They Call Him OG
| They Call Him OG | |
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| Directed by | Sujeeth |
| Written by | Sujeeth |
| Produced by | D. V. V. Danayya Kalyan Dasari |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Arjun Das |
| Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran Manoj Paramahamsa |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Thaman S |
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| Distributed by | see below |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹200–250 crore |
| Box office | ₹293.65–300 crore |
They Call Him OG (simply known as OG) is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language period gangster action film written and directed by Sujeeth, and produced by D. V. V. Danayya and Kalyan Dasari. It is the second installment in the Sujeeth Cinematic Universe, following Saaho (2019), starring Pawan Kalyan in the titular role, alongside Emraan Hashmi, Prakash Raj, Priyanka Mohan, Arjun Das, Sudev Nair and Sriya Reddy. The film follows Ojas Gambheera, a retired gangster who returns to Bombay in 1993 after a decade to face a powerful crime-lord Omi Bhau.
A few months after it was officially announced in December 2022, principal photography of They Call Him OG began in April 2023 and march 2024 in Mumbai. Filming experienced several delays due to Kalyan's political commitments, and concluded in July 2025. The film has music composed by Thaman S, cinematography jointly handled by Ravi K. Chandran and Manoj Paramahamsa and editing by Naveen Nooli.
They Call Him OG was released worldwide in theatres on 25 September 2025, setting the biggest opening day in India in 2025 by grossing ₹155 crores worldwide on its opening day. It emerged as the ninth-highest grossing Indian film of 2025 and the highest grossing Telugu film of 2025.