Aditya Devulapally of The New Indian Express gave a rating of 4 out of 5 and, cited the film as a "heartfelt love letter to childhood curiosity" with extended praise to the direction, screenplay and the music.Read at source
35 2024 
Synopsis
35
35 Chinna Katha Kaadu (transl. 35 Not a small story) is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film co-written and directed by Nanda Kishore Emani in his directorial debut. The film features Nivetha Thomas, Arundev Pothula, Vishwadev Rachakonda and Priyadarshi Pulikonda in lead roles.
- Director
- Nanda Kishore Emani
- Studio
- SP Mini
- Run time
- 145 min
- Language
- Telugu
Reviews
4 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for 35 is 80/100 from Aditya Devulapally (The New Indian Express).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 5 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
- direction
- writing
- music
Positive 4
Jalapathy Gudelli of Telugucinema.com particularly praised the performance of Nivetha Thomas, Vivek Sagar's music and Nanda Kishore Emani's screenplay, and storytelling.Read at source
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu called it "an uplifting tale of triumph" while praising performance of Nivetha Thomas and the child actors.Read at source
Sruthi Kuruganti of Telangana Today stated in her review that, "The charm of 35 – Chinna Katha Kaadu lies in its simplicity and humanism.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Sayyare Sayya Karthik
- Chinna Idi Vintha Lokam Vijay Prakash
- Neeli Meghamulalo Prithvi Harish
- Taaralainaa Cheraalante Mangli, Priyanka Harish (slokam)
- Bhashalona Rayaleni Bhavame Vivek Sagar
- Chinna Kadha Kaadey Ritesh G Rao, Sindhuja Srinivasan
Technical specs
- Run time
- 145 min
- Language
- Telugu
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Nanda Kishore Emani
- Studio
- SP Mini
Trivia
- Nivetha Thomas won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her performance in the film.
