Andhra King Taluka movie reviews: Directed by Mahesh Babu Pachigolla, the film explores fan culture through the story of an ardent admirer of Upendra's character, Surya Kumar

Last Updated: 03.13 PM, Nov 27, 2025
Andhra King Taluka, the Telugu film which stars Ram Pothineni, Upendra, and Bhagyashri Borse in the lead roles, has hit theatres and looks like it has managed to impress fans. The first set of reviews that has been flooding over social media, has predicted it to be a winner for Ram Pothineni as the actor had faced some failures with his recent films. Meanwhile, for Bhagyashri, her streak continues from her last release Kaantha earlier this year.

Andhra King Taluka is a 2025 Telugu film starring actors Ram Pothineni and Bhagyashri Borse in the lead role. It also features Kannada star Upendra as a movie star in the titular role. Marketed as the biopic of a fan, Andhra King Taluka is about the fan culture and revolves around one such ardent fan who has immense adoration towards his onscreen star Surya Kumar played by Upendra.
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The film hit theatres on Thursday, and it looks like Ram Pothineni has a winner on hand after a long time. Fans too think the same given his previous films like Double iSmart, Skanda, and The Warriorr had flopped big time at the box office in the last few years. With Andhra King Taluka, fans have been calling it a 'surprise' and that Ram has a successful film on hands this time. At the same time, Bhagyashri who plays the female lead, also is fresh off the success of Kaantha, the Tamil which fetched the actor much appreciation for her performance. Here is what the fans have to say about Andhra King Taluka.
Andhra King Taluka is written and directed by Mahesh Babu Pachigolla, with music scored by Vivek-Mervin duo who is making their debut in Telugu film industry. The film has cinematography handled by Siddhartha Nuni and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.
In an interview with OTTplay previously, Bhagyashri had said about Andhra King Taluka, “It is not similar, to Kaantha at all, and every different story. While Kaantha is about actors in films acting, Andhra King Taluka is a biopic of a fan, and looking up to a superstar.”
Q. Who is Andhra King Taluka?
A. In the film Andhra King Taluka, Upendra plays the titular role.
Q. Is Andhra King Taluka a biopic?
A. Andhra King Taluka is not a biopic of any known personality but centres around the fan culture and story of one such fan.
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