Director: Srinath Badineni
Three jobless engineers, one small Indian village, and a pile of stolen money nobody wants to admit to holding — Kismat turns a heist gone sideways into a comedy about what honesty costs when everyone around you is looking the other way.
What is Kismat about?
Kismat follows a trio of unemployed engineering graduates whose quiet, unremarkable lives get upended overnight. A theft they never planned lands in their laps, and instead of walking away clean, the three friends find themselves scrambling to hide the money, dodge suspicion, and keep their small community from finding out. Director Srinath Badineni leans into the absurdity of the situation rather than the crime itself: every attempt to bury the secret digs it deeper, and every lie meant to protect the group threatens to expose them. As pressure builds, the film asks a simple question with messy answers — when the easiest path is to stay silent, is honesty even a choice anymore? Riya Suman and Abhinav Gomatam anchor the ensemble alongside Srinivas Avasarala, Naresh Agastya, and Viswadev Rachakonda, playing off each other with the rhythm of people who have known each other far too long to keep secrets well.
Cast & crew
Riya Suman and Abhinav Gomatam lead a cast built for comic timing, with Srinivas Avasarala and Naresh Agastya rounding out a friend group whose chemistry carries much of the film's tension. Viswadev Rachakonda fills out the ensemble as the situation spirals further from anyone's control.
Context & significance
Released in 2024 and directed by Srinath Badineni, Kismat is a Telugu-language comedy running just over two hours, built around the everyday stakes of small-village life rather than big-city crime drama tropes.
Where & how to watch
Kismat streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing available, part of a catalog built for Farsi-speaking audiences. The page is free to browse; watching the film requires logging into a K-Time account, where the interface and navigation are fully in Farsi.