The Donga Naa Koduku teaser opens with a prayer, and that is the first joke. Eeswar thanks God for his parents, his friend and his girlfriend, and then asks for just one more thing in his next birth: more money. It is a small, honest, slightly shameless wish, and it tells you everything about the hero of this Telugu crime comedy. He is not a criminal mastermind. He is a young man from a lower-middle-class family who wants an easy fortune, and the film is going to enjoy watching that plan fall apart.
Image Credit: Mythri Movie Makers — Official Teaser via YouTube
Meet Eeswar, the hero who wants everything without working for it
Mouli Tanuj Prasanth plays Eeswar, and the Donga Naa Koduku teaser builds the whole film around his attitude. He skips his studies, drops out of his B.Tech course, borrows money from almost everyone he knows, and still walks around as if the world owes him a comfortable life. His family is frustrated, his parents are tired of his excuses, and yet there is something likeable about him. He is not cruel, just careless, and the comedy comes from how confidently he avoids responsibility.
That is a smart choice for Mouli. He became known through the web series 90s – A Middle Class Biopic and then found a much bigger audience with the romantic comedy Little Hearts. In Little Hearts he played a sincere young lover; here, in the Donga Naa Koduku teaser, he is almost the opposite, a selfish dreamer who thinks a shortcut will fix his life. The change of register is part of the appeal. Audiences who liked his comic timing before will recognise it here, but the character gives him a different kind of scene to play: the boy who talks his way into trouble and then has to talk his way out of it.
A family that is funny because it is so familiar
The Donga Naa Koduku teaser is at its best when Eeswar is at home. Veteran comedian Ali plays his father, and Rajitha plays his mother, and their exasperation feels real because it is so ordinary. They have a son who will not study, will not work, and will not listen, and their scolding only makes him more inventive with his excuses. The teaser even suggests that the parents themselves are a little money-minded, which turns the family comedy into a two-way joke: the son learned his attitude somewhere.
Sushmitha Shetty plays Eeswar’s girlfriend, and the teaser gives her a light, natural presence rather than a decorative role. One of the teaser’s most talked-about moments is a simple tiffin scene between the couple at the beach, funny precisely because it is so small. Around them, Raghu Babu, Priya, Gundu Sudharshan, Babloo, Nanda Gopal and Bhadram fill out a cast that looks built for ensemble comedy, where every supporting player gets a chance to land a line.
The jewellery heist that turns a comedy into a crime caper
Sooner or later, a hero who wants unlimited money is going to try something foolish, and the Donga Naa Koduku teaser does not hide where this story is heading. Eeswar gets drawn into a jewellery shop robbery, and the plan goes wrong in the way such plans always do in a good comedy: at the wrong moment, in front of the wrong people, with consequences he never imagined. The teaser keeps the details of the heist deliberately vague, but the shape of it is clear. This is a robbery comedy, not a dark crime film, and the chaos around the failed plan is where the laughs will come from.
Set in Vizag, the film uses its coastal city setting as more than a backdrop. The streets, the beach and the middle-class neighbourhoods give the story a lived-in feel, and the teaser leans into that everyday world rather than into glossy action. There are hints of chase and panic, but the tone stays playful. The question the Donga Naa Koduku teaser leaves you with is not whether Eeswar will get rich, but how much trouble he will be in by the time he realises that money was never the point.
Why the Donga Naa Koduku teaser works for Mythri Movie Makers
The Donga Naa Koduku teaser carries the Mythri Movie Makers name, and that matters for a film of this size. The Donga Naa Koduku teaser is, in that sense, a statement of confidence: a big banner betting on a small, character-driven comedy rather than on scale alone. Mythri is known for big-budget blockbusters, but it has also built a habit of backing content-driven, modestly budgeted films with new talent, and this film fits that second strand perfectly. A debutant director, a young lead coming off a surprise hit, and a premise that depends on writing rather than scale: that is exactly the kind of project a confident banner can lift.
Sreenu Kambala writes and directs the film in his directorial debut, and the teaser suggests a director who trusts his characters. The jokes are not shouted; they come from Eeswar’s worldview, from his family’s reactions, and from situations that spiral out of his control. Behind the camera, Suriya Balaji handles cinematography, Sinjith Yerramilli composes the music, Sreedhar Sompally edits, and Nagendra Guvvala looks after production design. Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar produce the film, with Anil Yerneni as co-producer.
Donga Naa Koduku release date and OTT update
Donga Naa Koduku releases in cinemas on 13 November 2026, as announced by the makers and confirmed in the Donga Naa Koduku teaser itself, which ends with the date on screen. It arrives in the second week of November, alongside other Telugu releases, but its light crime-comedy tone sets it apart from the bigger action and mythological titles around it.
No OTT platform or streaming date has been announced for Donga Naa Koduku yet. That is normal before a theatrical release: the film will first play in cinemas, and any digital premiere will be announced after its theatrical run. For now, the only confirmed way to watch it is in theatres from 13 November 2026.
For another November release with a very different mood, read our piece on the Summer Holidays trailer, a nostalgic Telugu family drama arriving in cinemas on 6 November.
Watch the official teaser below.
Frequently asked questions
When does Donga Naa Koduku release?
Donga Naa Koduku releases in theatres on 13 November 2026.
Who directed Donga Naa Koduku?
Sreenu Kambala wrote and directed the film in his directorial debut. It is produced by Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar under Mythri Movie Makers.
Who stars in Donga Naa Koduku?
Mouli Tanuj Prasanth plays Eeswar, with Sushmitha Shetty as his girlfriend. The cast also includes Ali as his father, Rajitha as his mother, Raghu Babu, Priya, Gundu Sudharshan, Babloo, Nanda Gopal and Bhadram.
What is Donga Naa Koduku about?
It is a Telugu crime comedy about Eeswar, a carefree B.Tech dropout from a lower-middle-class family who dreams of unlimited money and gets caught up in a jewellery shop robbery that goes hilariously wrong.
Where can I watch Donga Naa Koduku online?
No OTT platform or streaming date has been announced yet. The film will first release in theatres on 13 November 2026.
Image Credit: Mythri Movie Makers — Official Teaser via YouTube
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