''Tiger Harischandra Prasad'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language

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film directed by V. Samudra starring

Nandamuri Harikrishna Nandamuri Harikrishna (2 September 1956 – 29 August 2018) was an Indian politician, actor, and film producer. He served as the Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house the Indian Parliament representing the Indian state of A ...

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, Dasari Arun Kumar and

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. The film is based on the problems of peasants. The film received pre-release hype, but it was released to mixed reviews. This film marked

Posani Krishna Murali Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also conte ...

's sixth collaboration with

and their only unsuccessful film.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by P. Naga Lakshmi, who previously produced ''

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'' (2002). In October 2003, the film was shot in

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(at Jinnah Tower) and

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. As of 24 November 2003, the shooting of the film was complete except for two songs.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.

Reception

Gudipoodi Srihari of ''

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'' wrote that "Harikrishna gets a tailor made role well cut out for his style of acting, with rugged appeal. But some frivolous scenes including the comedy featuring Brahmanandam and Kovai Sarala, puts the film on a sidetrack". Jeevi of ''

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'' rated the film three out of five and wrote that "The last 20 minutes of the film is impressive. The rest of the film is narrated in old fashion. This film would take Hari Krishna close to the masses". In a negative review, a critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "This might've as well been a B-grade Narayana Murthy revolutionary pain, but one doesn't associate pains with Ramya Krishna around. But that's the pain: she's hardly around. This seems like an emerging trend in Tollywood. Not Ramya Krishna's absence, but movies with social messages".

References

External links

* {{Posani Krishna Murali Indian action drama films Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films directed by V. Samudra Films with screenplays by Posani Krishna Murali Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar