Avad Mohammad of OTTPlay gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Kuberaa is one of the best Telugu films in recent times.Read at source
Kubera 2024 
Synopsis
Kubera
Kuberaa is a 2025 Indian action drama film directed by Sekhar Kammula, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chaithanya Pingali. Produced by Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP and Amigos Creations, the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil. It stars Dhanush, Nagarjuna, Rashmika Mandanna and Jim Sarbh.
- Director
- Sekhar Kammula
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Reviews
7 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Kubera is 68/100 from 6 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 7 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
- direction
- pacing
- emotional impact
Positive 7
BH Harsh of Cinema Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Dhanush's performance, aided by Sekhar's direction, does wonders here.Read at source
Janani K of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Kuberaa raises important questions about justice, money and power.Read at source
Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News18 gave 3/5 stars and wrote "While Kuberaa carefully steers away from the generic nature of commercial entertainers, the end seems like an easy way out and undermines its desire to be unique."Read at source
Paul Nicodemus of The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Kuberaa is not your usual commercial potboiler—and that's precisely what makes it worth a watch.Read at source
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote "Kuberaa falls short of being a gamechanger.Read at source
Swaroop Kodur of The Indian Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Kuberaa wears its bleeding heart on its sleeve for the marginalised, and while several scenes are effective, a few others feel repetitive and yank the pacing.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Poyiraa Mama Dhanush
- Trance of Kuberaa Hema Chandra, Dhanush
- Anaganaga Kadha Hyde Karty, Kareemullah
- Pippi Pippi Dum Dum Dum Indravathi Chauhan
- Naa Koduka Sinduri Vishal
- Aaye Aaye Kareemullah
- Haji Ali Raqueeb Alam
- Shankara Devi Sri Prasad, chorus
- Maadi Maadi Dhanush
Technical specs
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Sekhar Kammula
Trivia
- The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil languages.
- Principal photography took place between February 2024 and April 2025.
- The movie grossed between ₹115–132 crore worldwide upon its release.
- The film was originally known under the working title D51, referring to Dhanush's 51st film as a leading actor.
- The official title was changed to DNS, an initialism referring to Dhanush, Nagarjuna, and Sekhar, before being finalized as Kubera.
