Wife Off
{{Short description|2025 Indian Telugu-language film by Bhanu Yerubandi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Wife Off poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = Bhanu Yerubandi
| writer = Bhanu Yerubandi
| screenplay =
| story =
| producer = {{plain list|
- Divya Sree Gurugubelli
- Abhinav Manikanta
- Nikhil Gajula
}}
| starring = {{plain list|
- Divya Sree Gurugubelli
- Abhinav Manikanta
- Nikhil Gajula
}}
| cinematography = Ashkar Ali
| editing = Sai Krishna Ganala
| music = Praneeth Muzic
| studio = Tamada Media
| distributor = ETV Win
| released = {{Film date|2025|1|23|df=y}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Wife Off is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film written and directed by Bhanu Yerubandi.{{Cite web |last=Pulagam |first=Satya |date=2025-01-23 |title='వైఫ్ ఆఫ్' రివ్యూ: రాత్రికొచ్చే అమ్మాయి... గంజాయి... ఎఫైర్లు... ETV Winలో కొత్త సస్పెన్స్ డ్రామా ఎలా ఉందంటే? |url=https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-wife-off-movie-review-in-telugu-divya-sree-abhinav-manikanta-nikhil-gajula-suspense-drama-streaming-on-etv-win-195118 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=telugu.abplive.com |language=te |archive-date=23 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123025901/https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-wife-off-movie-review-in-telugu-divya-sree-abhinav-manikanta-nikhil-gajula-suspense-drama-streaming-on-etv-win-195118 |url-status=live }} The film features Divya Sree Gurugubelli, Abhinav Manikanta and Nikhil Gajula in lead roles.
The film was released on 23 January 2025 on ETV Win.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-23 |title=Wife Off OTT release date: Here's when and where you can watch Divya Sree and Abhinav Manikanta's crime thriller online |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/wife-off-ott-release-date-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-divya-sree-and-abhinav-manikantas-crime-thriller-online-1368935 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en |archive-date=24 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124221357/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/wife-off-ott-release-date-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-divya-sree-and-abhinav-manikantas-crime-thriller-online-1368935 |url-status=live }}
Plot
Avani, a budding actress and Abhi, a short film director fall in love. Unfortunately, Avani marries her Uncles son, Ram. In a serious events, Avani gets involved in prostitution and a series of murders.
Cast
- Divya Sree Gurugubelli as Avani
- Abhinav Manikanta as Abhi
- Nikhil Gajula as Ram
- Sai Swetha
- Veera Manohar Kaavali
- Kiran Putakala
Release and reception
Wife Off was originally scheduled to have a theatrical release, but had a direct-to-video release on 23 January 2025 on ETV Win.{{Cite web |title=Wife Off OTT release date: When, where to watch Divya Sree's social thriller |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/wife-off-ott-release-date-when-where-to-watch-divya-srees-social-thriller/e521dc7c4c508 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}
Bhavana Sharma of Deccan Chronicle was critical of screenplay and wrote in her review, "Wife Off had the potential to deliver a gripping thriller but ultimately falls short due to lackluster storytelling, clichéd themes, and poor technical execution".{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Bhavana |date=2025-01-26 |title=Wife Off Review: A Thriller That Falls Short of Expectations |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/wife-off-review-a-thriller-that-falls-short-of-expectations-1856777 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}} Avad Mohammad of OTTPlay rated the film 2 out of 5 and wrote, "Wife Off is a film that has decent twists. But to enjoy them one has to sit through some silly scenes and predictable drama".{{Cite web |title=Wife Off Review: Divya Sree's ETV Win original is a half-baked thriller |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/wife-off-review-divya-srees-etv-win-original-is-a-half-baked-thriller/0c071cc57f970 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=OTTPlay |language=en |archive-date=30 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130102437/https://www.ottplay.com/review/wife-off-review-divya-srees-etv-win-original-is-a-half-baked-thriller/0c071cc57f970 |url-status=live }}