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‘Cheekatilo’ Holds Hyderabad Screening as Prime Video Debut Nears

The Telugu thriller centers on a true‑crime podcaster drawn into a decades‑old serial‑killer mystery.

Overview

  • A special screening was held in Hyderabad, with Sobhita Dhulipala attending alongside Naga Chaitanya, and guests including producer Suresh Babu and actor Adivi Sesh.
  • Cheekatilo will stream exclusively on Prime Video starting January 23, 2026.
  • Sobhita plays Sandhya, a criminology graduate who hosts a true‑crime podcast and uses it as an investigative tool.
  • The plot kicks off when a new murder points to clues from crimes nearly two decades old, setting up a tense cat‑and‑mouse pursuit without revealing key twists.
  • Directed by Sharan Kopishetty and written with Chandra Pemmaraju under Suresh Productions, the series features Viswadev Rachakonda with Chaitanya Visalakshmi, Esha Chawla, Jhansi, Aamani and Vadlamani Srinivas, as Dhulipala underscores the story’s responsibility and social commentary in interviews.