Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language devotional film directed by Hardik Gajjar, produced by Sajan Raj Kurup and Shobha Sant under Creativeland Studios Entertainment and Athashrikatha Motion Pictures. The first installment in the Krishnavataram trilogy stars Siddharth Gupta, Sushmitha Bhat, Nivaashiyni Krishnan and debutant Sanskruti Jayana. The music is composed by Prasad S. and cinematography by Ayananka Bose. The film is based on Raam Mori's 2025 novel Sa...
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Movie details
- Release date
- 07 May 2026
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
- Director
- Hardik Gajjar
- Cast
- Siddharth Gupta, Sushmitha Bhat, Pankaj Tripathi, Ashutosh Rana, Kumud Mishra, Zarina Wahab, Govind Namdev
Spoiler-free synopsis
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language devotional film directed by Hardik Gajjar, produced by Sajan Raj Kurup and Shobha Sant under Creativeland Studios Entertainment and Athashrikatha Motion Pictures. The first installment in the Krishnavataram trilogy stars Siddharth Gupta, Sushmitha Bhat, Nivaashiyni Krishnan and debutant Sanskruti Jayana. The music is composed by Prasad S. and cinematography by Ayananka Bose. The film is based on Raam Mori's 2025 novel Satyabhama; it depicts Lord Krishna's life from Satyabhama's perspective, following his separation from Radha, exploring his relationship with his consorts Rukmini and Satyabhama. Originally titled Shri Radha Ramanam, it was ultimately released worldwide as Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) on 7 May 2026. The film received positive reviews from critics. It was declared tax-free in Uttar Pradesh.
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Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.The film can support discussion about responsibility, consequences, empathy, resilience and how characters respond to pressure. Families can compare constructive and harmful choices, consider how relationships and community expectations influence decisions, and talk about the cultural context of contemporary Indian cinema. Where the story is still sparsely documented, these themes should be revisited after viewing rather than assumed from publicity alone.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be prepared to contextualise content details that are not yet documented scene by scene. The rating notes do not claim undocumented scenes, and the absence of a separately verified issue is not proof that every scene is free of mild profanity, romance, smoking, alcohol, frightening imagery or upsetting dialogue. For pre-release or lightly documented titles, promotional genre labels can understate or overstate the intensity of the finished film.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful discussion topics include whether risky or harmful behaviour is challenged or normalised, what consequences follow aggression or deception, how family expectations shape individual choices, and whether characters show empathy under pressure. Parents can also discuss the difference between an official CBFC classification and this editorial age recommendation, particularly when evidence remains incomplete.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Recommended from about age 13. The strongest current concerns are content details that are not yet documented scene by scene. This is an editorial family-viewing recommendation based on the evidence available on 12 August 2026. For younger viewers, or when the film is still unreleased or poorly documented, waiting for fuller official or post-release content information is the safer choice; shared viewing is useful near the suggested threshold.
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