Avad Mohammad of OTTPlay rated the film 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Kingdom does not live up to all the hype created.Read at source
Kingdom 2025 
Synopsis
Kingdom
Kingdom is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language spy action film written and directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. Produced by Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya under the banners of Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas, the film stars Vijay Deverakonda alongside Satyadev and Bhagyashri Borse. The plot follows a troubled police officer who is assigned to go undercover on a case that brings him face-to-face with his past demons.
- Director
- Gowtham Tinnanuri
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- —
- Language
- Telugu
Reviews
7 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Kingdom is 42/100 from 5 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 7 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Watch points
- direction
Positive 5
Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute wrote "While Gowtham Tinnanuri’s ‘Kingdom’ is highly ambitious, it forgets what makes storytelling compelling: clarity, character, and connection."Read at source
BH Harsh of Cinema Express rated 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Kingdom is an ambitious failure, somewhat admirable but largely underwhelming."Read at source
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman of The Hollywood Reporter India wrote "With the story of another brother looming in the shadows, the hope is for the film to find its redemption soon."Read at source
Swaroop Kodur of The Indian Express rated with 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Kingdom never truly tethers us emotionally to its story.Read at source
Critical 2
BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle rated with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Director Gautam Tinnanuri, best known for the emotionally rich Jersey, struggles to replicate that magic in this overly ambitious tale.Read at source
Satya Pulagam of ABP Live gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "'Kingdom' is not built on new ideas or scenes.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Kingdom Teaser OST Anirudh Ravichander
- Hridayam Lopala Anirudh Ravichander, Anumita Nadesan
- Anna Antene Anirudh Ravichander
- Ragile Ragile Siddharth Basrur
Technical specs
- Language
- Telugu
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Gowtham Tinnanuri
Trivia
- The film was officially announced in January 2023 under the tentative title VD12 before receiving its official title in February 2025.
- Principal photography commenced in June 2023 and took place in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Kerala, and Sri Lanka.
- The movie stars Vijay Deverakonda alongside Satyadev and Bhagyashri Borse.
- Music for the film was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography handled by Girish Gangadharan.
- Kingdom was released worldwide on 31 July 2025 and grossed ₹82.02 crore, underperforming at the box office.
- The sequel to Kingdom was shelved because the film underperformed, despite being intended as the first installment of a planned duology.
