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The wait is almost over! Thamma, Maddock Films’ latest addition to its blockbuster horror-comedy universe, is gearing up for a grand Diwali release on October 21, 2025. It's release during the Diwali season means its competition will run strong against movies like Son Of Sardaar 2, Kesari Chapter 2 and more.
Starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Paresh Rawal, the film is made on a budget of ₹125 crores, excluding print and publicity, reports suggest.
Internationally acclaimed VFX companies have also worked on the film, leading its budget to come close to ₹150 crores, the costliest in the Maddock's spooky yet hilarious cinematic world. It beat Rajkumar Rao's Stree 2, costing ₹125 crores.
Thamma is directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik. This will be the fifth chapter in Maddock’s following Stree, Bhediya, Munjya and Stree 2.
With Thamma, the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe inches closer to a major milestone: a total of ₹1,000 crore at the Indian box office. The previous four films have already raked in a combined ₹930 crore. Thamma needs to earn a minimum of ₹70 crore to push the franchise past the billion mark.
The September-released trailer opens with Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s mysterious voice-over, wherein he reveals that he’s a vampire created to safeguard humanity, but he soon turns rogue and went on to assemble his own army of bloodthirsty beings.
Meanwhile, Ayushmann Khurrana’s character, an unsuspecting man-turned-vampire, finds himself torn between love and survival when he falls for Rashmika Mandanna.
Paresh Rawal brings his trademark comic timing as Ayushmann’s quirky father, while the trailer also teases Varun Dhawan’s much-awaited return as Bhediya and a fiery cameo from Nora Fatehi.
Along with Hindi, the romantic horror-comedy will also be released in Telugu.
