Narasimham (film)

Narasimham
DVD cover
Directed byShaji Kailas
Written byRanjith
Produced byAntony Perumbavoor
Starring
CinematographySanjeev Sankar
Edited byL. Bhoominathan
Music bySongs:
M. G. Radhakrishnan
Score:
Rajamani
Production
company
Distributed bySwargachitra
Release date
  • 26 January 2000 (2000-01-26)
Running time
175 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹1.1 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹22 crore[2]

Narasimham (transl. The man-lion) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Ranjith. Narasimham was released on 26 January 2000, India's 50th Republic Day,[3] and ran for 200 days in theatres and grossed 20 crores worldwide.[1] The film stars Mohanlal in the title role with Thilakan, Kanaka, N. F. Varghese, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran and Jagathy Sreekumar in pivotal roles. Mammootty appears in a cameo role. The film was the first production of Aashirvad Cinemas, owned by Antony Perumbavoor, the former chauffeur of Mohanlal.

The film was re-released under the name Narasimham Returns in 2014, which premiered in Dubai and was re-released in Kerala on several occasions, where it still enjoys a cult following.[4][5] The film was remade in Telugu as Adhipathi (2001), starring Mohan Babu, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Preeti Jhangiani and Soundarya.[6]

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  2. ^ "Premam is in the air". The Hindu. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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  5. ^ Webdesk (4 December 2014). "After 15 Years Narasimham Returns-Mohanlal-Ranjith-". onlookersmedia. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Movie Reviews Adhipathi". Telugucinema.com. 6 September 2002. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2013.