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-language

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produced and directed by

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on his R Company Production banner. The film stars

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, Myra Sareen in the lead roles and music composed by Ravi Shankar. The

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dubbed version, ''Simtaangaran'' was released on 1 January 2021.

Plot

Sivaji Rao is a

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-based IPS officer who is posted as an SIT officer in

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to handle the case of a corrupted cop called Narayan Pasari. Sivaji successfully manages to arrest Pasari, but the latter uses his influence, comes out of jail, and joins back in his duty. This time, he becomes even more lethal and starts targeting Sivaji.

Cast

as Sivaji Rao * Myra Sareen as Meena Narang * Anwar Khan as Narayan Pasari *

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as JCP Ramdas * Ajay as Prasad *

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as Bajrangi * Ankur Ratan as John * Baby Kavya as Shaalu *

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as Producer (cameo appearance)

Production

The film shooting started on 20 November 2017 at the Annapurna Studios,

. Nagarjuna & Ram Gopal Varma are pairing up almost after 25 years, this is the fifth film in their combination, their previous works being '' Siva'' (1989), ''

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'' (1990), ''

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/ Drohi'' (1992) and '' Govinda Govinda'' (1994). The motion poster of the film released on 28 February 2018 and its teaser was released on 9 April 2018. The second teaser released on 4 May while the theatrical trailer released on 12 May.

Soundtrack

Music composed by Ravi Shankar. Lyrics were written by Sira Sri. The music was released on Mango Music Company.

References

External links

* {{Ram Gopal Varma, state=collapsed 2018 action thriller films 2018 films 2018 crime action films Indian action thriller films Indian crime action films Indian avant-garde and experimental films Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma 2010s Telugu-language films Fictional portrayals of the Telangana Police 2010s avant-garde and experimental films