Junior is a 2025 Indian action drama film written and directed by Radha Krishna Reddy, and produced by Sai Korrapati through Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Kannada languages, the film features Kireeti Reddy, Genelia D'Souza, Sreeleela and V. Ravichandran in important roles.
The film was released on 18 July 2025. The film was a box office bomb.
College is where Abhinav hopes to finally find some distance between him and his possessive father Kodandapani, after enduring a childhood of helicopter parenting. He dedicates the 4 years of his engineering degree to making memories, with teachers, friends and a special someone. Desperate to keep his father at armâÂÂs length and to woo his love-interest Spoorthy, Abhi lands an internship with a software giant Rise Solutions. After joining, he gets into beef with his headstrong manager Vijaya Soujanya, who happens to be the daughter of the companyâÂÂs chairman Gopal. Frustrated with VijayaâÂÂs rude and strict mannerisms, Abhi works with dedication and uncovers a scam within the company planted by VijayaâÂÂs rival.
In the process of setting this issue right, Abhi uncovers secrets about his family from Gopal. He realizes that Vijaya is actually his elder sister and she was adopted by Gopal long before he was born, as his father was unable to bear her medical expenses and gave her up to Gopal and his wife. He also realizes that Vijaya turned cold because of this and despises both Gopal and her father. How Abhi manages to win her cold heart, reunite her with their father and fix the issues within the company forms the rest of the story.
It marked Genelia return to Telugu film industry after 13 years.
The soundtrack and background score is composed by Devi Sri Prasad.
Junior was released 18 July 2025. Telugu version was later released on Aha and Amazon Prime Video on 30 September 2025, and Kannada version was released on Namma Flix.
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote, "Junior plays out like an extended showreel for Kireeti Reddy, highlighting his screen presence, dancing chops, aptitude for action, and ability to well up on cue". BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and felt that the film lacks "novelty, emotional depth, or engaging drama".Film turned out to be commercial failure and nothing new to offer audience