Maa Inti Bangaaram, the Telugu-language action-comedy starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu and directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy, is streaming now rather than airing at a fixed time, and it's split across a handful of services depending on where you live and which language you want.
In India, the film sits on two platforms with different catches. Sony LIV carries only the Hindi dub, while JioHotstar has it in all five of Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada. Outside India, Sling TV in the US and YuppTV in the UK, Canada and Australia carry it through regional add-ons.
Where to watch
Country | Channel or service | Free or paid India (Hindi dub) | Sony LIV | Paid India (5 languages) | JioHotstar | Paid US | Sony LIV via Sling TV | Paid UK, Canada, Australia | YuppTV (Hindi add-on) | Paid
No free option is listed for any market.
Pricing, market by market
Sony LIV's India plans start at ₹599 a year for Mobile-Only access, rising to ₹999 a year for Premium. JioHotstar is cheaper to start: its ad-supported Mobile plan runs ₹149 a quarter or ₹499 a year, the ad-supported Super plan is ₹149 a month or ₹1,099 a year, and the ad-free Premium tier costs ₹299 a month or ₹1,499 a year. That JioHotstar subscription is also the only way to get the film outside its Hindi dub.
In the US, Sony LIV is bundled into Sling TV rather than sold on its own storefront there. The standalone Sony LIV add-on runs $7.99 a month, or you can pick up Sling TV's Desi Binge Plus or Dakshin Flex plans starting at $10 a month, which also bundle in Willow's cricket coverage.
Viewers in the UK, Canada and Australia can reach the film through YuppTV's Hindi-language add-on, which folds in Sony LIV alongside other Indian channels like Star Plus, Colors and Zee TV. No flat price for that add-on was given.
What the film is about
Maa Inti Bangaaram, whose title translates to "the gold of our house," follows Alluri Swarna, a newly married woman who moves into a traditional Telugu household expecting her to play the dutiful daughter-in-law while a violent past catches up with her. Set in the 1980s, it mixes family drama and comedy with action that Samantha Ruth Prabhu has said she performed herself, in a saree, without slow-motion or wire work. She has said she took real hits and bled during some of the stunt sequences.
The film has done serious business at the box office. It became the first female-led solo Telugu film to cross Rs 100 crore worldwide, taking around Rs 69.43 crore in India and more than Rs 27 crore overseas, and it's being counted as the highest-grossing female-led action entertainer of the year so far.
For now the film stays on its current platforms. Any change in territory availability or language options would come from Sony LIV or JioHotstar directly.
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