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Robinhood
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVenky Kudumula
Written byVenky Kudumula
Produced by
  • Naveen Yerneni
  • Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar
Starring
CinematographySai Sriram
Edited byKoti
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
Release date
  • 28 March 2025 (2025-03-28)
Running time
156 minutes[1][2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹60 crore[3]
Box office₹14 crore[4]

Robinhood is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language heist action comedy film written and directed by Venky Kudumula and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. The film stars Nithiin in the titular role and Sreeleela, alongside Vennela Kishore, Rajendra Prasad, Devdatta Nage and Shine Tom Chacko. The soundtrack and background score were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while the cinematography and editing was handled by Sai Sriram and Koti.[5]

Robinhood was set to theatrically release on 25 December 2024, coinciding with Christmas, but was postponed for undisclosed reasons. The film was later released on 28 March 2025 to mixed reviews and became a box office bomb.[6]

Plot

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Ram, an orphan inspired by a school pledge, grows up believing the entire country is his family. As a child, he begins stealing from the rich to fund struggling orphanages. Years later, the police finally begins tracking the elusive thief known as "Robinhood." Meanwhile, Neera, the daughter of wealthy Australian CEO Vasudev, travels to India to reconnect with her roots. Her father, fearing for her safety, hires a security firm found via a Google search. Unbeknownst to them, it is a rundown outfit in Hyderabad run by Janardhan Sunnipetah a.k.a John Snow. Ram, coincidentally, joins the same firm.

Neera visits a village where her grandfather helps the locals. The village is under threat from Swamy, a drug dealer who wants to use the land for drug cultivation. When Neera learns that Swamy's men injured her grandfather and are terrorizing the villagers, she and Ram attempt to rally the villagers, who are too afraid to resist. Ram pretends to side with Swamy to gain access to his operations, hacking Swamy's phone to plant fake evidence. However, Swamy discovers the ruse and captures Ram.

When Ram is captured, Neera's grandfather is also there, and Swamy's goons threaten to kill him. Ram, under the influence of drugs, thrashes them all. It is revealed that when Ram was a child, Neera's grandfather saw him giving his money to an old lady even though Ram was also a poor orphan. The grandfather is touched by this and admits him into a great orphanage that he donates money to. Soon, Ram learns about Robinhood and his actions when the grandfather is injured and cannot send money to the orphanage anymore. He discovers why the donations are not coming and realizes that people are misusing orphanage donations just for fame. This is when Ram starts to steal from greedy people. Ram wakes from his drug state and learns that fellow orphans posing as security guards rescue Neera's family.

One last time, Ram goes to Swamy's hideout and battles him but it is interrupted by Victor Varghese, a police officer who has been searching for Robinhood from the start. When Ram hacked Swamy's phone, Victor was monitoring transactions, and just as Ram's name came up for the person getting money, Ram's hacker friend changed the image of Ram to Swamy, leading to Swamy's arrest, while Victor wonders how Ram found "Robinhood" first. During one of Robinhood's heists, Ram failed to escape without Victor noticing him. Before this, Ram made a police report about Robinhood stealing his father's money so that if he is caught, it would be under the fact that he was searching for Robinhood.

The film ends with Swamy imprisoned beside drug kingpin David Bhai, who cryptically blames his arrest on "Robinhood"—not Ram, but part of a growing movement. The final shot hints at a sequel, Brotherhood Robinhood, featuring multiple orphans also learning about Robinhood. This inspired them to also become Robinhoods.

Cast

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Cameo appearance

Production

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After the success of Bheeshma (2020), Venky Kudumula announced his next project on 22 March 2023 under the tentative titled as VNRTrio, as it was the second collaboration of Venky Kudumula, Nithiin and Rashmika Mandanna.[8] The film was officially titled as Robinhood announced on 26 January 2024, coinciding with Republic Day.[9] However, Rashmika Mandanna opted out of the film due to date issues.[10] Later Raashi Khanna was considered to play the female lead,[11] before the makers finalized Sreeleela for the role, in her second collaboration with Nithiin after Extra Ordinary Man.[12][13] Australian cricketer David Warner makes his acting debut in a cameo and Ketika Sharma appears in an Item number.[14][7]

Principal photography commenced in Hyderabad and continued in Munnar and Melbourne, Australia. Filming wrapped up in December 2024.[15][16][17]

Music

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Robinhood
Soundtrack album by
G. V. Prakash Kumar
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTelugu
LabelSony Music India
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Veera Dheera Sooran
(2025) 		Robinhood
(2025) 		Good Bad Ugly
(2025)
Singles from Robinhood
  1. "One More Time"
    Released: 26 November 2024
  2. "Wherever You Go"
    Released: 14 February 2025
  3. "Adhi Dha Surprisu"
    Released: 10 March 2025

The music was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The audio rights for the film were acquired by Sony Music India.

The first single titled "One More Time" was released on 26 November 2024.[18] The second single titled "Wherever You Go" was released on 14 February 2025.[19] The third single, titled "Adhi Dha Surprisu" was released on 10 March 2025.[20]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."One More Time"Krishna KanthG. V. Prakash Kumar, Vidya Vox3:10
2."Wherever You Go"Krishna KanthArmaan Malik3:07
3."Adhi Dha Surprisu"ChandraboseNeeti Mohan, Anurag Kulkarni3:49

Release

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Theatrical

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Robinhood was set to theatrically release on 25 December 2024, coinciding with Christmas, but was postponed for undisclosed reasons.[21] The film was later released on 28 March 2025.[22]

Home media

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The film released on OTT platform in ZEE5 on May 10, 2025 from 6pm.[23]

Reception

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Critical reception

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Sashidhar Adivi of Times Now rated the film 2/5 stars andopined that the writing of Venky Kudumula "couldn’t get to the bottom of the characters gravity", while comparing with strong writing in Chalo (2018) and Bheeshma (2020).[24] BH Harsh of The New Indian Express cited it as "an utterly listless and forgettable film".[25] Calling it a "misfire", Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu was critical of the writing and execution of the film.[26] In his review of the film, Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express rated the film 2/5 stars and stated that "the biggest problem with Robinhood is that it merely goes through its motions".[27]

Box office

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Robinhood had a modest start at the box office. On its opening day (28 March 2025), it grossed approximately ₹4.8 crore worldwide, with around ₹1 crore collected in the Telugu-speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; the remainder came from other Indian regions and overseas markets.[28]

The film was widely regarded as a box office bomb, grossing only a fraction of its reported ₹55–60 crore production budget. Industry analysts noted that weak word‑of‑mouth and stiff competition from other releases, including Mad Square, significantly hampered its performance.[29][30]

References

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  1. ^ "Robinhood". BBFC. 28 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Robinhood". CBFC.
  3. ^ "Nithiin's Robinhood budget to touch Rs 60 cr ?". Deccan Chronicle. 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Nithiin RobinHood Movie Total WW Collections!!". T2BLive. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ^ "VNR Trio: Nithiin, Rashmika And Venky Kudumula's New Project Gets Launched Today". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Robinhood: After postponement from Christmas 2024, Nithiin starrer to clash with THIS film? Check details". PINKVILLA. 18 January 2025. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Ketika Sharma performs a special song in 'Robinhood'". Telugu Cinema. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Revealed! Rashmika Mandanna Is Charging THIS Whopping Amount for Telugu Film 'VNR Trio'". News 18. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Nithiin's next titled 'Robinhood'; first look out". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Rashmika Mandanna refutes rumours of opting out of 'VNRTrio'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Raashii Khanna to join Nithiin in 'Robinhood'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Has Sreeleela replaced Rashmika Mandanna in Venky Kudumula's film?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Actress Sreeleela Plays Neera Vasudev in Nithiin-starrer Robinhood!". Times Now News. 14 June 2024.
  14. ^ "David Warner Ventures into Telugu Cinema with a Cameo in Robinhood". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Megastar Chiranjeevi Claps Nithiin, Rashmika Mandanna, Venky Kudumula's #VNRTrio and movie launched grandly in Hyderabad". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Nithiin's 'Robinhood' wraps its shoot in Munnar". Telugu Cinema. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Nithiin's 'Robinhood' kicks off shooting in Australia". The Hans India. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  18. ^ BH Harsh (26 November 2024). "'One More Time' from Robinhood is a groovy fusion number". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  19. ^ Aditya Devulapally (14 February 2025). "Second single from Nithiin's Robinhood 'Wherever you go' is a 90s ads themed love duet". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Robinhood Song - Adhi Dha Surprisu (Lyrical)". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  21. ^ T Maruthi Acharya. "Nithiin and Sreeleela's Robinhood postponed due to unforeseen circumstances". India Today. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  22. ^ "'Robinhood': Nithiin-Sreeleela film gets new release date". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  23. ^ "'Robinhood' OTT release". Times of India. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  24. ^ "Robinhood Review: Nithiin's Film Is A Poorly Written Heist Comedy". Times Now. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  25. ^ Harsh, B. H. (3 March 2025). "Robinhood movie review: A listless action-comedy that goes nowhere". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  26. ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (28 March 2025). "'Robinhood' movie review: Nithiin, Sreeleela's action-comedy is a misfire". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  27. ^ "Robinhood movie review: Nithiin, Sreeleela headline a tepid comedy that needed more highs and laughs". The Indian Express. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  28. ^ "'Robinhood' box office collection: Nithiin's film gets a slow start". The Times of India. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  29. ^ "Box Office: Lessons learnt from Tollywood's Robinhood; Routine potboilers no longer work". Pinkvilla. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  30. ^ "Box office: Robinhood slows down drastically". 123telugu.com. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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