
Month of Madhu
434th of 443 in Tollywood
- Out-grossed 3% of Tollywood releases with reported figures ($60K).
- Returned 0.1× its budget, against an industry median of 1.5×.
- Momentum in the 8th percentile.
- Cost
- $600K
- Took
- $60K
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 film follows the parallel journeys of two individuals named Madhu. Madhusudhan Rao is a middle-aged man struggling with chronic alcoholism whose long-suffering wife, Lekha, has finally filed for divorce. Simultaneously, Madhumathi, a 19-year-old NRI girl from the US, arrives in Vizag for a family wedding while dealing with her own adolescent rebellions and identity crisis. When their paths cross, an unusual bond forms between the disillusioned older man and the anxious young woman. Through their interactions, the film provides a deeply realistic and poignant exploration of human relationships, the messiness of love, and the painful but necessary process of letting go. It captures a transformative month that changes their perspectives on life and family.
- Released
- 6 October 2023
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Language
- Telugu
- Industry
- Tollywood
- Naveen ChandraMadhusudhan "Madhu" Rao
- Swathi ReddyLekha
- Shreya NavileMadhumathi "Madhu"
- Gnaneswari KandregulaVasuki
- Chaitu BabuGopal "Shady"
- Raghav Rudra MulpuruDaksh
- Director
- Srikanth Nagothi
- Screenplay
- Srikanth Nagothi
- Original Music Composer
- Achu Rajamani
- Producer
- Yashwanth Mulukutla