Samarasimha Reddy

Samarasimha Reddy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byB. Gopal
Written byV. Vijayendra Prasad
Ratna Kumar
Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues)
Produced byChengala Venkat Rao
StarringNandamuri Balakrishna
Anjala Zaveri
Simran
Sanghavi
CinematographyV. S. R. Swamy
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byMani Sharma
Production
company
Satyanarayanamma Productions
Release date
  • 13 January 1999 (1999-01-13)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹6 crore[1]

Samarasimha Reddy is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by Chengala Venkat Rao under Satyanarayanamma Productions banner and directed by B. Gopal. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in the title role alongside Anjala Zaveri, Simran, Sanghavi, and music composed by Mani Sharma. The film is written by V. Vijayendra Prasad along with Ratna Kumar and Paruchuri brothers.

Samarasimha Reddy released on 13 January 1999 and was industry hit .[2] It earned a distributor share of 15 crore on a budget of 6 crore.[3][1] The film won a Filmfare Award South and a Nandi Award. It was dubbed and released into Tamil under the title Shanmuga Pandian.[4]

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  2. ^ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". Rediff.com. 30 September 1999. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022. When it was followed by Samarasimha Reddy with Balakrishna, this year's biggest hit yet .....
  3. ^ "Balakrishna in full-length factionist avatar after long gap?". The Hans India. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Samarasimha Reddy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.