Veerabhadra

Veerabhadra is a 2006 Telugu action film directed by A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary for Ambika Cinema Productions, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna with Tanushree Dutta and Sadha, and Sayaji Shinde and Prakash Raj in key roles. Mani Sharma composed the music. It was released on 29 April 2006 with the tagline “Manchiki Manchi, punch ki punch”.

What the story is about

Murali Krishna, a fearless young man, moves into Adarsa, a Hyderabad colony full of colourful residents, with Mallika, a disabled young woman he dotes on and introduces as his sister. He wins over his neighbours quickly, and the spirited Ashtalakshmi falls for him.

Then Murali deliberately enrols Mallika in a college owned by Chevupogu Peddiraju, a ruthless tycoon who runs his empire from prison and who, it turns out, is Murali’s sworn enemy; Peddiraju’s own sister Malathi is the woman Murali loves. When Peddiraju’s men attack the colony and the frightened residents want Murali gone, it becomes clear he has come to Hyderabad with a purpose. Who Murali and Mallika really are, and why he wants Peddiraju out in the open, is told in a long flashback set in Vizag.

Cast and crew

• Nandamuri Balakrishna as Murali Krishna
• Tanushree Dutta as Malathi
• Sadha as Ashtalakshmi
• Sayaji Shinde as Peddiraju
• Prakash Raj as Pothuraju
• Rajan P. Dev as the zamindar
• Rama Prabha as Murali’s grandmother
• Rallapalli as Kondaiah
• Ajay as Peddiraju’s brother
• Brahmanandam, Kovai Sarala and Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as colony residents

Director: A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary. Production: Ambika Cinema Productions. Music: Mani Sharma. Runtime: 168 minutes.

Making the film

The muhurat was held at Ramanaidu Studios on 25 June 2005, attended by Dasari Narayana Rao, E. V. V. Satyanarayana and K. Raghavendra Rao, and the title was announced on 9 March 2006. The audio, released by Supreme Music, was launched on 17 March 2006 at Necklace Road in Hyderabad, in an event broadcast on MAA TV. In an audio review for Telugucinema.com, NaChaKi rated the album 3.25 out of 5, finding the tunes catchy and the lyrics by lesser-known writers “a refreshing welcome for a big hero’s movie”.

Release and reviews

Jeevi of Idlebrain saw it as a film aimed squarely at Balakrishna’s core audience: “This film will cater to the main strength of Bala Krishna, that is masses!” Wikipedia describes Veerabhadra as a box-office flop but cites no source, and we have not found a named outlet reporting its collections.

Where to watch Veerabhadra

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Veerabhadra and the reviews it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.