Epic (Telugu with Engllish Subtitles)

Epic at Victory Cinema Epic – First Semester takes a familiar middle-class Telugu youngster far away from home and places him in a world of independence, higher studies, friendships, financial responsibility and unexpected love. What begins as a journey to the United Kingdom because of family expectations gradually becomes a coming-of-age experience where a young man must discover who he is when parents, routines and the comforts of home are no longer close by. Victory Cinema presents Epic in Telugu with English subtitles for audiences from across Bengaluru. Written and directed by Aditya Hasan, the film stars Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya, with Sivaji and Vasuki among the supporting cast. Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya produce the film under Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas, while Hesham Abdul Wahab composes the music. Epic – First Semester releases theatrically on September 11, 2026. A middle-class youngster leaves home At the centre of Epic is a young man whose journey begins with a situation familiar to many Indian families: the belief that studying abroad can create a better future. Leaving home for higher studies sounds exciting from a distance. Once the student arrives in another country, however, the experience can become very different. Rent, educational expenses, loneliness, unfamiliar surroundings and the responsibility of managing life independently suddenly become real. Epic uses that experience as the foundation for its story. The hero is not travelling abroad as a tourist. He is a middle-class student carrying his family’s expectations while also trying to understand what he wants from his own life. The setting may be London, but the emotional world remains closely connected to Telugu households. The world of 90s grows up Epic has a special connection with Aditya Hasan’s acclaimed series 90s: A Middle Class Biopic. The film extends the world and emotional sensibility established there, taking the younger generation into a new stage of life. The boy who once existed inside the protected environment of a middle-class family has now grown older. Childhood concerns give way to education, career decisions, relationships and independence. That transition gives Epic a natural connection with audiences who enjoyed the everyday humour and family emotions of 90s while allowing the filmmaker to explore completely different experiences. The surroundings change from home to the United Kingdom, but the central middle-class values, anxieties and emotional connections remain. Anand Deverakonda enters student life abroad Anand Deverakonda leads the film as the young man at the centre of this overseas journey. The character carries the uncertainty of someone who has travelled abroad because life appears to demand it, rather than because he already has everything figured out. He must study, manage expenses, build friendships and adapt to a new environment while still answering to the expectations waiting for him back home. The promotional material presents him as relatable rather than larger-than-life. His hesitation, awkwardness, humour and emotional confusion become important parts of the story. For many students who have travelled from India to universities abroad, those experiences can feel immediately recognisable. The excitement of freedom exists alongside the pressure of knowing how much the family has invested in that opportunity. Vaishnavi Chaitanya brings romance into the journey Vaishnavi Chaitanya plays the young woman whose relationship with Anand Deverakonda’s character becomes central to Epic. Their meeting introduces another challenge into a life already filled with uncertainty. Falling in love abroad can provide companionship and emotional comfort, but relationships also bring their own expectations, misunderstandings and difficult decisions. The promotional material presents her character as confident and emotionally significant rather than existing merely as the hero’s romantic interest. Her own outlook, personality and problems shape the relationship. The film explores how two young people can care deeply for one another while still being at stages of life where neither person fully understands where the future will take them. Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya reunite Epic also attracts attention because it reunites Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya after their earlier screen pairing. This time, however, the setting and emotional tone are different. Epic places them inside student life abroad, where friendship, attraction, independence and adulthood become part of the relationship. Their chemistry is important because much of the film appears to depend on everyday interactions rather than only dramatic declarations of love. Small disagreements, teasing, conversations, moments of insecurity and ordinary companionship can reveal as much about a relationship as its larger emotional turning points. Love meets responsibility Epic is not simply about discovering romance in London. The story places love inside the practical realities facing young students abroad. Education has a cost. Families make sacrifices. Students may carry loans or financial pressure. Academic expectations continue even when personal life becomes complicated. That means the hero cannot simply forget why he travelled abroad when he falls in love. Every decision about a relationship exists beside questions about education, career and family responsibility. This tension gives the film its coming-of-age dimension. Growing up often means discovering that several important things can demand attention at the same time. Love may matter. Family matters too. So does building a future. Epic explores what happens when those priorities begin pulling a young person in different directions. Friendship and life away from home Studying abroad also means creating a new support system. Friends can become temporary family when parents and siblings are thousands of kilometres away. Shared accommodation, classes, part-time routines, celebrations and ordinary conversations can become some of the strongest memories of student life. The film’s overseas setting provides space for those relationships to develop alongside the central romance. Young people from different backgrounds meet at a stage when all of them are trying to become independent. Friendships can create humour and comfort, but they can also expose differences in attitudes towards love, money and adulthood. The title First Semester itself suggests the beginning of a much larger education — not only inside a classroom, but in life. A relationship becomes more complicated The trailer and pre-release conversations indicate that Epic explores contemporary relationships with greater openness than the innocent childhood world of 90s. Love, attraction, live-in relationships, arguments and break-ups form part of the emotional landscape. The film appears interested in how young adults understand commitment when they are still discovering themselves. A relationship can feel permanent in one moment and uncertain in another. Distance from family also changes the environment in which those choices are made. Young adults have greater freedom, but that freedom means accepting responsibility for what follows. Epic uses romance to examine that stage between dependence and full adulthood. Aditya Hasan brings personal experience to the film Epic marks Aditya Hasan’s theatrical directorial debut after the success of 90s: A Middle Class Biopic. The overseas setting carries an additional level of authenticity because the filmmaker himself studied in the United Kingdom. He has described wanting to show audiences an experience that has not often been explored in Telugu cinema: the everyday lives of Indian students who travel overseas for higher education. That personal connection suits his filmmaking style. Rather than treating every situation as extraordinary, Aditya Hasan is interested in small moments that feel recognisable. Family conversations, embarrassment, financial worries, romantic confusion and ordinary humour can become memorable when audiences see something from their own lives reflected on screen. A story designed to feel relatable One of Epic’s strongest pre-release promises is relatability. The film does not need its characters to experience extraordinary adventures. Going abroad, missing home, falling in love, worrying about studies and arguing with the person you care about can provide enough emotional material. For students currently living outside India, the situations may remind them of their own experiences. For parents, the film can offer another perspective on what children encounter after leaving home. For younger audiences dreaming of studying abroad, Epic presents the excitement alongside the responsibilities that come with that independence. Hesham Abdul Wahab creates the musical mood Hesham Abdul Wahab composes the music for Epic, giving the romantic and coming-of-age story an important musical identity. Songs including Sancharame and Priyasakhi have formed part of the film’s promotional journey, supporting its themes of travel, love and youthful emotion. Music is naturally important in a story about memories. Student life is often remembered through places, friendships and songs associated with a particular period. The soundtrack therefore has the opportunity to become part of the emotional experience rather than simply appearing between scenes. Telugu with English subtitles Victory Cinema presents Epic in Telugu with English subtitles, allowing audiences to enjoy the original performances while following every important line clearly. English subtitles are particularly helpful in a conversational romantic drama where humour and emotion can depend on small exchanges rather than only major plot points. They also make the film accessible to Bengaluru audiences who may not speak Telugu fluently but want to watch Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya in their original language performances. A youthful romantic drama for the big screen Epic – First Semester arrives in theatres on September 11, 2026. The combination of Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya, Aditya Hasan’s storytelling and the overseas student setting gives the film a distinctive position among Telugu romantic dramas. It promises humour without losing emotional depth and romance without ignoring the practical problems surrounding young adults. The London backdrop adds visual freshness, but the emotions remain rooted in familiar middle-class experiences. Experience Epic at Victory Cinema Victory Cinema welcomes audiences from every part of Bengaluru to experience Epic in Telugu with English subtitles. Ranked #1 on Google for movie theatres in Bengaluru, Victory Cinema brings major Telugu releases to audiences who enjoy experiencing romance, humour and emotion together on the big screen. A film built around youthful conversations, songs, friendships and relationship moments can become even more enjoyable with a responsive theatrical audience. Booking directly through victorycinema.in allows moviegoers to check Epic showtimes, choose their seats and complete the booking without booking fees. The page clearly identifies the screening as Telugu with English subtitles. Whether you are an Anand Deverakonda fan, a Vaishnavi Chaitanya fan, someone who connected with 90s: A Middle Class Biopic or a moviegoer who enjoys relatable romantic dramas, Epic offers a fresh journey into student life abroad. The first semester begins Epic begins when a middle-class youngster leaves the comfort of home and enters a world where nobody can make every decision for him. Higher studies bring responsibility. London brings independence. Friendship brings belonging. Love brings happiness as well as uncertainty. What he learns outside the classroom may ultimately matter just as much as the degree he travelled abroad to pursue. Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya lead this youthful journey through love, family pressure, friendship and growing up under Aditya Hasan’s direction. Watch Epic in Telugu with English subtitles at Victory Cinema, Bengaluru. Check showtimes and book tickets directly on victorycinema.in without booking fees to experience the first semester of a relatable overseas love story on the big screen.