Simha (film)
Simha (English: Lion) is a 2010 Tollywood action film directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Paruchuri Kireeti under the United Movies banner. The film starsNandamuri Balakrishna as the protagonist in a dual role. It also stars Nayantara and Sneha Ullal in the other lead roles, Adithya Menon and Sai Kumar as the antagonists and Namitha, Kota Srinivasa Rao, K. R. Vijaya and Rahman in supporting roles.[3] The film features original soundtrack by Chakri, art direction by A. S. Prakash, cinematography by Arthur Wilson and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film was released on 30 April 2010 and received positive reviews from critics. The film was a massive success at the box office and went on to became the highest grosser of 2010 in Tollywood.[4] The film also achieved the distinction of being one of the highest-grossing films in the Telugu Film Industry.[4] Balakrishna received the Nandi Award for Best Actor for this film, his second after his 2001 film Narasimha Naidu.[5] The film was subsequently dubbed and released in Hindi under the same name.| Directed by | Boyapati srinu |
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| Produced by | Paruchuri kireeti |
| Written by | Boyapati srinu (story / screenplay / dialogues) |
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| Music by | Chakri Chinna (background score) |
| Cinematography | Arthur A. Wilson |
| Edited by | Anthony |
Release dates
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Running time
| 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹25 crore(US$3.8 million)[1] |
| Box office | ₹30 crore (US$4.5 million) share[2] |
Cast
- Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role as Srimannarayana, a college lecturer and as Dr. Narasimha, the doctor who single handedly provided justice to the citizens of Bobbili and the father of Srimannarayana
- Nayantara as Gayatri, Dr. Narasimha's wife
- Sneha Ullal as Janaki, a student and Srimannarayana's love interest
- Namitha as Maheswari, a colleague of Srimannarayana who is madly in love with him
- Rahman as Jagadish Prasad, a businessman, Gayatri's brother and Janaki's father
- Saikumar as Veerakesavudu, a gangster and the antagonist
- K. R. Vijaya as Srimannarayana's grandmother
- Adithya Menon as Gopi, a gangster and Veerakesavudu's son
- Brahmanandam as Dr. Narasimha's compounder
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Veerakesavudu's father
- Ali as Software engineer
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Eedara Bhaskar Rao, College principal
- Chalapathi Rao as Superintendent of Police, Bobbili
- Venu Madhav as Venkataratnam, the Sanskrit lecturer who is madly in love with Maheswari
- Krishna Bhagavaan as Srimannarayana's servant
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