Anurag Kashyap Makes Telugu Debut In Adivi Sesh's Dacoit, Releasing This Christmas

Our first teaser for Dacoit is an invitation to immerse yourself in this intense tale of love, betrayal, and payback that you’ve only dreamed of. Directed by Shaneil Deo, the film features Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur in lead roles, alongside noted filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who is making his Telugu acting debut. In a first look teaser, the audience gets a sneak peek into the unsettling world of their tumultuous love story, with Mrunal Thakur’s Juliet shown grappling with a torrent of rage and heartbreak.

Kashyap’s South debut comes with a bang

With a tagline like that, Adivi Sesh’s voiceover disclaimer goes on to describe, you’re already cued into the idea that what you’re about to see is a high-stakes, dramatic tale of betrayal and revenge. Inspector Swamy, a no-nonsense, trigger-happy, straight-shooting police inspector with a rabid fidelity to Ayyappa, the tiger god. Yet the complexities of his character add significant depth to the larger tale, including the conflicts of duty vs dharma.

Love turns deadly in this Christmas release

Right now, Dacoit is set for a worldwide theatrical release on December 25, 2025, right around the Christmas holiday season. Film, with never-before-seen on-screen action setup mixed with emotional heartland narrative, seems to be another key supplanting or topping pan pan-India action comedy-drama category. With its ensemble of stars and captivating story, Dacoit is set to become an unmissable cinematic experience, taking viewers along on a violent, passion-fueled path of war and atonement.