Neeshita Nyayapati from Hindustan Times gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, feeling that while the film had potential to be a fun story about a street smart outlaw, the VFX and writing were a massive letdown.Read at source
Hari Hara Veera Mallu 2025 
Synopsis
Hari Hara Veera Mallu
Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language historical action-adventure film written and directed by A. M. Jyothi Krishna alongside Krish Jagarlamudi.
- Director
- Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 161 min
- Language
- Telugu
Reviews
3 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Hari Hara Veera Mallu is 50/100 from Hindustan Times and The Times of India.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 3 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Positive 3
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo from The Hindu praised the action sequences and music, but criticised the VFX and writing, remarking that a second part would need far sharper writing and more assured filmmaking.Read at source
Similarly, Paul Nicodemus from The Times of India gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, and was critical of the VFX and storytelling, while praising the background score, production design and costumes.Read at source
Media & trailers
Verified video records attached to this title.
Details
Soundtrack
- Maata Vinaali Pawan Kalyan, Hymath Mohammed, Lokeshwar Edara, Maman Kumar
- Kollagottinadhiro Rahul Sipligunj, Mangli, Ramya Behara, Yamini Ghantasala
- Asura Hananam Airaa Udupi, Kaala Bhairava, Sai Charan Bhaskaruni, Lokeshwar Edara, Hymath Mohammed
- Taara Taara Lipsika Bhashyam, Aditya Iyengar
- Evaradi Evaradi Sai Charan Bhaskaruni, Hymath Mohammed, Lokeshwar Edara, P V N S Rohit
- Puli, Meka - Game Harika Narayan
- Salasala Marige Sai Charan Bhaskaruni, Lokeshwar Edara, Hymath Mohammed, P V N S Rohit, Lipsika Bhashyam, Harini Ivaturi, Nayana Nair, Harika Narayan, Gomathi Iyer
Technical specs
- Run time
- 161 min
- Language
- Telugu
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
Trivia
- The film was officially announced in January 2020 with principal photography commencing in September 2020.
- The movie was predominantly shot in Hyderabad but experienced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lead actor's political commitments.
- Bobby Deol replaced Arjun Rampal in the role of Aurangzeb after Rampal dropped out due to production delays and other commitments.
- The film was released on 24 July 2025 in standard and EPIQ formats, opening to negative reviews and becoming a box office disaster of 2025.
- Ben Lock, who supervised graphic work for films like Aquaman and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, was in charge of the film's VFX.
