Writer / Director: Aditya Haasan
Starring: Anand Deverakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya, Sivaji
Production Company: 360 Film Services, Fortune Four Cinemas, Sithara Entertainments, Srikara Studios
Kent Locations Used: Canterbury, Maidstone, Margate, Tunbridge Wells
Epic – First Semester (2026) is a Tollywood romance film following Rohan, a middle-class student studying abroad in England, as he explores romance, identity and coming of age.
Written and directed by Aditya Haasan (90’s – A Middle Class Biopic, Little Hearts), the film stars Anand Deverakonda (Baby, Dorasani), Vaishnavi Chaitanya (Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, The software devLOVEper) and Sivaji (Court – State Vs. A Nobody, Lenin).
Filming took place on various streets in Canterbury city centre, Maidstone town centre, the Mallus Restaurant in Maidstone, Margate Beach and Harbour Arm, as well as a private residence in Tunbridge Wells.
Canterbury is a historic city; many of its original structures remain including the Cathedral (which is among the oldest in England), as well as a city wall founded in Roman times. The city is a popular tourist destination which boasts a modern shopping complex and many restaurants and bars. Other productions to have filmed in Canterbury include The Veil (2024), Paani Ch Madhaani (2021) and Valobasha Emoni Hoy (2017).
As the county town of Kent and seat of local governance, Maidstone plays an important part in Kent’s history. The River Medway runs through Maidstone’s town centre, which is bustling with many shops, restaurants, bars, churches and a museum. Previous productions to have filmed in Maidstone include Pigman (2024), Tell That to the Winter Sea (2024) and The Last Rite (2021).
Margate is a seaside town complete with sandy beach, harbour, amusement park, period housing and ultra-modern art gallery Turner Contemporary. It is a very popular filming location and has recently featured in The Miner’s Son (2025), Restless (2025) and Things You Should Have Done (2024-2025).
Set in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Tunbridge Wells is an historic spa town that offers a mix of independent shops and restaurants set alongside the colonnaded Pantiles and the picturesque High Street. The area is renowned for its period houses and gardens and has been a place of interest for over 400 years. Recently Klokkenluider (2023), Series 3 of Britannia (2021) and Bull (2021) filmed in the town.
Epic – First Semester (2026) will be released in selected UK cinemas on Thursday 10th September 2026.
For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map.
