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Korean Kanakaraju

Horror Action Comedy Telugu


Follows a Rayalaseema youth named Kanakaraju whose life upends when a vessel from Korea brings a spirit that possesses him, transforming him into Korean Kanakaraju.

Cast:Varun Tej, Ritika Nayak, Sunil Varma, Satya, VTV Ganesh, Mahesh Achanta, Daksha Nagarkar, Bheemala Revanth Pavan Sai Subhash,
Director:Merlapaka Gandhi
Writer:Merlapaka Gandhi, Sheik Dawood G.
Editor:Satya Giduturi
Camera:Manojh Reddy Katasani

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Varun Tej and Sathya’s Comic Timing Cannot Rescue This Dull Narrative

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Sangeetha Devi Dundoo | The Hindu

Sat, August 8 2026

Director Merlapaka Gandhi’s ‘Korean Kanakaraju’ offers a few laughs, but the Telugu horror-comedy struggles with an uneven screenplay

Telugu cinema has repeatedly turned to the horror-comedy genre to deliver crowd-pleasers. Often, a handful of genuinely funny stretches have been enough to carry narratives that are otherwise uneven. As long as the laughs land, audiences have been willing to overlook the rest. Director Merlapaka Gandhi returns to this familiar template, this time throwing K-dramas and K-pop into the mix in the hope of lending the genre a fresh twist. The premise of Korean Kanakaraju is intriguing. The ashes of a Korean man somehow end up in an unassuming bar in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. Through a bizarre turn of events, Kanakaraju (Varun Tej) accidentally mixes alcohol with the ashes, drinks it and becomes possessed.

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