Indian production house Maddock Films‘ “Param Sundari,” a cross-cultural romance starring Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor, is set for theatrical release on July 25, 2025.
The film, directed by Tushar Jalota (“Dasvi”), centers on a love story between a North Indian protagonist (Malhotra) and a South Indian character (Kapoor), filmed in Kerala. The film “promises a heartfelt tale of love, where two worlds collide, and sparks are bound to fly. Set against the breathtaking backwaters of Kerala, this love story is a rollercoaster of laughter, chaos, and unexpected twists you won’t see coming,” per a description provided by Maddock.
“Its like those films that Mani-sir [Mani Ratnam] used to do like ‘Saathiya’ [the Hindi-language remake of Tamil drama-romance film “Alai Payuthey”],” Maddock chief Dinesh Vijan told Variety. “The kind of music it has and Janhvi playing a South Indian is interesting, Sid’s playing a Northern Delhi boy and the conflict is very cool. It’s like maybe taking ‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya’ forward – there’s a high tech idea in there. But we are going into the ‘Kantara’ world of sorts – we are going a little more than than that.”
In Maddock’s hit sci-fi rom-com “Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya,” Kriti Sanon plays SIFRA (Super Intelligent Female Robot Automation), with whom robotics engineer Aryan (Shahid Kapoor) falls in love. SIFRA eventually develops sentient feelings.
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Rishab Shetty’s “Kantara” (2022) is a folk-action drama set in rural Karnataka, where a rebellious villager, Shiva, becomes entangled in a clash between his community’s sacred traditions and modern greed.
Maddock Films delivered a series of successful genre films in 2024, including the breakout horror-comedy “Munjya,” the franchise continuation “Stree 2,” thriller “Sector 36″ and whodunnit “Murder Mubarak.”