''Bun Butter Jam'' is an 2025 Indian

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written and directed by Raghav Mirdath. The film stars Raju Jeyamohan, Aadhiya Prasad and

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in the lead roles alongside

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, Michael Thangadurai and others in supporting roles. The film has music composed by Nivas K. Prasanna, cinematography handled by Babu Kumar IE and editing done by John Abraham. ''Bun Butter Jam'' released in theatres on 18 July 2025. Even though the movie received some negative reviews from the critics, many common audience praised the engaging screenplay and mentioned worth the watch. Later, it gained popularity by word of mouth.

Cast

* Raju Jeyamohan as Chandru Senthamizhan * Aadhiya Prasad as Madhumitha (Madhu) *

as Nandhini *

as Lalitha, Chandru’s mother *

as Uma, Madhumitha’s mother *

as Kumar Senthamizhan, Chandru’s father * Michael Thangadurai as Saravanan Paranthaman * VJ Pappu as Akash (A-kash) *

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as Selva Anna (Extended Cameo Apperaence), Chandru’s college senior

Production

On 30 June 2024, Raghav Mirdath who had earlier directed '' Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham'' (2022), written dialogues for ''

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'' (2015) and screenplay-dialogues for the National award-winning film '' Baaram'' (2020) announced his next project titled ''Bun Butter Jam''. On July 2, 2024, on the occasion of ''Bigg Boss'' Tamil Season 5 title winner Raju Jeyamohan's 32nd birthday, the announcement of his debut as the lead role in the film was made, who was earlier seen in '' Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma'' (2019), '' Murungakkai Chips'' (2021) and '' Don'' (2022) in supporting roles. The film features Aadhiya Prasad who was last seen in '' Karnan Napoleon Bhagath Singh'' (2024) and

who is known for her role in '' Joe'' (2023) and last seen in ''

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'' (2024) as the female leads.

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took place in areas around

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. The technical team consists of music composer Nivas K. Prasanna, cinematographer Babu Kumar IE and editor John Abraham.

Music

The music and soundtrack is composed by Nivas K. Prasanna. The audio rights were acquired by

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. The first single "Etho Pesathane" written by

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in his debut and vocals by Siddharth and

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released on 18 January 2025. The second single "Diya Diya" released on 12 May 2025. The third video single titled "Kaajuma" featuring Nivas K. Prasanna and

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was released on 9 July 2025.

Release

Theatrical

''Bun Butter Jam'' released in theatres on 18 July 2025.

Reception

Critical response

Abhinav Subramanian of ''

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'' gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Bun Butter Jam is another film that aims to connect with today's youth, but it feels forced. Watchable in parts." Rohini M of ''

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'' gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Overall, ''Bun Butter Jam'' feels like a film made for today’s youth, particularly those in the 2K and Alpha categories, reflecting themes of friendship and love that resonate with them.Barring a few questionable scenes, the film is largely family-friendly."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 31066062 2025 films 2020s Indian films 2020s Tamil-language films Films scored by Nivas K. Prasanna Films shot in Chennai Indian romantic comedy films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language romantic comedy films