Aditya Devulapally of The New Indian Express rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "Overall, this buddy action film reminds us yet again that Allu Sirish has an eye for eye-grabbing subjects."Read at source
Buddy 2024 
Synopsis
Buddy
Buddy is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by Sam Anton (in his Telugu debut) and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja and Aadhana Gnanavelraja under the banner of Studio Green.
- Director
- Sam Anton
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 137 min
- Language
- Telugu
Reviews
2 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Buddy is 40/100 from Aditya Devulapally (The New Indian Express) and Sashidhar Adivi (Times Now).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 3 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Watch points
- visual craft
Critical 2
Sashidhar Adivi of Times Now gave it two out of five stars and wrote, "The audience have already seen films like Ted (English) and Teddy (Tamil film).Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Technical specs
- Run time
- 137 min
- Language
- Telugu
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Sam Anton
Trivia
- Buddy marks director Sam Anton's Telugu cinema debut, adapting the Tamil film Teddy.
- The film was shot in Hyderabad, Goa, and Thailand.
- Allu Sirish, Gayatri Bhardwaj, and Ajmal Ameer star in prominent roles, with Prisha Rajesh Singh making her acting debut.
- The soundtrack and background score were composed by Hiphop Tamizha.
- Cinematography and editing were handled by Krishnan Vasant and Ruben, respectively.
- Netflix acquired the digital rights and premiered the film on 30 August 2024, along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada.
