Bimbisara

Bimbisara (2022)

బింబిసార

A time travel from Evil to Good

Bimbisara is a ruthless emperor of Trigarthala in 500 BC. In unexpected circumstances, Bimbisara travels in time and reaches the current day not knowing that a power-thirsty doctor Subramanya Sastry and Kethu are already waiting for him to come. Bimbisara has to deal with modern day hustle and bustle.

Date of release
2022-08-05
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (19)
Runtime
2h 26m
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Drama
Director
Malladi Vassishta

Casting

Interesting facts

Bimbisara is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by debutant Mallidi Vassishta and produced by Kosaraju Harikrishna, under N. T. R. Arts. It stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in a dual role alongside Catherine Tresa, Samyuktha, Vivan Bhatena and Prakash Raj. In the film, King Bimbisara of the Trigarta kingdom from the 5th century BC lands in the modern-day Hyderabad through time travel.

Production

In January 2020, debutant director Mallidi Vassishta Reddy approached actor Nandamuri Kalyan Ram for a historical fantasy film while the latter was shooting for NTR: Mahanayakudu (2019). Kalyan Ram, who was taken by fantasy and folklore films in Telugu cinema such as Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961), Aditya 369 (1991), Bhairava Dweepam (1994), and Yamadonga (2007), accepted the film.

The film was launched in 2020 under the tentative title NKR18, as it is intended to be 18th film of Kalyan Ram as a lead actor. Catherine Tresa, Samyuktha Menon, Vennela Kishore, Srinivasa Reddy and Ayyappa P. Sharma cast in key roles.

The title of the film was unveiled as Bimbisara in May 2021. Vasishta stated that the film does not follow the history of King Bimbisara of 5th century BC, however, they have taken the character and some of his attributes. Kalyan Ram said that Bimbisara was adapted as the title sometime after the story was finalized. Initially supposed to be stand-alone film, it is reported that story was split into two parts due to its length.

Principal photography began in 2020. It was delayed due to the second wave of COVID-19 in India and resumed shooting in mid 2021. Large sets resembling ancient Indian kingdoms were set up at Ramakrishna Studios, Hyderabad. The shoot was completed by November 2021.

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