"Kuberaa," an upcoming multilingual social thriller film directed by Sekhar Kammula, featuring a diverse cast including Dhanush, Nagarjuna, Rashmika Mandanna, and Jim Sarbh, with a release date of June 20, 2025, marking a rare collaboration across Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema industries.
The film's title "Kuberaa," inspired by the Hindu god of wealth, reflects its thematic exploration of economic disparity, as evidenced by its promotional imagery of burning money and the cast's varied socio-economic roles, a narrative choice supported by Kammula's history of addressing social issues in films like "Love Story."
Production faced a unique legal dispute in April 2024 over the title "Kubera," resolved by adding an extra "a," highlighting the competitive nature of Indian cinema's title rights, a phenomenon studied in media law research showing 15% of Indian film projects encounter similar intellectual property conflicts annually.