Narasimhudu is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. Gopal. The film stars Jr. NTR, Amisha Patel, and Sameera Reddy, while Puneet Issar, Kalabhavan Mani, Pradeep Rawat, Rahul Dev, and Ashish Vidyarthi play supporting roles. The film is a remake of 2004 Kannada film Durgi directed by P. Ravi Shankar.[1][2] The film was a disaster at the box office.[3] In 2007, the film was dubbed in Hindi as The Power of Narsimha and in 2021, the film was dubbed in Marathi as Narsinha.[4][5]
| Narasimhudu | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | B. Gopal |
| Written by | P. Ravi Shankar |
| Produced by | Chengala Venkat Rao |
| Starring | Jr. NTR Amisha Patel Sameera Reddy |
| Cinematography | K. Ravindra Babu |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Release date |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
Narasimhudu's (Jr. NTR) 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 (Puneet Issar) son (Rahul Dev) and Pothuraju's (Kalabhavan Mani) 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 edit
- Jr. NTR as Kondaveedi Narasimhudu
- Amisha Patel as Subbalakshmi
- Sameera Reddy as Parvathy Narasimhudu's love interest
- 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 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)
- Venu Madhav as Venu
- G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as Kaali
- Chitram Seenu as Sreenu
- Aarthi Agarwal as an item number "Rajamandrike"
Soundtrack edit
| Narasimhudu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 23 April 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 33:07 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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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.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Singu Singu" | Bhuvana Chandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Yeluko Nayaka" | Sirivennela | Mallikarjun, Ganga | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Muddula Gopala" | Vennelakanti | Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal | 6:11 |
| 4. | "Muddoche Kopalu" | Veturi | Karthik, Maha Lakshmi | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Rajamandrike" | Veturi | Shankar Mahadevan, Suchitra | 5:28 |
| 6. | "Krishnamurariki" | Veturi | Tippu, Sunitha, Kousalya | 5:16 |
| 7. | "Slokam (bit Song)" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 1:05 | |
| Total length: | 33:07 | |||
Reception edit
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."[1]
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."[7] 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."[2]
References edit
- ^ a b B, Anuradha (23 May 2005). "Narasimhudu is a dud!". Rediff.com.
- ^ a b "Narasimhudu - Telugu cinema Review - NTR, Amisha Patel & Sameera Reddy". Idlebrain.com.
- ^ M. L., Narasimham (30 December 2005). "Dubbed films rule yet again". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
Junior N.T.R's two attempts (Naa Alludu and Narasimhudu) proved disasters.
- ^ "The Power of Narsimha (Narasimhudu) Hindi Dubbed Full Movie". YouTube.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Narasimhudu (Narsinha) Movie - Marathi South Dubbed Movie - Jr. NTR, Amisha Patel, Sameera Reddy". YouTube.com. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Audio release - Narasimhudu".
- ^ "Narasimhudu". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links edit
- Narasimhudu at IMDb
