Cheekatilo Story

Cheekatilo is a Telugu crime thriller directed by Sharan Kopishetty and produced by D. Suresh Babu under the prestigious Suresh Productions banner. The film stars Sobhita Dhulipala in the lead role, supported by Vishwadev Rachakonda, Krishna Chaitanya, Esha Chawla, Jhansi, Aamani, Vadlamani Srinivas, Ravindra Vijay, and several others. The technical crew includes Sricharan Pakala as the music composer, Mallikarjun handling cinematography, and KSN as the editor.

Story

From a young age, Sandhya Nelluri (Sobhita Dhulipala) is known for her uncompromising and fearless nature. She works as a journalist at a television news channel but resigns from her job when she finds the channel’s practices conflicting with her ethical values. Determined to focus on meaningful issues, Sandhya launches a podcast titled “Cheekatilo.”

During this phase, her colleague Bobby (Aditi Makkal) and Bobby’s boyfriend are brutally murdered under mysterious circumstances. While investigating who is behind the crime, Sandhya uncovers a shocking pattern—several murders committed in the same manner across the Godavari districts. Realizing the gravity of the situation, she teams up with her fiancé Amar (Vishwadev Rachakonda) to dig deeper into the case.

What were the issues at the television channel that Sandhya could not accept? Why did she start the Cheekatilo podcast? How did Bobby’s murder deeply affect her? Who is behind the series of rape and murder cases that occurred over the last 20 years in the Godavari region? How does the police officer (Suresh) respond to these crimes? What role does government employee Rao (Vadlamani Srinivas) play in the investigation? What is the significance of Ravindra Vijay’s character in the story? How does Sandhya’s love life with Amar evolve during this dangerous journey? How does Padma’s (Aamani) murder change the course of the investigation? Does Sandhya succeed in identifying the killer? And how does the Special Investigation Team officer (Isha Chawla) handle this complex case?

The answers to all these gripping questions form the core of Cheekatilo.

Release Date

Cheekatilo movie was released directly on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video on January 23, 2026.