KOREAN KANAKARAJU TRAILER

The Indo-Korean horror-comedy everyone’s talking about

Movie Basics

Title: Korean Kanakaraju

Release Date: August 7, 2026 in theatres worldwide

Language: Telugu

Director & Writer: Merlapaka Gandhi 

Producers: UV Creations + First Frame Entertainments

Music: Thaman S

Cinematography: Manojh Reddy Katasani

Editing: Satyaa G

Cast

Varun Tej as Kanakaraju - Dual shades: Rayalaseema rowdy + Korean possessed mafia don

Ritika Nayak as Korean girl - plays a key role in the supernatural plot

Satya - Major comic role

Supporting: Korean actors for the Korea portions

Plot Breakdown from Trailer

Rayalaseema Track: Kanakaraju is a Penukonda local. Fights, drinks, typical mass hero intro

The Trigger: A mysterious dragon-shaped vase from Korea comes to him. He gets possessed

Supernatural Powers: Eyes glow blue, super strength, and weird teleportation/morphing whenever "Korea" is mentioned

Korea Track: Cut to Korean police torturing an Indian photographer for info on "Kanakaraju". Varun enters police station in lungi, kills cops with katana, says "I am back" in Korean

Big Twist: Climax glimpse shows Varun with tattoos, missing middle finger, surrounded by armed Korean mafia. Hints at connection between Rayalaseema and Korean underworld

Merlapaka Gandhi calls it "fun on one side, thrill on the other" with a cross-cultural twist

Themes the film mixes

Rayalaseema faction culture

Korean folklore + ghost stories 

Korean Mafia/Gangster world

Horror + Comedy + Fantasy + Action