Bimbisara (film)

Bimbisara
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMallidi Vassishta
Written byMallidi Vassishta
Produced byKosaraju Harikrishna
StarringNandamuri Kalyan Ram
Catherine Tresa
Samyuktha Menon
Vivan Bhatena
Prakash Raj
CinematographyChota K. Naidu
Edited byTammiraju
Music bySongs:
Chirrantan Bhatt
M. M. Keeravani
Score:
M. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Distributed bySri Venkateswara Creations
Release date
  • 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05)
Running time
146 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹40 crore[2][3]
Box officeest. ₹65.20 crore[4]

Bimbisara is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by debutant Mallidi Vassishta and produced by Kosaraju Harikrishna, under N. T. R. Arts. It stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in a dual role alongside Catherine Tresa, Samyuktha Menon, Vivan Bhatena and Prakash Raj. In the film, King Bimbisara of the Trigarta kingdom from the 5th century BC lands in the modern-day Hyderabad through time travel.

Principal photography of the film started in 2020 and ended in November 2021, with delays due to COVID-19 pandemic. Made on a budget of ₹40 crore, a major part of the film was shot at Ramakrishna Studios in Hyderabad. The film is scored by M. M. Keeravani who composed the songs with Chirrantan Bhatt.

Bimbisara was released on 5 August 2022.[5]

  1. ^ "Makers of Telugu historical epic 'Bimbisara' lock runtime at 146 minutes - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Kalyan Ram's 'Bimbisara – I ' scheduled for a Diwali release?". Times of India. 21 September 2021.
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  4. ^ "Bimbisara Closing Collections: కళ్యాణ్ రామ్ 'బింబిసార' టోటల్ వాల్డ్ వైడ్ క్లోజింగ్ కలెక్షన్స్.. ఎన్ని కోట్లు లాభాలంటే." News 18 (in Telugu). 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Bimbisara gets digital release date". Cinema Express. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.