Nawab Cafe

Nawab Cafe
Nawab Cafe
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pramod Harsha
Written by	Pramod Harsha
Produced by	Radha V Papudippu
Starring	Shiva Kandukuri; Rajeev Kanakala; Teju Ashwini;
Cinematography	Kranthi Varla
Edited by	Pavan Narava
Music by	Prashanth R Vihari
Production; company	Harshika Productions
Release date	20 February 2026;
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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Nawab Cafe is a 2026 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Pramod Harsha.^[1] It stars Shiva Kandukuri, Rajeev Kanakala and Teju Ashwini.^[2]

The film was released on 20 February 2026.^[3]

Plot

Cast

Shiva Kandukuri as Raja
Rajeev Kanakala as Ranganatham, Raja's father
Teju Ashwini as Sakhi
Rajkumar Kasireddy
Chaitanya Krishna as Kumar
Vadlamani Srinivas
Mani Chandana as Raja's mother
Gemini Suresh

Music

The background score and songs were composed by Prashanth R Vihari.

All lyrics are written by Suresh Banisetti.

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Sakhire"	Kapil Kapilan	3:03
2.	"Chai Wala"	Kaala Bhairava	3:13

Release and reception

Originally titled Chai Wala, it was later changed to Nawab Cafe due to objections from the Central Board of Film Certification.^[4] It was released on 20 February 2026.^[5]

Suhas Sistu of The Hans India gave a rating of 3/5 and called it "wholesome family entertainer".^[6] In contrast, Suresh Kavirayani of The New Indian Express rated the film 1.5 out of 5 citing the weak direction, poor screenplay and artificial performances.^[7] In contrast

References

↑ "Nawab Cafe Movie Review: Disappointing Drama". Sakshi Post. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ "Nawab Cafe OTT release date: When, where to stream Rajeev Kanakala starrer". OTTPlay. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ "Shiva Kandukuri's Chai Wala changes title to 'Nawab Cafe'". 10 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ "Chaiwala film title renamed Nawab Cafe". Cinema Express. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ "Nawab Cafe Review: 'నవాబ్ కేఫ్' మూవీ రివ్యూ.. ఛాయ్ వాలా స్టోరీ ఎలా ఉంది? మెప్పించిందా..?". TV9 Telugu (in తెలుగు). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ Sistu, Suhas (20 February 2026). "Nawab Cafe: A youth entertainer with emotion and values". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (21 February 2026). "Nawab Cafe Movie Review: The taste is far from satisfying in this artificial film". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

External links

Nawab Cafe on IMDb

[1] "Nawab Cafe Movie Review: Disappointing Drama". Sakshi Post. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[2] "Nawab Cafe OTT release date: When, where to stream Rajeev Kanakala starrer". OTTPlay. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[3] "Shiva Kandukuri's Chai Wala changes title to 'Nawab Cafe'". 10 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[4] "Chaiwala film title renamed Nawab Cafe". Cinema Express. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[5] "Nawab Cafe Review: 'నవాబ్ కేఫ్' మూవీ రివ్యూ.. ఛాయ్ వాలా స్టోరీ ఎలా ఉంది? మెప్పించిందా..?". TV9 Telugu (in తెలుగు). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[6] Sistu, Suhas (20 February 2026). "Nawab Cafe: A youth entertainer with emotion and values". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

[7] Kavirayani, Suresh (21 February 2026). "Nawab Cafe Movie Review: The taste is far from satisfying in this artificial film". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

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