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The film was released on 23 January 2026 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sobhita Dhulipala’s Telugu Crime Thriller ‘Cheekatilo’ Sets Premiere Date |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/prime-video-sets-january-premiere-for-telugu-crime-thriller-cheekatilo-starring-sobhita-dhulipala |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2026-01-08 |title=Sobhita Dhulipala’s Cheekatilo: Prime Video Announces Streaming Date |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sobhita-dhulipalas-cheekatilo-ott-release-date-announced-1929112 |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> |
The film was released on 23 January 2026 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sobhita Dhulipala’s Telugu Crime Thriller ‘Cheekatilo’ Sets Premiere Date |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/prime-video-sets-january-premiere-for-telugu-crime-thriller-cheekatilo-starring-sobhita-dhulipala |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2026-01-08 |title=Sobhita Dhulipala’s Cheekatilo: Prime Video Announces Streaming Date |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sobhita-dhulipalas-cheekatilo-ott-release-date-announced-1929112 |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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The name of the film is based on the notorious serial killer [[Andrei Chikatilo]] of the erstwhile [[USSR]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cheekatilo (2026) – Trivia – IMDb |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt31852038/trivia/?ref_=ttfc_ov_ql_3 |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> |
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2026 Indian Telugu film by Sharan Koppisetty
Cheekatilo (transl. In the darkness) is a 2026 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by Sharan Koppisetty and written by Chandra Pemmaraju.[1][2] Produced by D. Suresh Babu for Suresh Productions, it stars Sobhita Dhulipala and Vishwadev Rachakonda.[3][4]
The film was released on 23 January 2026 on Amazon Prime Video.[5][6]
The background score and songs were composed by Sricharan Pakala.
All lyrics are written by Chetan Prasad.
| Title | Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Theme Song” | Sahithi Chaganti, Sricharan Pakala | |
| 2. | “Aigini” | Sindhu Budhavarapu |
Release and reception
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Cheekatilo was released on 23 January 2026 on Amazon Prime Video.[7]
Sanjana Pulugurtha of The Times of India rated it 3 out of 5 and cited it as a “well-staged thriller despite flaws”, referring to the writing.[8] Echoing the same, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote that “Cheekatilo is an engaging, thoughtful drama that finds its strength in empathy rather than spectacle, but it could have benefited from sharper writing”.[9] Neeshita Nyayapati of Hindustan Times rated it 2.5 out of 5 felt that a film like this needed more “sensitivity and nuance” citing its subject.[10]
