Euphoria (2026 film)
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| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Written by | Gunasekhar |
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| Cinematography | Praveen K Pothan |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | Kaala Bhairava |
Production company | Guna Handmade Films |
| Distributed by | Sri Thenandal Films Mythri Movie Makers |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹1.87 crore[1] |
Euphoria is a 2026 Indian Telugu-language social drama film written and directed by Gunasekhar.[2] The film features Bhumika Chawla, Sara Arjun and Vignesh Gavireddy in lead roles.[3]
The film was released on 6 February 2026.[4]
Plot
Cast
- Bhumika Chawla as Vindhya Vemulapalli
- Sara Arjun as Chaitra
- Vignesh Gavireddy as Vikas
- Gautham Vasudev Menon as Jayadev Nair
- Nassar as Chief Justice Surya Narayana Murthy
- Rohit
- Likhita Yalamanchali
- Addala Prudhviraj
- Kalpa Latha
- Sai Srinika Reddy
- Ashrita Vemuganti
- Mathew Varghese
- Aadarsh Balakrishna
- Ravi Prakash
- Naveena Reddy
- Likith Naidu
Music
The background score and songs were composed by Kaala Bhairava.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fly High" | Kittu Visapragada | Kaala Bhairava, Prudhvi Chandra, Gayathri Natarajan | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Lokame" | Kittu Visapragada | Kaala Bhairava, Sony Komanduri | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Rama Rama" | Chaitanya Prasad | Vasa Pavani, Aditya Iyengar, Harsha BV, Rishil | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Enno Vaasanthaalu" | Kittu Visapragada | BV Harsha, Sindhuja Rajesh | 4:06 |
Release and reception
Euphoria was released on 6 February 2026.[5]Apart from Telugu, the film was dubbed and released in Tamil under the same title.
Yashaswini Sri of The Indian Express rated the film 4 out of 5 appreciated Gunasekhar's direction, Kaala Bhairava's score and the lead cast performances.[6] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu too praised Gunasekhar's work writing that "Gunasekhar delivers a sharp fictional drama rooted in a harrowing true story".[7] In contrast Suresh Kavirayani of The New Indian Express opined that despite a strong premise, the film loses grip due to flawed narration and inconsistent storytelling.[8]
References
- ^ "Euphoria - Sacnilk".
- ^ "Mahesh Babu Calls Gunasekhar's Euphoria A 'Must-Watch Film', Congratulates Team". News18. Archived from the original on 12 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Sara Arjun on her debut Telugu film: 'Signed Gunashekar's 'Euphoria' before 'Dhurandhar' was even on my horizon' - Exclusive!". The Times of India. 12 January 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Acharya, T. Maruthi (1 December 2025). "Bhumika Chawla leads Gunasekhar's Euphoria, check release date here". India Today. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (5 February 2026). "Gunasekhar's Euphoria releases along half a dozen films". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Euphoria movie review: A gut-punch of a film that refuses to look away". The Indian Express. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (6 February 2026). "'Euphoria' movie review: Gunasekhar's part gritty social drama raises relevant questions". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (9 February 2026). "Euphoria Movie Review: Right intent let down by flawed execution". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 February 2026.