Wife Off

Wife Off is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film written and directed by Bhanu Yerubandi.^[1] The film features Divya Sree Gurugubelli, Abhinav Manikanta and Nikhil Gajula in lead roles.

Wife Off
Release poster
Directed by	Bhanu Yerubandi
Written by	Bhanu Yerubandi
Produced by	Divya Sree Gurugubelli Abhinav Manikanta Nikhil Gajula
Starring	Divya Sree Gurugubelli Abhinav Manikanta Nikhil Gajula
Cinematography	Ashkar Ali
Edited by	Sai Krishna Ganala
Music by	Praneeth Muzic
Production company	Tamada Media
Distributed by	ETV Win
Release date	23 January 2025 (2025-01-23)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

The film was released on 23 January 2025 on ETV Win.^[2]

Plot

Avani, a budding actress and Abhi, a short film director fall in love. Unfortunately, Avani marries her Uncles son, Ram. In a serious events, Avani gets involved in prostitution and a series of murders.

Cast

• Divya Sree Gurugubelli as Avani
• Abhinav Manikanta as Abhi
• Nikhil Gajula as Ram
• Sai Swetha
• Veera Manohar Kaavali
• Kiran Putakala

Release and reception

Wife Off was originally scheduled to have a theatrical release, but had a direct-to-video release on 23 January 2025 on ETV Win.^[3]

Bhavana Sharma of Deccan Chronicle was critical of screenplay and wrote in her review, "Wife Off had the potential to deliver a gripping thriller but ultimately falls short due to lackluster storytelling, clichéd themes, and poor technical execution".^[4] Avad Mohammad of OTTPlay rated the film 2 out of 5 and wrote, "Wife Off is a film that has decent twists. But to enjoy them one has to sit through some silly scenes and predictable drama".^[5]