Veera Simha Reddy Movie Details:
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Genre | Action, Drama |
Release Date | 12 January 2023 |
OTT Release date | February 23, 2023 |
Running Time | 2hr 52min |
Certificate | U/A |
Cast | Nandamuri Balakrishna Honey Rose |
Directed by | Gopichand Malineni |
Story by | Gopichand Malineni |
Screenplay by | Gopichand Malineni |
Dialogue by | Sai Madhav Burra |
Produced by | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar |
Cinematography by | Rishi Punjabi |
Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
Music by | S. Thaman |
Production Company | Mythri Movie Makers |
Budget | ₹70 crore |
Box Office Collection | ₹134 crore |
Veera Simha Reddy Movie Cast and Characters:
- Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role as Pulicherla Veera Simha Reddy and Jai Simha Reddy
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Bhanumathi, Pratap Reddy’s wife, Veera Simha Reddy’s half-sister, and Jai’s aunt
- Honey Rose as Pulicherla Meenakshi, Veera Simha Reddy’s girlfriend, wife and Jai’s mother
- Duniya Vijay as Musali Madugu Pratap Reddy, Veera Simha Reddy’s rival, Gangi Reddy’s son and Bhanumati’s husband
- Shruti Haasan as Isha Jayaram, Jayaram’s daughter and Jai’s love interest
- Lal as Siddhappa, Veera Simha Reddy’s right-hand man
- Naveen Chandra as Shekhar Reddy, Siddhappa’s son and Bhanumati’s ex-fiancé
- Ajay Ghosh as Addibakula Peddi Reddy, Pratap Reddy’s uncle
- Murali Sharma as Jayaram, Isha’s father
- John Kokken as Raja Reddy, Pratap Reddy’s cousin
- P. Ravi Shankar as Home Minister Krishna Reddy
- B. S. Avinash as Musali Madugu Gangi Reddy, Pratap Reddy’s father
- Pammi Sai as Sai Reddy, Peddi Reddy’s PA
- Sachin Khedekar as Rajagopal, Factory Owner
- Raghu Babu as Durga Reddy, Bhanumati’s suitor’s father
- Sapthagiri as Giri, Jai’s supervisor
- Rajeev Kanakala as Suri Reddy, a villager
- Sekhar as Veeranna, Suri’s brother-in-law
- Easwari Rao as Siddhappa’s wife
- Sameer as Rudra Reddy, Veera Simha Reddy’s father
- Annapurna as Veera Simha Reddy’s grandmother
- Rajitha as Veera Simha Reddy’s relative
- Rajashree Nair as Meenakshi’s mother
- Naga Mahesh as Varada Reddy, a villager
- Goparaju Ramana as head priest
- Duvvasi Mohan as a priest
- Ananth Babu as a priest
- Chammak Chandra
- Archana Ananth as Isha’s mother
- Aruna Bhikshu as Isha’s grandmother
- Harika Koyilamma as Isha’s sister
- Siva Krishna as Ramgopal Reddy
- Meena Kumari as Veera Simha Reddy’s relative
- Chandrika Ravi in item number “Maa Bava Manobhavalu”
- Ramajogayya Sastry in a cameo appearance
- Brahmanandam in a cameo appearance as Ismail, a judge in the “Voice of Europe” music show
- Ali in a cameo appearance as Darbar, a judge in the “Voice of Europe” music show
- Manisha Eerabathini in a cameo appearance as host in the “Voice of Europe” music show
- Master Sathwik as a victim of Gangi Reddy
Storyline:
The father of Veera Simha Reddy is a revered man in a village and his son Bala Simha Reddy settles in the USA. When his father gets killed in the village politics, Bala Simha returns to India and takes revenge on who killed his father.
About Veera Simha Reddy Movie:
- The film was officially announced by Mythri Movie Makers in June 2021 with the working title NBK107 starring Nandamuri Balakrishna and directed by Gopichand Malineni.
- The film was formally launched with a pooja ceremony on 13 November 2021. The film was reported to go on floors by the first quarter of 2022.
- Principal photography of the film commenced on 18 February 2022 in Sircilla and ended in December 2022. In October 2022, the film’s official title was unveiled as Veera Simha Reddy.
- Veera Simha Reddy was released on 12 January 2023, coinciding on the Sankranthi weekend. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and performed very well at the box-office, grossing ₹133 crore worldwide.
- Veera Simha Reddy grossed ₹54+ crore worldwide on its opening day, including ₹36.2 crore from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana combined. Thus, it became the highest opening grosser for Nandamuri Balakrishna.
- The digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by Disney+ Hotstar for ₹14 crore, and was premiered on 23 February 2023. It was premiered on television on Star Maa on 23 April 2023.