Butta Bomma (film)

Butta Bomma  is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film directed by Shouree Chandrashekhar T. Ramesh in his directorial debut and produced by Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas.

It is a remake of the 2020 Malayalam film, Kappela. It stars Anikha Surendran, Arjun Das and Surya Vashistta and the title is inspired by the song of the same name from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020).

Plot
Satya (Anikha Surendran) wrong dials Murali (Surya Vashistta); over a period of time, their frequent conversations lead to the blossoming of love. But when they decide to meet in Vizag, Ramakrishna "RK" (Arjun Das) enters the scene. What happens next takes the romantic story on a different tangent.

Cast

 * Anikha Surendran as Satya
 * Arjun Das as Ramakrishna aka RK
 * Surya Vashistta as Murali
 * Navya Swamy as Vasundhara, RK’s love interest
 * Raj Tirandasu
 * Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari

Soundtrack
The music is composed by Gopi Sundar and Sweekar Agasthi while the latter did the film score. The audio rights were acquired by Aditya Music. The first single "Vinodamlo Kathemundo" was released on 9 January 2023. The second single "Ammadi Gummadi" was released on 2 February 2023. The full album was released by Aditya Music on 10 February 2023.

Reception
A critic from The Times of India wrote that "The beautiful locale, tasty cinematography, and impressive performances make it a decent watch, even for those who watched the Malayalam original". A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Director Shouree Chandrasekhar T Ramesh makes inspired tweaks and nativized additions, resulting in a decent remake". A critic from Telugucinema.com wrote that "Butta Bomma is a well-crafted film about a social issue, but it is not as effective as the original Malayalam film". A critic from 123Telugu wrote that "On the whole, Butta Bomma is a slow but passable drama that has a key social message".