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Dulquer Salmaan’s period drama Kaantha, set against the film industry backdrop, is gearing up to hit the big screens on November 14 in multiple languages. The promotional content released to date is impressive, and Selvamani Selvaraj is the director for this flick.

To avoid the last-minute rush, the film has already completed the censor formalities with a U/A 13+ certificate. The approved runtime is 163 minutes (2 hours and 43 minutes). The theatrical trailer will be unveiled tomorrow, and the makers have planned two events in Chennai and Hyderabad for the same.

Kaantha is being produced on a grand scale by Rana Daggubati, Dulquer Salmaan, Prashanth Potluri, and Jom Varghese under the banners of Spirit Media Pvt. Ltd. and Wayfarer Films Pvt. Ltd. Samuthirakani plays a key role, while Bhagyashri Borse is the heroine. Jhanu Chanthar has composed the music for the film. Apart from producing, Rana will also appear in the film.

Tharun Bhascker, known for juggling roles as an actor, director, writer, and producer, is now stepping into a new project as the lead. The film, titled Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi, is the Telugu adaptation of the Malayalam hit Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022). Eesha Rebba plays the female lead, while A. R. Sajeev makes his directorial debut with this movie.

To celebrate Tharun’s birthday, the makers released a fresh poster. Captioned “Happy Birthday to Ambati Omkar Naidu,” it highlights his character from the film. The poster shows Eesha playfully twirling Tharun’s moustache and wishing him, “Happy birthday, hubby.”

The film, which was originally set to release on August 1, 2025, has been postponed. The team has confirmed that it will arrive in theatres soon.

Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi is produced by Srujan Yarabolu under the S Originals banner, in collaboration with Movie Verse Studios’ Aditya Pittie, Vivek Krishnani, Anup Chandrasekaran, Sadhik Shaik, and Naveen Sanivarapu. Kishore Jaladi and Bala Sowmitri serve as co-producers.