Movie Name: Mowgli 2025
Rating: 2.25/5
Cast: Roshan Kanakala, Sakshi Mhadolkar, Bandi Saroj Kumar, Harsha Chemudu and others
Director: Sandeep Raj
Produced By: People Media Factory
Release Date: 13th December 2025
Mowgli 2025, starring Roshan Kanakala and Sakshi Mhadolkar alongside Bandi Saroj Kumar as the villain, impressed audiences with its posters and promos. The film, directed by Sandeep Raj, has arrived in theaters today. Let’s check how it has been shaped up in the following review.
Story:
Murali Krishna, known as Mowgli (Roshan Kanakala), lives in a small town near a forest. He does various odd jobs to earn a living and dreams of becoming a police officer someday. His life changes when he meets Jasmine, a young woman who is deaf and mute. The two fall in love, and everything seems perfect until Christopher Nolan, a manipulative and womanizing police officer, enters their lives and shatters their happiness. The rest of the film follows Mowgli and Jasmine as they stand up to him to protect their love.
Performances:
Roshan Kanakala plays the lead role with sincerity, but the character fails to leave a strong impact. Sakshi Mhadolkar plays the challenging role of a deaf and mute woman convincingly, though her character lacks depth and scope. Bandi Saroj Kumar appears as the antagonist and delivers a few impactful moments with his performance, but weak writing limits his potential. Harsha Chemudu does a decent job as the hero’s friend.
Analysis:
Mowgli is written and directed by Sandeep Raj, known for Colour Photo. The love story is set in a forest-town backdrop, which feels fresh. The film opens by introducing the villain and then shifts to the love story of the lead pair.
The introduction of the hero, his friend, and their lifestyle is handled reasonably well. However, the love track set against a film shoot backdrop fails to make a strong impression. While the initial moments between the lead pair are fine, the spark quickly fades.
The narrative leading up to the pre-interval feels stretched, as the emotional depth the director aims for never truly lands. The interval, however, works to an extent with a small twist that connects the villain more directly to the love story.
After the interval, the film improves slightly. The police station sequence, which involves the villain and the lead pair works in parts. However, the fightback by the hero and heroine is not portrayed with enough intensity. The storyline becomes predictable, reminding viewers of films like Jayam. The pre-climax, which involves Harsha’s character, is passable.
The climax is overextended. Just when the emotion starts to register, the director unnecessarily drags it further by adding a forced Karma and God angle, which weakens the impact.
Positives:
- Interval Episode
- Post-Interval Police Station Sequence
- Few Scenes Between the Lead Pair
Negatives:
- Uninteresting Screenplay
- Love Track Lacks The Magic
- Unnecessarily Stretched Scenes
- Dragged Climax
Mowgli 2025 Review and Verdict:
Overall, Sandeep Raj’s “Mowgli” presents a predictable plot. While the decent performances and a few well-written scenes work for it, the film ultimately falls short, failing to make a lasting impression due to its dragged-out screenplay and overly familiar, worn-out treatment.
