Papam Prathap

Comedy Telugu

A rural comedy drama about a soft spoken man whose life turned upside down after he married his childhood love.

Cast:	Thiruveer Reddy, Paayal Radhakrishna, Ajay Ghosh, Raasi,
Director:	SP Durga Naresh
Writer:	SP Durga Naresh
Editor:	Anwar Ali
Camera:	S.V. Vishweshwar

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Image of scene from the film Papam Prathap

Thiruveer’s dramedy makes for cumbersome viewing

Srivathsan Nadadhur | Independent Film Critic writing for The Hindu

Fri, April 17 2026

Director SP Durga Naresh’s film is undone by its persistently sexual undertones, and conservative approach to marriage and gender

Actor Thiruveer’s latest Telugu outing, Papam Prathap, begins like a thematic sequel to his previous film, The Great Pre-Wedding Show. While the former focused on the drama prior to a wedding, this film opens with a marriage sequence, where protagonists Prathap (Thiruveer) and Bujjamma (Payal Radhakrishna), childhood sweethearts, tie the knot. At its core, the story is about the chaos that ensues when a personal problem between a couple balloons into a public spectacle. The drama begins on their wedding night, where something seems amiss with Bujjamma. When efforts to resolve the issue with her husband fail, she reaches out to the village elders for help. How far does Prathap go to address the elephant in the room and salvage his marriage?