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Radhe Shyam

Radhe Shyam

It's all written in the stars.

2022138 minMidcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Director
K.K. Radhakrishna Kumar
Starring
Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Sachin Khedekar, Krishnamraju

Vikramaditya, a world-renowned palmist, believes love does not exist in his stars, until he meets Prerana. But when destiny tries to pull them apart, will love prevail?

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Highlights

What stands out about Radhe Shyam?

Radhe Shyam earns 4 badges, led by Divisive and Split on its emotional impact.

Reception

Is Radhe Shyam worth watching?

Radhe Shyam's Midcredits score is the 43rd percentile of all films, from 34K ratings across 2 sources. 59% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

43rd percentile

Better received than 43% of films

52nd percentile among Romance44th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)21st
Approval (how many liked it)65th

52 /100

21st percentile of all films

18th percentile among Romance24th percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

Big peaks at both ends — people either love this or bounce off it hard.

Approval

How many liked it

59% liked it

65th percentile of all films

80th percentile among Romance65th percentile among 2020s
59% rated it 7–1041% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

91st percentile

34K ratings across platforms

99th percentile among Romance92nd percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 61% in 30 days

Box office

Budget₹2B

In Indian rupee, not converted to dollars.

Opening weekend$1.9M
Domestic gross$1.9M
Worldwide gross$16M

91st percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

The film is visually grand and ambitious, but its storytelling and execution are divisive.

Fans praised

  • Visually stunning with grand production design and European locations
  • Unique love story concept blending destiny and romance
  • Performances by Prabhas and Pooja Hegde with good chemistry

Detractors panned

  • Weak, predictable plot with overly slow pacing
  • Prabhas's Hindi dubbing is poor and unconvincing
  • Lack of emotional depth and chemistry between leads

What stands out

CinematographyDivisive80

Lavish, beautifully composed frames; praised regardless of camp, though some detractors note overuse of VFX makes it feel artificial

Sound and musicDivisive75

Songs and background score widely appreciated; Thaman's BGM and Mithoon's compositions stand out

Effects and spectacleDivisive65

Ambitious VFX and grand scale, but many detractors call them unfinished or video-game-like; fans consider them top-notch for Indian cinema

ActingDivisive50

Prabhas's performance polarizing; some praise his commitment, others find him expressionless; Pooja Hegde gets mixed reviews, with some fans applauding her glamour and effort, while detractors say she is lifeless

CharactersDivisive35

Lead characters lack depth and motivation; supporting cast underutilized and poorly written

Plot and storyDivisive30

Thin, predictable story that feels clichéd and lacking in logic

PacingDivisive30

First half extremely slow and tedious; second half slightly improved but overall drags

DialogueDivisive25

Weak, cringe-worthy, and poorly delivered, especially in Hindi dubbing

Preferred by

Under-30s vs over-30s

Preferred by Under-30s

Under-30s scored it 27 points higher than over-30s.

US vs non-US

Preferred by Non-US Viewers

Non-US viewers scored it 38 points higher than US viewers.

Watch experience

What is Radhe Shyam like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Moving and uplifting: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready for heavy feelings, and you want to be moved and come out lifted.

It is intense and leaves you feeling good. Skip it when you want an easy night.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Room for heavy feelings.

What it feels like

Moving and uplifting.

Moods
RomanticTenseHopefulBittersweet
Heaviest: late
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Romantic · 8% of filmsMelodramatic · 9% of films: Heightened emotion, played large.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film plays its love-versus-destiny romance completely straight, with glossy grand visuals and heightened, melodramatic emotion.
The rideThe film alternates between tender romantic moments and high-stakes melodrama, with the emotional peak in the later acts as the couple's fate is tested.
StructureThe story is told chronologically, from the palmist and Prerana meeting on a train through their separation, trials and eventual reunion.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Feeling good.

The answer rests on this: Feel-goodHopeful
Why it leaves you this wayThe lovers beat the odds and destiny, leaving a warm, hopeful afterglow.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Rebirth
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13% (this title): Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2% (this title)
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Rebirth: A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed. · Second chance: A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).

13% of films fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeA confirmed sceptic of love is transformed by a great romance, and his belief that destiny is fixed gives way to a willingness to sacrifice for someone else; the story ends in reunion and marriage.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfRomanticlove
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27% (this title): Romantic love 15% (this title) · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% (this title) · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% (this title) · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Bonds

Romantic love · 15% of filmsFate · 1% of filmsSacrifice · 4% of films
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe film pits a heartfelt romance against the palmist's certainty in destiny, exploring whether love can rewrite fate.
StanceThe film questions whether destiny is absolute or can be defied by love and will, neither fully celebrating nor fully warning against belief in fate.

The world

Late 20th centuryIn transitUrbanDomesticInstitutionalStylized realism
Orchestral modernPopWorldForeground music · original score
Setting1978 India and Italy, spanning trains, hospitals, and a storm-tossed cargo ship
MusicGiven the melodramatic romance, the score likely features sweeping orchestral melodies and romantic ballad numbers.

Content guide

Is Radhe Shyam okay for kids?

As of October 3, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at mild (32/100), sexual content at mild (32/100), language at minimal (6/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (22/100) and frightening material at mild (29/100). Overall it is heavier than 8% of all films.

Ratings in 5 other countries
  • UK12A
  • AustraliaM
  • Ireland12
  • IndiaUA
  • Russia12+
Overall
Mild · all five categories
Heavier than 8% of all films
Violence & Gore
Mild · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavier than 22% of all films
Sex & Nudity
Mild · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavier than 41% of all films
Profanity
None / Minimal
heavier than 4% of all films
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
heavier than 17% of all films
Frightening / Intense
Mild · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavier than 20% of all films

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Nothing here is extreme. The strongest element is sexual content.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Radhe Shyam have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Radhe Shyam?

Cast

Prabhas
as Vikramaditya
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Pooja Hegde
as Prerana
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Sachin Khedekar
as Prerana's Uncle
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Krishnamraju
as Paramahamsa
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Sathyaraj
as Paramahamsa
Jayaram
as The Ship Captain
Bhagyashree Patwardhan
as Girija Rani
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Jagapathi Babu
as Anand Rajput
Priyadarshi Pulikonda
as Subbarao
Murli Sharma
as Prerana's father
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.

Crew

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Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

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