Aadi Saikumar's 'Shambala' Opens to Mixed Reviews and Decent Box Office

Aadi Saikumar's latest Telugu film, 'Shambala,' a mystical thriller directed by Ugandhar Muni, premiered on December 25, 2025. The movie has garnered varied critical responses, with Telugu360 rating it 2.5/5. It achieved a respectable ₹3.3 crore worldwide gross on its opening day.

• Aadi Saikumar's 'Shambala' is a Telugu mystical thriller released on December 25, 2025.
• Telugu360 published a review, rating the film 2.5 out of 5 stars.
• The movie's plot centers on a geoscientist investigating strange incidents in a village after a meteor crash.
• It collected an estimated ₹1.5 crore net in India and ₹3.3 crore worldwide on its first day.
• Critics generally note a sincere effort by the director but a somewhat stale or predictable plot.
• Aadi Saikumar's performance as the atheist scientist Vikram has been praised in the film.

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