Guntur Kaaram (pronounced [ɡʊɳʈuːɾ kaːɾʌm]; transl. Spice of Guntur), also known as Guntur Kaaram: Highly Inflammable,^[5] is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language action drama film^[6] written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by S. Radha Krishna through Haarika & Hassine Creations. It features Mahesh Babu in the lead role, alongside Sreeleela, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prakash Raj, Ramya Krishna, Jayaram, Jagapathi Babu, Sunil and Rao Ramesh.

The film was officially announced in May 2021 under the tentative title SSMB28, as it is Babu’s 28th film in the leading role, and the official title was announced in May 2023. Principal photography commenced in September 2022, predominantly shot in Hyderabad, and wrapped by late-December 2023. The film’s score and soundtrack are composed by Thaman S, with cinematography handled by Manoj Paramahamsa and editing handled by Naveen Nooli.

Guntur Kaaram was released in theatres worldwide on 12 January 2024, coinciding with Sankranti. The film received negative reviews from critics for Trivikram’s direction and screenplay, but Thaman’s music and Babu’s performance were praised.^[7] It eventually emerged as a box office bomb.^[4]

• Mahesh Babu as Bhogineni Veera Venkata Ramana alias “Rowdy” Ramana, Satyam and Vasundhara’s son
• Ramya Krishna as Law Minister Vyra Vasundhara, Venkata Swamy’s daughter; Ramana’s mother and Gopal’s adoptive mother; Bhogineni Satyam’s ex-wife and Raja Gopal Narayana’s wife
• Jayaram as Bhogineni Satyanarayana alias “Royal” Satyam, Vasundhara’s first husband and Ramana’s father (voice dubbed by P. Ravi Shankar)
• Prakash Raj as Vyra Venkata Swamy, Vasundhara’s father and Ramana’s grandfather
• Jagapathi Babu as Dokka Marx Babu, Lenin’s brother and Satyam’s rival
• Sunil as Dokka Lenin Babu, Marx’s elder brother
• Rao Ramesh as Pakka Rajagopal “Gopal” Narayana, Vasundhara’s second husband; Ramana’s stepfather and Gopal’s adoptive father
• Murali Sharma as Adv. Basavaraju Sarangapaani “Paani”, Ammu’s father and Venkata Swamy’s attorney
• Sreeleela as Basavaraju Aamukta Malyada “Ammu”, Paani’s daughter and Ramana’s love interest
• Meenakshi Chaudhary as Raji, Ramana’s cousin
• Rahul Ravindran as Vyra Raja Gopal, Vasundhara and Narayana’s adopted son and Ramana’s adoptive half-brother
• Ajay as Gelatin Babji, blind contract killer
• Vennela Kishore as Balasubramanyam “Balu”, Paani’s assistant
• Easwari Rao as Bujji, Satyam’s sister; Rangam’s wife; Samba and Raji’s mother; Ramana’s aunt
• Ajay Ghosh as Hari Das
• P. Ravi Shankar as Kata Madhu, Venkata Swamy’s rival, opposition leader
• Brahmaji as CI Aadhinarayana
• Raghu Babu as Rangam, Bujji’s husband; Satyam’s brother-in-law and Ramana’s uncle
• Madhusudhan Rao as fake Hari Das
• Pammi Sai as Yakob
• Teja Kakumanu as Samba, Rangam and Bujji’s son; Raji’s brother and Ramana’s cousin
• Mahesh Achanta as Lenin’s son and Marx’s nephew
• Gopiraju Vijay
• Surabhi Prabhavathi
• Manik Reddy
• Vamsi Chaganti
• Chammak Chandra as Constable Mohammed, Rajagopal’s assistant
• Kadambari Kiran Kumar as a doctor
• Poorna in a special appearance as Ramola in the song “Kurchi Madathapetti“