Mercy Killing

Mercy Killing is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Venkatramana Surapalli. The film features Parvateesam, P. Sai Kumar, Ishwarya Vullingala and Harika Pedada in important roles.^[1] The film was released on 12 April 2024.^[2][3]

Mercy Killing
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Venkatramana Surapalli
Written by	Venkatramana Surapalli
Produced by	Siddhartha Hariyala Madhavi Talabattula
Starring	Parvateesam P. Sai Kumar Ishwarya Vullingala Harika Pedada
Cinematography	Amar G
Edited by	Kapil Balla
Music by	ML Raja
Production company	Sai Siddhartha Movie Makers
Release date	12 April 2024 (2024-04-12)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

Cast

• Parvateesam as Mahesh
• P. Sai Kumar as Ramakrishnam Raju
• Ishwarya Vullingala as Bharati
• Harika Pedada as Sweccha
• Ramaraju
• Surya
• Chakrapani Ananda
• Gharshana Srinivas
• Fmbabai
• Shaking Seshu
• Ragastalam Laxmi
• Lab Sharath
• Hemasundhar
• Veerabadram
• Pramila Rani

Music

The film's music is composed by ML Raja.^[4]

All lyrics are written by ML Raja; all music is composed by ML Raja.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Muddha Banthi Puvvulaa"	Javed Ali	4:12
2.	"Neelala Aa Kallu"	Sai Charan Bhaskaruni	3:35

Release

Mercy Killing was released on 12 April 2024.^[5] It was later released on Aha on 28 September 2024.^[6][7]

Reception

Suhas SIstu of The Hans India gave a rating of 2.75 out of 5 stating, "Venkat Raman's adept direction weaves together various narrative threads, offering a compelling cinematic experience that resonates with real-life incidents and societal issues".^[8] Sakshi gave a mixed review and praised the performances of lead cast.^[9]

Accolades

Harika Pedada who acted as Swechha, was awarded with Best Child Artist^[10] at Gaddar Film Awards which was issued by Government of Telangana