Bobbili Simham

Bobbili Simham (“The Lion of Bobbili”) is a 1994 Telugu action drama directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by T. Trivikrama Rao under the Vijayalakshmi Art Pictures banner. Nandamuri Balakrishna stars with Meena and Roja, and M. M. Keeravani composed the music. It was released on 23 September 1994 and runs 144 minutes.

What the story is about

Vijaya Raghava Bhupathi is the heir of Bobbili’s royal family, protected as a boy by his maternal uncle Rayudu, who sacrificed a great deal to keep the clan safe. Twenty-five years later he is a principled man who settles disputes impartially at the Dharma Pettam, and keeps getting the better of the local tyrant Pasupathi. At a village fair, a young woman named Venkata Lakshmi falls for him, egged on by his grandmother Bhuvaneswari Devi, and when villains try to exploit her in the name of religion, Vijaya Raghava marries her to protect her honour. Only then does Venkata Lakshmi learn that he is already married, to his cousin Sravani, and his grandmother begins to tell her how that came about.

Cast and crew

• Nandamuri Balakrishna as Vijaya Raghava Bhupathi
• Meena as Venkata Lakshmi
• Roja as Sravani
• Satyanarayana as Pasupathi and Mohan Raj as his son Gajendra
• Sarada as Bhuvaneswari Devi
• Sarath Babu as Rayudu
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Minister Basavayya and Jaggayya as the Chief Minister
• Brahmanandam as Papayya, with Tanikella Bharani, Rallapalli, J. V. Somayajulu and Sivaji Raja

Director: A. Kodandarami Reddy. Producer: T. Trivikrama Rao. Music: M. M. Keeravani. Meena’s voice was dubbed by Roja Ramani and Roja’s by Saritha.

Box office

The film was shot at Gummalladodi village. Wikipedia calls it a super hit, citing Cinejosh’s list of Balakrishna’s hits and flops; no collection figures are given.

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Bobbili Simham and the list it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.