starring Nani released in Cinemas on 24th September 2026. The makers announced eight languages, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, English, Spanish.

Netflix has named this Odela directorial among the Telugu films it will stream post the Theatre run. However, there is no confirmed OTT release date as on writing this piece.

Official Teaser Trailer

Odela's The Paradise starring Nani & Mohan Babu released an official Teaser on 6th August 2026 in Telugu.

Who It's For

The Paradise is for the following

• If you liked Dasara
• If you like films dealing with anger as the prime emotion
• If Anirudh is your composer of choice
• If you like watching bigger than life sized characters on the silver screen

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