# Jigel

Jigel is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language romantic thriller film directed by Malli Yeluri. The film stars Thrigun and Megha Chowdhury in the lead roles, alongside Posani Krishna Murali, Sayaji Shinde, and Raghu Babu. The film was produced by Y Jagan Mohan and Allam Nagarjuna under the banner of Apple Creations and Sri Indira Combines.

## Synopsis

The hero Nandu is an expert 'locker technician' who cracks any locker or safe in his own inimitable style. His character is very stylishly mounted with all new and old gimmicks. Megha Chowdhary, who plays Meena is a stunningly beautiful girl who is also a big con artist. Her presence is dazzling and mesmerizes anyone who comes across her and everyone falls in love with her. On the other hand our Hero Nandu is also no exception. There is a big palace and Shayaji Shinde is the Zamindar and owner of the palaceand is known as "JP”. JP has 2 sons PJ- played by Avinash and VK- played by Madhunandan. JP(Shinde) inherited an age old locker with lots of wealth inside it but here's the catch - its "original key' is missing since a long time of 20 years. Peyban All his attempts to open the locker failed. He borrowed vast sums of money from the Marwaadis and now it is high time to pay them back the money. The Marwaadis finally issue a notice in this regard. Under pressure from the Marwaadis, now desperate to open the locker, Shinde with the help of Meena calls Nandu to open the iron safe huge locker. But Nandu also fails and declares that the age old locker can be opened with its original key only. Posani Murali aka Android Baba' also comes to know about the locker and he also has an eye for it. Senior Prithvi alias Manmadharao is a lawyer and also Shindes friend who too has an eye on the locker. Now with time running out, there is mad rush to find the original key among all the characters. Everyone is out to deceive the other one. Who will get the key and who deservingly find the riches in the iron safe is a million dollar question. The film is a hilarious comedy with a lot of style and glamour along with high technical values and is a very racy entertainer. It features 6 major comedians from the Telugu film industry in different characters with each character having prominence equal to the main leads. It has 3 major action sequences and 3 beautiful songs catering to all sections of the audience. The songs and the teaser are already well received with millions of views among the audience, making it successful in the digital media

## Cast

* Thrigun
* Megha Chowdhury
* Posani Krishna Murali
* Sayaji Shinde
* Raghu Babu
* Balireddy Pruthviraj
* Prudvi
* Raghu babu
* Madhu Nama Dan
* Mukku Avinash
* Jayavani

## Production

The film is directed by Malli Yeluri. Vasu is the cinematographer, editing is done by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film has music composed by Mantra Anand.

## Reception

Deccan Chronicle critic wrote that "Overall, Jigel successfully captivates the audience with its mix of romance, comedy, and suspense-thriller elements. It’s a fun and engaging watch. Go and watch it!" Suhas Sistu of The Hans India wrote that "If you’re looking for a feel-good heist comedy with romance and suspense, Jigel is definitely worth watching!" and rated three out of five. News18 wrote that "This film will entertain the audience of all centers."