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Vijay Deverakonda is a popular name in the Telugu film industry. After featuring in multiple plays, he made his big screen debut with Nuvvila in 2011. Vijay rose to fame after Yevade Subramanyam in 2015. His popular movies include Life Is Beautiful (2012), Yevade Subramanyam (2015), Pelli Choopulu (2016) and Arjun Reddy (2017).

Vijay Deverakonda

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Jayaram Subramaniam appears in Malayalam and Tamil movies. He made his acting debut with the mystery thriller Aparan in 1988. Jayaram who was also a popular mimicry artist at Kalabhavan has featured in more than 200 films. Recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri Award, Jayaram has won two Kerala State Film Awards along with four Filmfare Awards. His popular movies include Sandesham (1991), Keli (1991), Paithrukam (1993), Thooval Kottaram (1996), Karunyam (1997), Thooval Kottaram (1996), Thenali (2000) and Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003).

Jayaram 

Sachin Khedekar is an Indian actor and director known for his work in Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati language films. His well-known films include Kaksparsh, Astitva and Shyam Benegal's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero in which he portrayed Subhas Chandra Bose

Sachin Khedekar

Saranya Ponvannan

Murli Sharma is a popular face of Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. He made his debut as a child artist in 1982 with the action drama Shakti. Murli rose to fame with the show Paltan where he played the lead role of Col. R.S. Sajwan. He has also featured in shows like Guns and Roses, Siddanth,Laagi Tujhse Lagan, Mahayagya, Viraasat, Zindhagi Teri Meri Kahani, Rishtey and Humne Lee Hain Shapath. Some of his famous movies include Main Hoon Na Khan (2004) Dilwale (2015) 13B: Fear Has a New Address (2009), Dabangg (2010) and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008).

Murli Sharma

Rohini

Rahul Ramakrishna is an Indian actor, writer and journalist. He made his debut with the short film, Sainma. He became popular with his role in the 2017 Telugu blockbuster, Arjun Reddy.

Rahul Ramakrishna

Srikanth Aiyyengar is an Indian film Director/Actor, who has worked predominantly in Telugu movie industry. Srikanth has worked in popular movies like Naandhi, SR Kalyanamandapam. Srikanth's previous film to hit the theatres was Naandhi in the year 2021.

Srikanth Iyengar

The recipient of Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian, Vennela Kishore is a popular name in Tollywood. He made his debut with the superhit movie Vennela in 2005. Some of his popular movies include Inkosaari (2010), Dookudu (2011), Pilla Zamindar (2011), Yevadu (2014), Gopala Gopala (2015), Janatha Garage (2016), Agnyaathavaasi (2018) and Saaho (2018).

Vennela Kishore

Kushi (2023)

Kushi is a romantic entertainer movie directed by Majili fame Shiva Nirvana. The movie casts Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha are in the lead roles along with Jayaram, Sachin Khedakar, Murali Sharma, Lakshmi, Ali, Rohini, Vennela Kishore, Rahul Ramakrishna, Srikanth Iyengar, and many others are seen in supporting roles.

KUSHI Official Trailer Telugu | Vijay Deverakonda | Samantha | Shiva Nirvana | Hesham Abdul Wahab

KUSHI Official Trailer Tamil | Vijay Deverakonda | Samantha | Shiva Nirvana | Hesham Abdul Wahab

KUSHI Official Trailer Hindi | Vijay Deverakonda | Samantha | Shiva Nirvana | Hesham Abdul Wahab

KUSHI Official Trailer Kannada | Vijay Deverakonda | Samantha | Shiva Nirvana | Hesham Abdul Wahab

KUSHI Official Trailer Malayalam | Vijay Deverakonda | Samantha | Shiva Nirvana | Hesham Abdul Wahab

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Pinkvilla

In his debut film Ninnu Kori, director Shiva Nirvana explored the dynamic between a married woman and her ex-lover. In Majili, he told the tale of a heartbroken man who’s so stuck in the past, he cannot see the happiness that lies in front of him. And Kushi explores the tale of a couple who get what they want, only to realise, they might not be equipped for it.
Viplav (Vijay Deverakonda) is a BSNL employee who requests a posting to Kashmir because he has a Mani Ratnam fantasy to live out. He wants the snow-capped mountains, the beautiful locales, the AR Rahman music, heady romance, et al. Unfortunately, he gets a massive dose of reality once he gets there. Aradhya (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) happens to cross paths with him one fine day, and our man here falls heads-over-heels for the pretty girl. What follows is something you’ve seen a million times before. He doesn’t care who she is and where she’s from, he hopes his love (and stalking) will wear her down. And it does.
And here’s where the real issue begins. Viplav happens to be the son of renowned atheist Lenin Sathyam (Sachin Khedekar) while Aradhya is the daughter of conservative Chadarangam Srinivasa Rao (Murli Sharma), who happens to be Lenin’s arch nemesis. The couple believes their love can overcome their starkly different brought-ups, warring families and even something heartbreaking. But is just love enough to make a relationship work? Left on their own, do Viplav and Aradhya know how to get over their misunderstandings with nobody’s help?
To give credit where credit is due, Kushi is a breezy, feel-good film for the most part, ably aided by Hesham Abdul Wahab’s music. It’s not the most out-of-the-box love story when stripped down to its bones and is predictable to the boot. However, Vijay and Samantha do a good job of ensuring you care about what happens to them and their flailing marriage. Their chemistry feels effortless, even in the scenes where they can’t stand the sight of one another. Vijay seems to enjoy playing Viplav, a man-child with some growing up to do, while Samantha breezes her role as Aradhya, a woman who just wants to be happy. Vijay, in particular, seems in his element, pulling off the fight scenes and light-hearted ones with equal ease.
However, in this need to keep things breezy, Shiva doesn’t delve deep enough into something heartbreaking Viplav and Aradhya go through. The former doesn’t think it’s that serious while we’re never shown how the latter feels about the loss. When the cracks begin to form, it doesn’t even come up that maybe these two didn’t know each other well enough. The penultimate solution he finds for their issues, courtesy of Rohini and Jayaram’s characters, also feels on-the-nose and a little bit silly. Crisper editing and a little bit of magic instead of oddly written humour might have aided the film more. However, the climax brings it all together well.
At the end of it all, Kushi remains the kind of film that’ll entertain you, despite the draggy bits. Love triumphs above all else is a message all of us could use.

The first review of Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu starrer Kushi is out, and it’s extremely positive. The audience is raving about Vijay and Samantha’s on-screen chemistry in the movie, directed by Shiva Nirvana. Kushi had been in the making for several months, owing to Samantha’s myositis diagnosis. However, it seems the team’s hard work has finally paid off, with netizens showering immense praise on the film.

Sharing the review on X, a user wrote: “A well-crafted family entertainer, KUSHI stands out as an engaging and refined film. Shiva Nirvana rightly presents a narrative that entertains throughout." Another one posted, “Blockbuster Kushi! Vijay Deverakonda is BACK with a BANG!! Tears of Joy. We the fans waited 5 years for this. Full Kushi." (sic)
#Kushi Review A well-crafted family entertainer, "KUSHI" stands out as an engaging and refined film. Shiva Nirvana rightly presents a narrative that entertains throughout.

A fresh entertainer after months
Kushi is produced by Mythri Movie Makers. Besides Samantha and Vijay, the movie features Sachin Khedekar, Rahul Ramakrishna, Murali Sharma, and Vennela Kishore in crucial roles. The film hits the theatres today in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.

Last week, the team hosted a massive music launch in Hyderabad. At the event, Samantha and Vijay danced to the title track of Kushi for their fans. Videos and photos of the duo’s performance went viral on the internet. Sid Sriram, Javed Ali, Anurag Kulkarni, Hari Charan, Chinmayi, Hari Shankar, Padmaja Sreenivasan, Divya S Menon, and Bhavana Isvi also performed live at the event.

It appears that Kushi is receiving positive reviews based on the initial responses that are flooding Twitter. Kushi has been described as a fresh romantic entertainer. Both the comedic and the dramatic scenes appeared to have worked nicely. The soundtrack of the movie has also received great praise from viewers right from the start. The movie is praised for being a warmhearted family entertainment that enthrals viewers with its romance and drama.