Baapu

Baapu is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by Daya. The film features Brahmaji, Aamani, Kethiri Sudhakar Reddy and Dhanya Balakrishna in important roles.^[1]

Baapu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Daya
Written by	Daya
Produced by	Raju Ch Bhanu Prasad Reddy
Starring	Brahmaji Aamani Kethiri Sudhakar Reddy Dhanya Balakrishna
Cinematography	Vasu Pendem
Edited by	Aalayam Anil
Music by	RR Dhruvan
Production companies	Comrade Film Factory Atheera Productions
Release date	21 February 2025 (2025-02-21)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

The film was released on 21 February 2025.^[2]

Plot

Mallanna (Brahmaji) is a marginal farmer with neck-deep debt after his cotton crop gets damaged, leaving him with no other go to repay his debt. His wife Saroja suggests him to kill his old father for the insurance amount deposited on his name. Will he take the unimaginable step and what happens at the end, is the story.

Cast

• Brahmaji as Mallanna
• Aamani as Saroja
• Kethiri Sudhakar Reddy as Rajayya
• Dhanya Balakrishna as Varalakshmi
• Racha Ravi as Chanti
• Srinivas Avasarala
• Mani Aegurla

Music

All music is composed by RR Dhruvan.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Allo Neredallo Pilla"	Raghuram	Ram Miriyala	3:20
2.	"Re Rela"	Kasarla Shyam	Madhu Priya	3:15
3.	"Kangaree Padaku Ra"	Ala Raju	Anurag Kulkarni	4:08
4.	"Saami Soodaraa"	Poorna Chary	Mangli	3:16
5.	"Baapu Oggu Katha"	Raviteja Gara	Narra Sathish Yadav	3:39

Release and reception

Baapu was released on 21 February 2025.^[3] It was released on JioHotstar on 7 March 2025.^[4][5]

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu was positive towards lead cast performances, while stating that "lacklustre writing squanders the film’s potential".^[6] Aditya Devulapally of The New Indian Express wrote, "Baapu is a film that could have been extraordinary had it trusted its own cynicism. Daya constructs a world that is primed for a ruthless, pitch-black satire, but then hesitates, afraid of alienating our audiences with the film’s ambitious surgical grim".^[7]