Bakasura Restaurant


Bakasura Restaurant is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language horror comedy film written and directed by SJ Shiva. The film features an ensemble cast of Praveen, Harsha Chemudu, Jai Krishna, Vivek Dandu, Amar Lathu, Ram Patas and Shining Phani.
The film was released on 8 August 2025.

Plot

Paramesh is a software employee who dreams of opening his own restaurant. He lives with four friends - Vaman, Sai, Palli, and Bhargav - and starts saving money to make his dream come true. Vaman wants to be a filmmaker, while the other friends have no clear goals and depend on Paramesh's income. When things don't go their way, the group turns to making ghost-hunting videos for YouTube to earn quick money. During one of their shoots at a palace, they discover a book related to black magic. The story takes a supernatural turn when groceries start vanishing overnight from their home, no matter where they hide them. Something unseen and hungry is lurking in the kitchen. A wish made by the five youngsters leads them to unveil a supernatural force lurking around them.

Cast

Music

The background score and soundtrack were composed by Vikas Badisa. The first song "Jathiyam" was released on 29 May 2025.

Release and reception

Bakasura Restaurant was released on 8 August 2025. It was later released on Amazon Prime Video and Sun NXT on 8 September.
The Times of India wrote "Bakasura Restaurant entertains in patches and features a few engaging performances, but the execution never quite matches the freshness of its premise". OTTPlay mentioned that the film is "a horror comedy that works in parts. It starts on a very interesting note and has good comedy". Andhra Jyothi rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and echoed the same.