Bakasura Restaurant
2025 Indian Telugu film by SJ Shiva
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Bakasura Restaurant is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language horror comedy film written and directed by SJ Shiva.[2][3] The film features an ensemble cast of Praveen, Harsha Chemudu, Jai Krishna, Vivek Dandu, Amar Lathu, Ram Patas and Shining Phani.[4]
- Lakshmaiah Achari
- Janardhan Achari
- Praveen
- Harsha Chemudu
- Jai Krishna
- Vivek Dandu
- Amar Lathu
- Ram Patas
- Shining Phani
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| Directed by | SJ Shiva |
| Written by | SJ Shiva |
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| Cinematography | Bala Saraswathi |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Vikas Badisa |
Production company | SJ Movies |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹ 5 crore [1] |
The film was released on 8 August 2025.[5]
Plot
Paramesh is a software employee who dreams of opening his own restaurant. He lives with four friends - Vaman, Sai, Palli, and Bhargav - and starts saving money to make his dream come true. Vaman wants to be a filmmaker, while the other friends have no clear goals and depend on Paramesh's income. When things don't go their way, the group turns to making ghost-hunting videos for YouTube to earn quick money. During one of their shoots at a palace, they discover a book related to black magic (Tantra shastra). The story takes a supernatural turn when groceries start vanishing overnight from their home, no matter where they hide them. Something unseen and hungry is lurking in the kitchen. A wish made by the five youngsters leads them to unveil a supernatural force lurking around them.[citation needed]
Cast
- Praveen as Paramesh
- Harsha Chemudu as Bakka Suri "Bakasura"
- Jai Krishna as Palli
- Vivek Dandu as Vamana
- Amar Lathu as Sai
- Ram Patas as Bhargav
- Shining Phani as Anji
- Ramya Priya as Varsha
- Prachi Thakur as Mounika
- Ramachandra Raju
- Krishna Bhagavan as Hotel Manager
- Srikanth Iyengar as Chakravarthy
- Jabardasth Apparao
- Tenali Shakuntala as Suramma
Music
The background score and soundtrack were composed by Vikas Badisa. The first song "Jathiyam" was released on 29 May 2025.[6]
All music is composed by Vikas Badisa.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jathiyam" | Vishnu Vardhan | Anurag Kulkarni | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Ayyo Emira Ee Jeevitham" | Vishnu Vardhan | Rahul Sipligunj | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Velipothunte Sneham" | Vishnu Vardhan | Vikas Badisa | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Bakasura" | Roll Rida | Roll Rida, Vikas Badisa | 3:05 |
Release and reception
Bakasura Restaurant was released on 8 August 2025.[7] It was later released on Amazon Prime Video and Sun NXT on 8 September.[8]
The Times of India wrote "Bakasura Restaurant entertains in patches and features a few engaging performances, but the execution never quite matches the freshness of its premise".[9] OTTPlay mentioned that the film is "a horror comedy that works in parts. It starts on a very interesting note and has good comedy".[10] Andhra Jyothi rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and echoed the same.[11]