
Laila
395th of 443 in Tollywood
- Out-grossed 12% of Tollywood releases with reported figures ($468K).
- Returned 0.2× its budget, against an industry median of 1.5×.
- Momentum in the 34th percentile.
- Cost
- $2M
- Took
- $468K
Against a Tollywood median of 1.5×, so this one returned 0.1 times what a typical release there does.
The money says flop. What do you say?
The story follows Sonu Model, a skilled and popular beautician operating in the heart of Hyderabad’s Old City. He runs a thriving beauty salon built in memory of his mother and is beloved by the local women for his makeup artistry. However, Sonu finds himself caught in a chaotic conflict involving a local thug named Rustum and a corrupt police officer, Inspector Shankar. The conflict escalates due to a series of mishaps, including a controversy involving a local oil brand for which Sonu is the brand ambassador. To escape the men who are out for his blood, Sonu is forced to use his makeup skills on himself, disguising his identity as a woman named Laila. As Laila, he must navigate the romantic advances of the very men who were previously hunting him, leading to a whirlwind of double entendres, action sequences, and comedic errors as he attempts to clear his name and survive the ordeal.
- Released
- 14 February 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Language
- Telugu
- Industry
- Tollywood
- Vishwak SenSonu Model / Laila
- Akanksha SharmaJenny
- Babloo PrithiveerajShankar "Shanku"
- Abhimanyu SinghRusthom
- Vineet KumarKhaidi
- Kamakshi BhaskarlaSundari
- Director
- Ram Narayan
- Writer
- Vasudeva Murthy
- Producer
- Sahu Garapati