Su From So
2025 Kannada film directed by J P Tuminad
Su From So is a 2025 Indian Kannada language comedy drama film written and directed by J. P. Thuminad in his directorial debut and is produced by Shashidhar Shetty Baroda, Ravi Rai Kalasa, and Raj B. Shetty under Lighter Buddha Films. It stars Shaneel Gautham, J. P. Thuminad, Sandhya Arakere, Prakash Thuminad, Deepak Rai Panaje, Mime Ramdas and Raj B. Shetty.
Set in the coastal village of Marlur linked to Someshwara, the story follows Ashoka, a carefree young man whose innocent crush spirals into rumours of possession by a ghost named Sulochana, upending village life through a cascade of comedic supernatural events.
The film was released theatrically on 25 July 2025. Upon release, it received overwhelmingly positive reviews and became a commercial success. It also became the seventh highest-grossing Kannada film of all time and the second highest-grossing Kannada film of the year. The film was credited with bringing back large footfalls in Kannada cinema after Raajakumara (2017), KGF Series (2018–2022), Kantara (2022) and 777 Charlie (2022). The Hollywood Reporter India rated it one of the best Indian films of 2025. It was remade into Marathi as Tumbadchi Manjula (2026).
Plot
Ashoka, a young painter in the village Maruluru, develops a crush on a woman.
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