Poster of the film Gaayapadda Simham

Gaayapadda Simham

Comedy Drama Telugu


Follows Indians facing challenges while trying to travel to the USA and the struggles they encounter after reaching there.

Cast:Tharun Bhascker, Faria Abdullah, Maanasa Chaudhary, Kasyap Sreenivas, Vishnu Oi, Harsha Vardhan, Subhalekha Sudhakar, J. D. Chakravarthi, Siddharth Gollapudi, Tarun Rohith,
Director:Kasyap Sreenivas
Writer:Kasyap Sreenivas
Editor:Viplav Nyshadam
Camera:Vidyasagar Chinta

Guild Reviews

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Tharun Bhascker and Faria Abdullah’s film is an uneven comic ride

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Sangeetha Devi Dundoo | The Hindu

Sat, May 2 2026

Kasyap Sreenivas’s debut is steeped with meta humour and film spoofs, but struggles to sustain its comic momentum

A character in Gaayapadda Simham (Wounded Lion) quips that police officers are holding a “success meet,” much like film teams that celebrate barely a day after a theatrical release. The officer shoots back, asking why such celebrations should be limited to reel heroes when real-life ones have more reason to revel. In moments like these, when the writing pokes fun at the Telugu film industry, debut director Kasyap Sreenivas’s film, starring Tharun Bhascker and Faria Abdullah, finds its comic edge. The premise is deliberately outrageous. Darahas (Tharun), content with his middle-class life, is told he must move to the US if he hopes to marry his girlfriend (Maanasa Choudhary). When shifting immigration laws derail his plans and he is deported, his response is extreme — he seeks revenge on Donald Trump.

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