Samantha-starrer ‘Maa Inti Bangaram’ is among the promising releases in May. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With big-budget Telugu films such as Nani-starrer The Paradise, Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor’s Peddi, and Akhil Akkineni’s Lenin postponing their releases, citing longer production and post production timelines for their ambitious projects, the onus is on small and medium budget films to keep theatres afloat this summer. Among the recent releases, Adivi Sesh’s Dacoit and Sharwanand’s Bikercontinue to hold fort in theatres.Naga Shaurya’s much-delayed Bad Boy Karthik, the ETV Win-backed Thiruveer starrer Papam Prathap and Kiran Abbavaram’s Thimmarajupalli released last week but the footfalls have not been encouraging. Published – April 24, 2026 08:00 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: ECI issues fresh post-poll guidelines for Bengal OpenAI says new model adept at making AI better