Narasimhudu

''Narasimhudu'' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. Gopal. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Amisha Patel, and Sameera Reddy (in her Telugu debut), with supporting performances from Puneet Issar, Kalabhavan Mani, Rahul Dev, and Ashish Vidyarthi. The film is a remake of the Kannada film '' Durgi'' (2004) and remains the first and only remake N. T. Rama Rao Jr. has starred in to date. The film was a box-office disaster.

Plot

Narasimhudu's parents die at a young age, and he is adopted by the villagers of Kondaveedu, who all take up the responsibility of bringing him up. JD's son and Pothuraju's brother rape and kill an 11-year-old in the village. Narasimhudu, who is also the caretaker of the village, vows to take revenge on the big people and their sons for committing the heinous crime. The rest is how Narasimhudu kills them.

Cast

* N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as Kondaveedi Narasimhudu
* Amisha Patel as Subbalakshmi (Voice Dubbed by Sunitha)
*Sameera Reddy as Parvathy (Voice Dubbed by Savitha Reddy)
* Puneet Issar as JD aka Jayadev
* Kalabhavan Mani as Ambarpet Pothuraju
* Pradeep Rawat as Pradeep, Pothuraju's henchman
* Ponnambalam as Rudra Raju, Pothuraju's henchman
* Rahul Dev as JD's son
* Ashish Vidyarthi as Police Commissioner (Voice dubbed by Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar)
* Sudha as Lakshmi, Narasimhdu's mother
* Brahmanandam as Narasimhudu's friend
* Ali as Narasimhudu's friend
* Banerjee as Pothuraju's brother-in-law
* Narsing Yadav as Narsing, Pothuraju's henchman
* Satyam Rajesh as Narasimhudu's friend
* Tanikella Bharani as Doctor
* Jaya Prakash Reddy as MLA
* Krishna Bhagawan as Pothuraju's friend-in-law
* Chalapathi Rao as Narasimhudu's friend aide (Master Ji)
* Jayachitra
* Manorama
* Venu Madhav as Venu
* G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as Kaali
* Chitram Seenu as Sreenu
* Aarthi Agarwal as an item number "Rajamandrike"
*Harika
* Chammak Chandra as a customer

Controversy

''Narasimhudu'', encountered significant challenges from its inception. The film, made on a high budget of 20 crore, included major stars like Amisha Patel, Sameera Reddy, with significant expenses on publicity and overseas shooting locations. However, even before its release, ''Narasimhudu'' faced financial disputes with distributors, delaying its release and triggering street protests by disappointed fans.

Producer and Telugu Desam MLA C. Venkat Rao oversold his big-budget film ''Narasimhudu'', demanding additional money from distributors even after taking a ₹1.2 crore advance, leading to financial disputes and criminal cases before the film’s release. Facing mounting pressure, threat calls, and public backlash after the film flopped, Rao attempted suicide by jumping into Hussain Sagar but was rescued by police.

Music

Music Was composed by Mani Sharma and released on Aditya Music Company. Audio was launched on 23 April 2005 at a grand Function held at Taj Residency, Hyderabad. N. Chandrababu Naidu V. V. Vinayak and many other celebrities attended the function.

Reception

B. Anuradha of '' Rediff.com'' called the film a "huge disappointment" and added "Gopal .is fascinated with a formula of attractively picturised songs, big action scenes, punchlines and comedy, but fails to pick the right plot."

''Sify'' gave the film 3/5 and wrote "''Narasimhudu'' is one of those insufferable movies, that is devoid of a basic story and there is nothing new in style or presentation." '' Idlebrain.com'''s Jeevi rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote "Movie starts off in an interesting style with a good introduction of the hero. But this graph slides down as the movie progresses."

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2005 films
2000s Telugu-language films
Telugu remakes of Kannada films
2000s masala films
Indian films about revenge
Films directed by B. Gopal
Films scored by Mani Sharma