Kingdom (Hindi)
Kingdom is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language spy action drama film written and directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. The film is produced by Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya under the banners of Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas. The film stars Vijay Deverakonda alongside Satyadev and Bhagyashri Borse. It is intended to be the first installment of a planned duology.
The film was officially announced in January 2023 under the tentative title VD12, and the official title was announced in February 2025. Principal photography commenced in June 2023. Filming took place in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Kerala and Sri Lanka. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by Girish Gangadharan with Jomon T. John and editing by Naveen Nooli.
Kingdom was released worldwide on 31 July 2025. It received mixed reviews from critics and audience.
Cast
- Vijay Deverakonda as Constable Surya “Suri”
- Ronit Kamra as young Suri
- Satyadev as Siva, Suri’s elder brother
- Kothala Bhanu Prakash as young Siva
- Bhagyashri Borse as Dr. Madhu, Suri’s love interest
- Venkitesh V. P. as Murugan
- Ayyappa P. Sharma as Swamiji
- Posani Krishna Murali as Commissioner
- Goparaju Ramana as a Constable Rajanna, Siva’s and Suri’s uncle
- Manish Chaudhari as Vishwa Singh, Suri’s spy handler in Sri Lanka
- Baburaj as Dileep Nair
- Sudharshan as Ashwin
- Mahesh Achanta
- Rajkumar Kasireddy
- Ajith Koshy
- Sravan
Production
After starting filming for Acharya in early 2021, it was reported that Gowtam Tinnanuri had met Ram Charan and narrated a script which impressed the actor. The production was reportedly set to begin after Charan completes his commitments for Acharya and RRR ( The project was officially announced on 15 October 2021, tentatively titled RC15. It would be funded by UV Creations, in association with NVR Cinema. The following August, however, it was reported that the project was shelved due to reasons unknown. That November, it was officially confirmed to have been shelved with no reasons being stated. Gowtam then reportedly visited Vijay Deverakonda and narrated the same script which also impressed the actor.
The film would be funded by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya, under Sithara Entertainments, Fortune Four Creations, and Srikara Studios. The company made a public announcement on 13 January 2023, confirming the project. In January 2025, Naga Vamsi announced that the film would be released in two parts. The film’s official title as Kingdom was announced on 12 February 2025.
Filming
In June 2023, principal photography commenced in Hyderabad.[17][18] However, filming was delayed due to Vijay’s ongoing commitments, Kushi and The Family Star. Filming resumed in April 2024 in Visakhapatnam with a month-long schedule. The third schedule commenced in July 2024 in Sri Lanka with 60% of the filming completed. Filming then began in areas Kothamangalam, Thandikudi and Nagercoil. In September 2024, the fourth schedule commenced in Kerala. In November 2024, Devarakonda suffered a minor shoulder injury on sets. As of January 2025, 80% of the filming was completed.