Simhadri

Simhadri (2003)

సింహాద్రి

Simhadri, a loyal servant in a landlord's house, leads a secret life as Singamalai, a powerful leader in the state of Kerala.

Date of release
2003-07-09
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (23)
Runtime
2h 51m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
S. S. Rajamouli

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Visakhapatnam

Simhadri is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action drama film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli from a story written by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film was produced by V. Vijay Kumar Varma under VMC Productions and stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as the title character alongside Bhumika Chawla, Ankitha, Mukesh Rishi, Nassar, and Rahul Dev playing supporting roles. The film follows Simhadri, an orphan raised as a son by a noble landlord. He secretly protects Indu, landlord's estranged and amnesiac granddaughter, until a series of events reveals his true identity as "Singamalai," a vigilante revered in Kerala.

Production

The film was initially planned to be made with B. Gopal as director and Balakrishna, which was dropped. N.T.Rama Rao Jr. was then cast to lead the film. Principal photography initially commenced under a different director and was shot for nearly 40 days. However, the Doraswamy Raju felt the footage did not align with Rama Rao Jr.'s image following his previous blockbuster, Aadi. Dissatisfied, the Doraswamy Raju decided to change the director.

Rajamouli was supposed to direct a fantasy film with Kovelamudi Surya Prakash after Student No: 1. However the project was shelved due to high budget and Surya Prakash’s debut film Neetho (2002), bombing at the box office. Writer V. Vijayendra Prasad stated that he got the idea for the story while re-watching Moondram Pirai (1982).

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