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{{Short description|2025 Indian Telugu film by Sandeep Raj}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mowgli
| image = Mowgli (2025 film).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sandeep Raj]]
| producer = {{plain list|
* T. G. Vishwa Prasad
* Krithi Prasad
}}
| writer = [[Sandeep Raj]]
| starring = {{plain list|
* Roshan Kanakala
* Sakkshi Mhadolkar
* [[Bandi Saroj Kumar]]
}}
| music = [[Kaala Bhairava]]
| cinematography = Rama Maruti M.
| editing = Kodati Pavan Kalyan
| studio = People Media Factory
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2025|12|13}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| language = Telugu
| country = India
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Mowgli''''' is a 2025 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Action film|action]] film written and directed by [[Sandeep Raj]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=2025-12-10 |title=Director Sandeep Raj interview: Roshan Kanakala came in like a blank slate and transformed into ‘Mowgli’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-sandeep-raj-interview-for-his-new-telugu-film-mowgli-starring-roshan-kanakala/article70375159.ece |access-date=2025-12-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The film stars Roshan Karthik Kanakala, Sakkshi Mhadolkar and [[Bandi Saroj Kumar]] in important roles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-12 |title=Mowgli teaser: A young love story is thwarted by a sadistic cop |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Nov/12/mowgli-teaser-a-young-love-story-is-thwarted-by-a-sadistic-cop |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

The film was released on 13 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-12-14 |title=Mowgli OTT release: Where to watch Roshan Kanakala, Sakshi Mhadolkar's Telugu movie online after its theatrical run |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/mowgli-ott-release-where-to-watch-roshan-kanakala-sakshi-mhadolkars-telugu-movie-online-after-its-theatrical-run/articleshow/125958254.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-12-15 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* Roshan Karthik Kanakala as Murali Krishna "Kittu" alias "Mowgli"
* Sakkshi Mhadolkar as Varsha alias Jasmine
* [[Bandi Saroj Kumar]] as Christopher Nolan
* [[Krishna Bhagavan]] as John, Prabhas Bunty's father
* [[Harsha Chemudu]] as Prabhas Bunty
* Ramana Bhargava as Ranga Babai
* Vara Kodali
* Mounika Reddy as Varsha's friend
* Aaryan Ajay as Director of a film (cameo appearance)
* [[Srinivas Avasarala]] as Raju, Varsha's father (special appearance)
* [[Riya Suman]] as Mallika Nayak (special appearance)
* [[Suhas (Telugu actor)|Suhas]] as Jayakrishna alias Kittu (cameo appearance)
}}

== Music ==
The background score and songs were composed by [[Kaala Bhairava]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-25 |title=‘Sayyare’ from Roshan Kanakala starrer Mowgli is a dreamy love song |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Oct/25/sayyare-from-roshan-kanakala-starrer-mowgli-is-a-dreamy-love-song |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Sayyare
| extra1 = [[Kaala Bhairava]], Aishwarya Daruri
| length1 = 5:57
| lyrics1 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| title2 = Vanavaasam
| extra2 = Kaala Bhairava, Sony Komanduri
| length2 = 4:52
| lyrics2 = Kalyan Chakravarthy
| title3 = Veeranjaneya
| extra3 = Angat Bhushan
| length3 = 5:33
| lyrics3 = Amith
}}

==Release and reception==
''Mowgli'' was initially scheduled to release on 12 December 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telugu |first=TV9 |date=2025-12-10 |title=Mowgli Movie: సింహం గర్జిస్తుంది.. 'మోగ్లీ' సినిమా న్యూ రిలీజ్ డేట్ వచ్చేసింది.. |url=https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/roshan-kanakala-and-sandeep-raj-mowgli-movie-new-release-date-announced-1696534.html |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=TV9 Telugu |language=te}}</ref> but was released on 13 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-10 |title=Sandeep Raj's Mowgli RELEASE DATE Announced, Here's When Film Will Hit Screens In India And US |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/telugu/sandeep-rajs-mowgli-release-date-announced-heres-when-film-will-hit-screens-in-india-and-us-article-153271107 |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-12-12 |title=Director Sandeep Raj says 'Akhanda 2' delay 'disturbed him a lot' as 'Mowgli' changed release plans |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/director-sandeep-raj-says-akhanda-2-delay-disturbed-him-a-lot-as-mowgli-changed-release-plans/articleshow/125925231.cms |access-date=2025-12-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Srivathsan Nadadhur of [[The Hindu|''The Hindu'']] appreciated Saroj Kumar's performance while being critical towards overall writing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nadadhur |first=Srivathsan |date=2025-12-13 |title=‘Mowgli’ movie review: Sandeep Raj’s action romance offers little to cheer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mowgli-movie-review-sandeep-rajs-action-romance-stars-roshan-kanakala-and-bandi-saroj-kumar/article70391528.ece |access-date=2025-12-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[OTTPlay]]'' too echoed the same and rated it 2 out of 5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mowgli Review: Bandi Saroj Kumar stands tall in an otherwise dull and weak film |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/mowgli-review-bandi-saroj-kumar-stands-tall-in-an-otherwise-dull-and-weak-film/4e3ae100d9500 |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref> BH Harsh of [[Cinema Express|''Cinema Express'']] too gave the same rating and wrote that, "''Mowgli'' goes for intense payoff moments without building the stakes prior to it. This is precisely why the film’s attempts to channel the mythological symbols fall flat".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harsh |first=B. H. |date=2025-12-13 |title=Mowgli Movie Review: Efforts don’t match up with ambition in this disappointing action-romance |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/review/2025/Dec/13/mowgli-movie-review-efforts-dont-match-up-with-ambition-in-this-disappointing-action-romance |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|33343597|Mowgli}}

[[Category:2025 films]]
[[Category:2025 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2025 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]
[[Category:2025 romance films]]
[[Category:2025 action films]]
[[Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films shot in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kaala Bhairava]]

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