
Kuberaa (Hindi)
Kuberaa is a 2025 Indian crime drama film directed by Sekhar Kammula, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chaithanya Pingali. Produced by Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP and Amigos Creations, the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil. It stars Dhanush, Nagarjuna, Rashmika Mandanna, Jim Sarbh and Dalip Tahil.
The film was announced in June 2021. Principal photography took place from February to April 2024, and its official title was announced in March. The film has music composed by Devi Sri Prasad, cinematography by Niketh Bommireddy, editing by Karthika Srinivas and production design by Thota Tharani. Kuberaa was released worldwide on 20 June 2025.
Plot
Neeraj Mitra, a powerful and ambitious businessman in Mumbai, discovers a rare oil reserve hidden in the Bay of Bengal. Eager to turn it into a source of wealth, influence, and political control, he plans a secret mission along with his business tycoon dad with the backing of the top politicians. To make it work, he turns to Deepak, a sincere and ex-C.B.I. officer now in prison for refusing to bow to corruption. Left with no choice, Deepak agrees to help. Though he does not share Neeraj’s greed, his circumstances force him into the plan. Deepak gathers a group of beggars from across the country to carry out the job quietly in Mumbai.
One of them is Deva Kallam, a kind-hearted naive man from Tirupati who has no idea what he has been dragged into. Eventually, Deva discovers they plan to kill him, along with the other beggars Deepak took the help of, and he escapes. This sparks a manhunt with Neeraj and Deepak racing to find him before the truth unravels and they face the dire consequences of losing him. On the run, Deva meets Sameera, who has been stranded in Mumbai after being jilted by her boyfriend, and what follows is a gripping journey of survival, trust, and inner strength.
Cast
- Dhanush as Deva Kallam
- Nagarjuna as Deepak Tej
- Rashmika Mandanna as Sameera
- Jim Sarbh as Neeraj Mitra
- K. Bhagyaraj as a Sadhu
- Dalip Tahil as Neeraj’s father
- Sayaji Shinde as Ashok Godbole, SI
- Hareesh Peradi as Siddappa, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Sunaina as Shilpa, Deepak’s wife
- Nassar as an orphanage caretaker
- Azhagam Perumal as an engineer in the gas field
- Jayaprakash as Narayan Gaikwad, Sub-registrar
- Bagavathi Perumal
- Saurav Khurana as Robot
- Col Ravi Sharma as Patil
- Shravani as Khushboo
- Ajithlal Sivalal as Khelu
- Sathyam Kurung as Dipya
- Selvaraghavan (cameo)
Development
In June 2021, ahead the release of his Jagame Thandhiram, Dhanush officially announced his upcoming film directed by Sekhar Kammula. It would be produced by Sree Venkateswara Cinemas, LLP and Amigos Creations. The film was reported to be Dhanush’s Telugu debut. A muhurat puja was held on 28 November 2022 in Hyderabad. Nagarjuna and Rashmika Mandanna were announced as the other leading actors in August 2023. While the film was originally known under the working title D51, as it is Dhanush’s 51st film as the leading actor, with the arrival of Nagarjuna, it was changed to DNS, the initialism referring to Dhanush, Nagarjuna and Sekhar. The official title, Kubera, was announced on 8 March 2024. Almost a year later, the spelling was amended to Kuberaa.
Filming
Principal photography began with the first schedule on 17 January 2024 in Hyderabad. In late January, production moved to a temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. However, the team were filming near the Ghat Roads by Alipiri, leading to vehicles moving towards the temple, being redirected by the police and the bouncers. The roadblocks and diversion led to commotion and traffic jams around the temple. The public went on to question the police to know how they permitted the team to shoot at that spot and filed a police complaint against the team. The second schedule commenced on 8 February in Goa. On 13 March, the production house posted behind-the-scene stills, while also announcing a new schedule in Bangkok. In early May, production moved to Mumbai. During this schedule, Dhanush shot a sequence for 12 hours beside a dump yard. Filming wrapped in late April.
Title dispute
In April 2024, film producer Karmikonda Narendra stated that he owned the rights of the title Kubera and had already completed shooting a film with the title. He filed a complaint, but was not responded to. Soon after, Narendra urged the Telangana Film Chamber to intervene and resolve the dispute. Kammula’s film was subsequently renamed Kuberaa.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is composed by Devi Sri Prasad in his third collaboration with Dhanush and first with Sekhar Kammula. The audio rights were acquired by Aditya Music.
The first single, “Poyiraa Mama” was released on 2 March 2025. The second single, “Anaganaga Kadha” was released on 2 June 2025.