Amit Bhatia of ABP Live wrote, "All in all, Jatadhara stands out as a different kind of supernatural thriller — one that mixes mythology, mystery, and faith in an engaging way."Read at source
Jatadhara 2025 
Synopsis
Jatadhara
Jatadhara (lit. 'Lord Shiva') is a 2025 Indian horror action comedy film written and directed by Venkat Kalyan and Abhishek Jaiswal. Produced by Zee Studios in association with Umesh KR Bansal, Rajiv Agarwal, Shivin Narang, and Nikhil Nanda, the film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi. It stars Sudheer Babu as Shiva, alongside Sonakshi Sinha in her Telugu debut as the antagonist Dhanapisachini, and Divya Khosla Kumar as Sitara.
- Director
- Venkat Kalyan, Abhishek Jaiswal
- Release
- 7 Nov 2025
- Studio
- Zee Studios
- Run time
- 135 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
8 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Jatadhara is 38/100 from 4 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 9 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Positive 5
Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost rated the film 3/5 stars and wrote, "Well, the concept is unique, but what lacks is the execution and especially the editing part, as it falters the narrative, leaving the audience confused."Read at source
Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in wrote, "Everything in the movie is unabashedly tacky, from the visual effects to the performances.Read at source
Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote, "The writing feels like an exaggerated discourse, glorifying dogmas and superstitions.Read at source
Giving the same rating, Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote, "Somewhere in this choppy, chaotic enterprise is a film which wants to warn us about the evils of greed, and the importance of tradition.Read at source
Critical 3
Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times gave it 2/5 stars and wrote, "Jatadhara is an ambitious blend of myth and modern horror that works in flashes.Read at source
Sachi Chaturvedi of News18 gave it 1/5 stars and wrote, "Jatadhara tries to blend mythology, horror, and faith but ends up testing your patience.Read at source
Maruthi Acharya of India Today gave it 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "Jatadhara has all the trending elements yet none of it comes together.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 7 Nov 2025
- Run time
- 135 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Venkat Kalyan, Abhishek Jaiswal
- Studio
- Zee Studios
- Distributor
- Zee Studios
Trivia
- The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi to cater to a pan-Indian audience.
- Sonakshi Sinha played the antagonist Dhanapisachini, marking her Telugu debut.
- Principal photography began in early March 2024 and wrapped in late May 2025 after a 50-day shoot.
- The teaser was unveiled by actor Prabhas on 8 August 2025.
- The trailer was launched on 17 October 2025 by Mahesh Babu at a promotional event in Hyderabad.
- The film was released theatrically on 7 November 2025 in both Telugu and Hindi.
Tags
Hindi Cinema2025Hindi FilmReleasedHindi
