Tuck Jagadish is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action family drama film,written and directed by Shiva Nirvana. It is produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi under the banner Shine Screens.The film stars Nani as the title role, alongside Ritu Varma, Aishwarya Rajesh, and Jagapathi Babu. The film features soundtrack composed by S. Thaman and background music scored by Gopi Sundar.

The film was announced in December 2019 with principal photography taking place in Pollachi and Palani of Tamil Nadu, and Rajahmundry of Andhra Pradesh. Tuck Jagadish has cinematography by Prasad Murella and editing by Prawin Pudi. Filming, briefly halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, was completed in December 2020. The theatrical release of this film was deferred multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulting the producers to opt for direct-to-streaming release. Released on 10 September 2021 on Amazon Prime Video coinciding with the festival of Vinayaka Chaviti, the film received mixed reviews from the critics.

In August 2019, sources claimed that Nani will collaborate with Shiva Nirvana, for an untitled project, marking their second collaboration after Ninnu Kori (2017). The film was reportedly produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi, under the banner Shine Screens.The film s title poster was released on 3 December 2019,with the title being revealed as Tuck Jagadish.Although there was no information on the genre or the plot,it speculated that the protagonist s character in the film will be reportedly suffering from bipolar disorder,for which Nani clarified that the news is false. Nani is also said to be distancing from experiment genres, post the dismal outing of V (2020).

On 2 December 2019, Ritu Varma was cast alongside Nani, after having previously collaborated for Yevade Subramanyam (2015).The film marked her return to Telugu films after Kesava (2017),where she was reported to play a village girl in the film.She called it as her "big commercial film".Aishwarya Rajesh was also cast in the second leading role, with Jagapathi Babu being seen as Nani s brother.The cast members also included Nassar, Daniel Balaji, Thiruveer, Rohini, Devadarshini, and Praveen.

The film was launched officially on 30 January 2020,with principal shoot began on 11 February 2020. The filming initially took place in Pollachi after which the crew headed to Rajahmundry to shoot some crucial scenes, an action sequence and the song "Inkosaari Inkosaari" was planned to be shot,before filming came to halt, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 7 October 2020, Nani resumed the shooting of the film in Hyderabad,adhering to the safety guidelines ensured to curb COVID-19 spread.However, on 18 October, the team halted shoot after its key technician was diagnosed with COVID-19. As only 75% of the shooting is under completion, before lockdown, the makers continued the shoot. The film entered its final schedule on 5 December 2020,and also entered its post-production stage, with Nani started dubbing for his portions in January 2021.

The film was initially scheduled for a theatrical release on 16 April 2021, but was later pushed back by a week to 23 April 2021. The release was put on hold, following the second wave of COVID-19 in India. Following, the reopening of theatres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,the producers of Tuck Jagadish reinstated the plans for theatrical release during late-July and early-August.However, they had decided to release the film through over-the-top streaming services (OTT), following the regulations of ticket prices levied by the Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy faced disapproval from the exhibitors. In this process, medium and high-budget films may garner higher ticket rates as per the new regulations, which was condemned by many members from the film fraternity. The digital rights were sold to Amazon Prime Video.


The film was planned for a release on 10 September 2021, during the festival Ganesh Chaturthi. However, Sunil Narang, the vice president of Telangana Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC), requested the producers not to release on the date, as it may eventually affect the prospects of Love Story (2021), another film which scheduled for release on the same date.However, the producers claimed that the decision was taken by the streaming platform s executives, and the producers do not have to interfere about the change of release.In an interview to The Indian Express, Nani spoke about the film s release that "An OTT is a great platform to watch different types of content. It also has a massive reach and has inspired a change in the preferences of the audience. However, I firmly believe that nothing can replace the big-screen entertainment."

Tuck Jagadish received mixed reviews from the critics. Writing for The Hindu, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo called Tuck Jagadish a familiar family drama with a predictable storyline. She appreciated the emotional scenes between the characters and stated: "The later part of the story, though predictable and long-drawn, work partly because of the earnestness with which Nani, Aishwarya Rajesh and Jagapati Babu shoulder it. Ritu Varma is charming and effective." Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express said that the film was "old wine in a new bottle," criticizing the poor writing by Nirvana. "He seems to have borrowed, rehashed and refurbished ideas and the philosophy of all hit melodramatic films that he has ever watched without any value addition," he added.Hindustan Times critic Haricharan Pudipeddi also felt the same, and wrote: "The emotional family drama moments are tiring to sit through, and the film is stuck in the 1980s, story-wise, but luckily the action choreography and performances make up for the boring plot."

Murali Krishna CH of Cinema Express stated: "Tuck Jagadish is a mixed bag of emotions that depicts family conflict, sibling rivalry and heartbreak." Contrary to other critics, Krishna opined that the pacing was aptly suited to the film, given its "delicate, emotional tale that evokes the complexity of its premise." India Today editor Janani K concluded her review by stating: "Tuck Jagadish is an emotional family drama that stresses the importance of human relationships. Had the screenplay had some refreshing sequences, the film would have had more impact."

The Quint gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and opined that the film just stops short of being fully mass . They further cited it as "pleasant yet familiar good vs evil story". Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute opined that the title had little relevance to the plot and suggested Naidu gari Kutumbam (transl. Naidu s family) instead. Ganesan also explored the politics of the film and wrote: "Tollywood films have always looked at village life from the perspective of Gandhi, or to be more precise, from an upper caste perspective that romanticises it. Villages are a cesspool of casteism. Defying caste codes will result in violence of various degrees."Nirmal Narayanan of the International Business Times wrote, "Tuck Jagadish is cliched but engaging. If you are the one who loves to see that age-old village drama again, watch it."

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Adisesha Naidu is the headman of Bhudevipuram village. He has two sons, Bosu Babu and Jagadish Naidu. After the death of his first wife, Adisesha takes another wife and has children with her who all are brought up together as a joint family. Bosu, however, secretly dislikes the other family members as he believes he is the only rightful inheritor of his father s wealth as the first wife s first son. He also hates the thought that his father has a soft corner for his girl children. Bhudevipuram is notorious for its property disputes which are usually solved by Adisesha Naidu. On one such occasion, Veerendra s father is killed in a feud and he develops hatred towards Adisesha s family. ​

Upon the death of Adisesha by cardiac arrest, Bosu threatens the advocate and ensures to prepare the will giving him access over all the family assets rather than to his other siblings, contrary to what his father wished. He secretly makes a deal with Veerendra and gets his niece Chandra married to Veerendra s brother in exchange for a share in a windmill project coming up in the place of farms leased out to local farmers by Adisesha. Bosu also insults Adisesha s second wife and his step-siblings when they demand a share in the property, thereby outing them out. Following his father s death, Jagadish is also sent away to the city for further studies and is not informed of his niece s wedding. Upon returning to the village, he is furious about being kept in dark about property disputes, farm issues, etc. He is shut down by his brother Bosu when he tries to talk him into sharing his portion of wealth with other family members. Jagadish then is appointed as the Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) for that village with the district collector s support and starts mending everything his brother has done.

Jagadeesh visits his niece Chandra and understands that she s been a victim of domestic abuse and wishes to take her away from there. When she resists, he hands over her a remote with a light on the terrace of her house which signals that she s in trouble. Unable to get a No Objection Certificate for the windmill project from the MRO Jagadish, Veerendra takes ₹5 crore from the project owner Somaraju and cheats Bosu. This causes a rift between Veerendra and Bosu that ensues Bose to be attacked by Veerendra s brother.

While Bosu is in a hospital bed, his stepmother donates blood for his recovery. With the help of the advocate, Jagadish learns and reveals to Bosu, that his stepmother was actually his biological mother and Jagadish is the only child of Adisesha Naidu s first wife, thereby inheriting the entire property. Bosu is torn and hurt by the way he treated his own family and mends his relationship with them. Jagadish, however, is wrongly assumed to be after the property by everyone in the family except Bosu and Chandra.

Bosu visits Veerendra to repair Chandra s wedding life and recollect 5 crore so that it s paid back to Somaraju. Veerendra and his brother refuse and try to kill Bose and Chandra. Chandra realises the danger and turns on the signal light to apprise Jagadish of the situation. Jagadish arrives and in the ensuing fight kills Veerendra and his brother; thereby taking Bosu and Chandra back to the family.

Jagadish marries the Village Revenue Officer Gummadi Varalakshmi and is transferred to a new location rampant in corruption which he is ready to address.