Narasimha Naidu

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Narasimha Naidu
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Movie poster
Directed by B. Gopal
Written byChinni Krishna
Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues)
Produced byM. V. Murali Krishna
Starring
Cinematography V. S. R. Swamy
Edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by Mani Sharma
Production
company
Venkata Ramana Productions
Release date
  • 11 January 2001 (2001-01-11)
Running time
161 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget
  • ₹6–9 crore [a]
Box office₹40 crore [2]

Narasimha Naidu is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by B. Gopal and written by Chinni Krishna. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in the titular role along with Simran, Preeti Jhangiani, Asha Saini and music composed by Mani Sharma. [3] [4]

Contents

Narasimha Naidu was released on 11 January 2001 alongside Venkatesh's Devi Putrudu and Chiranjeevi's Mrugaraju , where it received positive reviews from critics and became a huge commercial success at the box office by earning a gross of ₹40 crore on a budget of ₹6-9 crore and was a industry hit at the time. [2] Nandamuri Balakrishna won Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. It was remade into Tamil as Ezhumalai (2002) starring Arjun. [5]

Plot

The film begins with a feud between neighboring villages in Visakhapatnam district, where Raghupati Naidu and Appala Naidu are rivals. Since Raghupati Naidu is peace-loving, the malicious Appala Naidu tramples their town under his feet. He squats the fields of their Lakshmi Narasimha 's temple. Looking ahead, Raghupati Naidu builds an army for which he edicts to sacrifice a male child from a family and accords his younger son Narasimha Naidu. Years later, Anjali, the pampered daughter of a savage factionist Kuppuswamy Naidu, grows up at her maternal uncle's house. Once she inspires Narasimha Naidu's dancer, who manages a school, Anjali joins as his student and develops feelings for him. Though aware that he is a widower and still has a kid, Anjali stands firm and gets closer to the kid, which he reciprocates.

Meanwhile, Kuppuswamy Naidu fixes Anjali's alliance with his nephew, who is the son of Appala Naidu. His sister Nagamani asks to butcher Narasimha Naidu, the one who assassinated her husband as a dowry. Anjali later declares her love for Narasimha Naidu when the bridegroom moves to seize her. Narasimha Naidu & Anjali board the same train while the bridegroom's henchmen chase after them. At that point, a furious Narasimha Naidu reveals himself, causing the henchmen to escape out of fear. Later, Narasimha Naidu learns Anjali's identity and reveals his past.

After 15 years of formating an army: Narasimha Naidu grows up as a gallant who warns Appala Naidu to be on terms. On the eve of the celebrations, Appala Naidu onrushes when Narasimha Naidu slays him. Knowing it, Kuppuswamy Naidu pledges to destroy Narasimha Naidu and his family. Currently, Raghupati Naidu decides to search for a bride for Narasimha Naidu. He selects a generous Sravani, but she is sensitive to violence. Nevertheless, Raghupati Naidu conducts their marriage by concealing his son's occupation, but Sravani realizes the fact and bends to his goodness.

One day, Narasimha Naidu's three siblings arrive from abroad along with their families, who are complacent and negligent. However, Narasimha Naidu endears and adulates them a lot, but they always snide at him. Sravani fails to receive and retorts. Listening to this, Narasimha Naidu exiles her when she reaches her parents' house and gives birth to a boy. Later, Narasimha Naidu's brothers are about to return without viewing the newborn baby and refuse to accompany them. En route, they are onslaught by Kuppuswamy Naidu's men, but Narasimha Naidu secures his family, keeping his life at risk, and safely sends off them. They realize his virtue and plead pardon after soul-searching. Simultaneously, Kuppuswamy Naidu attempts to kill Narasimha Naidu's son, and he stabs Sravani. Before leaving her breath, she implores Narasimha Naidu to get rid of this climate, which Raghupati Naidu also tells him to do.

Present: Enraged, Kuppuswamy Naidu attacks Raghupati Naidu but gets shocked seeing Narasimha Naidu, who has returned to his hometown. Narasimha Naidu hands over Anjali to him. During this, the kid spells his first words, calling Anjali his mother. Later, Raghupati Naidu initiates Narasimha Naidu to bring Anjali as a mother to his child. Anjali's wedding arrangements are in progress when Narasimha Naidu uproars Kuppuswamy Naidu, fixing his match with Anjali, and challenges him to block him. He cracks down on the day of the marriage and perceives the presence of Anjali at the hospital, who has removed her uterus as a sacrifice not to have her progeny. At last, Narasimha Naidu wholeheartedly accepts and unites with Anjali.

Cast

Production

The film's writers Paruchuri Brothers announced the title Narasimha Naidu on 1 December 2000. [6]

Soundtrack

Narasimha Naidu
Soundtrack album by
Mani Sharma
Released20 December 2000 (2000-12-20)
Recorded2000
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length28:33
Label Supreme Music
Producer Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
Mrugaraju
(2001)		Narasimha Naidu
(2000)		 Devi Putrudu
(2001)

Mani Sharma composed the soundtrack of the film. Supreme Music Company purchased the musical rights of the film. [7]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ninna Kutesinaddhi" Bhuvanachandra Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy 5:16
2."Abba Abba Andham" Vennelakanti Shankar Mahadevan, Sujatha 4:21
3."Chilakapacha Koka"Bhuvanachandra Mano, Radhika Thilak 5:08
4."Nadira Dinna" Veturi Sukhwinder Singh, Swarnalatha 3:55
5."Ko Ko Komali" Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry Udit Narayan, Sujatha4:58
6."Lux Papa"Bhuvanachandra Harini, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:38
Total length:28:33

Awards

Nandi Awards - 2001 [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Idlebrain.com estimates the film's budget to be ₹60 million. [1] CNN-News18 estimates the film's budget to be ₹90 million. [2]

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