Cheburashka 2

Cheburashka 2 (Russian: Чебурашка 2) is an upcoming Russian live-action animated children's comedy film directed by Dmitry Dyachenko, a sequel to the 2023 film Cheburashka. The film stars Olga Kuzmina as the titular character along with Sergei Garmash, Fyodor Dobronravov, and Elena Yakovleva.^[1][2]

Cheburashka 2
Directed by	Dmitry Dyachenko
Written by	Vitaly Shlyappo Vasily Kutsenko Vyacheslav Zub Anatoly Molchanov
Based on	Cheburashka by Eduard Uspensky
Produced by	Eduard Iloyan (ru) Denis Zhalinsky (ru) Vitaly Shlyappo (ru) Anton Zlatopolsky (ru) Yuliana Slashcheva Mikhail Tkachenko Sergey Chibisov Irina Vintovkina Vasily Kutsenko Ekaterina Dodonova
Starring	Olga Kuzmina Sergei Garmash Fyodor Dobronravov Elena Yakovleva Dmitry Lysenkov Polina Maksimova Sergei Lavygin
Cinematography	Ivan Lebedev
Production companies	Yellow, Black and White START Studio Soyuzmultfilm Russia-1 CTC Media Cinema Fund
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Release date	January 1, 2026 (2026-01-01) (Russia)
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

It is scheduled to be theatrically released in Russia on January 1, 2026, by Central Partnership.^[3]

Premise

Cheburashka lives with Gena, grows up, and they begin to have disagreements. Cheburashka shows independence and misbehaves, while Gena plays the role of a mentor. And suddenly, they learn that someone is planning to demolish their house.^[4]

Cast

Voice cast

• Olga Kuzmina as Cheburashka, voice acting

Live-action cast

• Sergei Garmash as Gena, a gardener (the prototype is Gena the Crocodile)
  • Artyom Bystrov as Young Gena
• Fyodor Dobronravov as Valery "Valera" Zavgorodny, an exotic animal specialist, and Gena's friend
• Elena Yakovleva as Rimma, director of the chocolate factory (the prototype is Old Lady Shapoklyak)
• Dmitry Lysenkov as Larion, Rimma's assistant (the prototype is Shapoklyak's pet rat Lariska)
• Eva Smirnova as Sonya, Rimma's granddaughter
• Ilya Kondratenko as Grisha
• Polina Maksimova as Tanya, Gena's daughter and Grisha's mother
• Sergei Lavygin as Tolya, Grisha's father
• Sophia Zayka as Galya, an ice cream and drinks vendor
• Natalya Shchukina as Natalya (English: Natalia), director of the arboretum, Gena's boss
• Zhannat Kerimbaev as a janitor, Gena's friend
• Olivier Siou as French Chef
• Marina Konyashkina as Lyuba, Gena's wife

Production

Filming

Principal photography for the previous part of Cheburashka 2 began in May 2024 on the Central Embankment, the Sochi Arboretum park, and the Sanatorium named after G.K. Ordzhonikidze in Sochi, as well as in the cities of Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk and Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai, and Moscow.^[5]