Rudhramadevi

Rudhramadevi Movie Details:

Based on	Life of Rudrama Devi
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Genre	Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, War
Release date	9 October 2015
Running time	2hr 37min
Certificate	U/A
Starring	Allu Arjun Anushka Shetty Rana Daggubati Vikramjeet Virk Krishnam Raju Prakash Raj
Directed by	Gunasekhar
Written by	Gunasekhar
Produced by	Gunasekhar Raagini Guna Neelima Guna Yukthamukhi
Cinematography by	Ajayan Vincent
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production Company	Gunaa Teamworks
Distributor	Gunaa Teamworks

Rudhramadevi Movie Cast & Characters:

• Anushka Shetty as Rudrama Devi alias Rudradeva Maharaja, princess of the Kakatiya Empire, and later, the first queen in South Indian history.
  • Ulka Gupta as Younger Rudrama Devi
• Allu Arjun as Gona Ganna Reddy
• Rana Daggubati as Chalukya Veerabhadra
  • Roshan Meka as Young Chalukya Veerabhadra
• Vikramjeet Virk as Mahadeva Nayakudu
• Krishnam Raju as Ganapatideva
• Prakash Raj as Siva Devayya
• Suman as Hari Hara Devudu
• Nithya Menen as Muktamba
• Catherine Tresa as Anambika
• Adithya as Murari Devudu
• Prabha as Somamba, Ganapati Devudu’s wife
• Vinod Kumar Alva as Ganna Reddy’s paternal uncle
• Raja Ravindra Anambika’s father
• Aditi Chengappa as Ganapamba
• Hamsa Nandini as Madanika
• Ajay as Prasadaditya
• Baba Sehgal as Naga Devudu
• Raza Murad as Simhana, King of Devagiri
• Jaya Prakash Reddy as Amba Devudu
• Subbaraya Sharma as Jayapa Naidu
• Venu Madhav as Tittibi
• Arpit Ranka as Varada Reddy
• Akshara Mandhapati as Akshara Devi
• Krishna Bhagavaan as Murari and Hari Hara’s aide
• Sana (special appearance in the song “Matthagajame”)
• Vijayakumar (special appearance in the song “Matthagajame”)

Storyline:

Rudraba, daughter of Ganapatideva, the emperor of the Kakatiya dynasty, was officially designated a son through the ancient Putrika ceremony and given the name Rudradeva so that she could succeed her father after his death. Despite opposition, she became one of the most prominent rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty and one of the few ruling queens in Indian history.

Rudhramadevi Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:

Budget	₹60–80 crore
Worldwide Collection	₹86.92 crore

About Rudhramadevi Movie:

Rudramadevi is a Telugu 3D biographical action film. The film written and directed by Gunasekhar features Anushka Shetty in the title role as Rudramadevi, alongside an ensemble cast including Allu Arjun, Rana Daggubati, Vikramjeet Virk, Krishnam Raju, Prakash Raj, Suman, Nithya Menen, Adithya, and Catherine Tresa. The film is narrated by Chiranjeevi. The film’s soundtrack and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Rudramadevi is based on the life of Rudrama Devi, one of the prominent rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty in the Deccan, and one of the few ruling queens in Indian history.

Director Gunasekhar readied a script based on the life of Rani Rudramadevi. Anushka, Nayanthara, and Priyanka Chopra were considered for the title role but Anushka was signed based on her performance in Arundhati.

Mahesh Babu and Jr. NTR were first approached for the role of Gona Ganna Reddy, but both of them rejected the offer. Later, Allu Arjun was eventually selected to do the role.

The filming was started on 14 February 2013 in Warangal. The first shot was shot at the Thousand Pillar Temple in Warangal. Final schedule of the shoot ended in July 2014.

Rudhramadevi is the first Telugu film to have its recording in London, United Kingdom.

The garments and jewelry designed for the lead cast are available in NAC Jewellers in Chennai as Rudhramadevi Collections.

Neeta Lulla designed the costumes.

The film’s official trailer was released on 2 March 2015.

The film is made on a budget of ₹80 crore (US$10 million).

Rudhramadevi was slated to be released on 26 June 2015, but it was postponed to 9 October due to technical problems. Telangana state has given entertainment tax exemption for the film.

Rudhramadevi was released with dubbed versions in Hindi and Malayalam languages. The Tamil version was released by Sri Thenandal Films on 16 October.

The film became the fifth-highest opening-day-grossing Indian film of 2015. It grossed ₹32 crore worldwide in the opening weekend.

HeroTalkies has legally released Rudhramadevi in 2D and 3D formats to overseas customers who have 3D TVs.