Released · Telugu film · 2019
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
ఉయ్యాలవాడ నరసింహారెడ్డి
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy release date: 2 October 2019 (theatres). Directed by Surender Reddy; starring Chiranjeevi, Amitabh Bachchan and Nayanthara.
- Film release
- 2 October 2019 · All 2019 films
- Director
- Surender Reddy
- Music
- Amit Trivedi
- Production
- Excel Entertainment, Konidela Production Company
- Producer
- Ram Charan
- Writing credits
- Surender Reddy
- Runtime
- 171 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Prime Video holds the digital rights; the OTT release date is not announced yet.
Film release: 2 October 2019 · all 2019 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. Only what the source states is shown.
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Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is a 2019 Telugu-language epic historical action drama directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Ram Charan under the Konidela Production Company banner. A work of fiction inspired by the life of the independence activist Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy of the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, it stars Chiranjeevi in the title role and follows Narasimha Reddy’s fight against the rule of the British East India Company. Although reviews were positive, the film was a major box-office failure.
Story
The film opens in 1857, with the Indian subcontinent in revolt against the East India Company. As Jhansi comes under British siege and its soldiers begin to lose heart, Rani Lakshmi Bai rallies them with the story of the rebel who had started their fight a decade earlier: Narasimha Reddy.
That story forms the body of the film. The son of the chief of Uyyalawada, Reddy sees as a teenager how villagers suffer under the Company’s rule and vows to resist it, training in combat and philosophy under the sage Gosayi Venkanna. Years later he unites a number of chiefs and kings who have lost their lands to the British and builds an organised resistance, drawing the attention of the Company’s authorities in Madras. The film follows the growth of that uprising and the rivalries, loyalties and personal ties that shape it, and this summary leaves its course for the viewer.
Cast
Chiranjeevi leads as Narasimha Reddy. The ensemble includes:
Amitabh Bachchan, in his first Telugu film, and Anushka Shetty make guest appearances. The narration was voiced by different stars for different language versions: Pawan Kalyan, Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal.
Development
Surender Reddy wrote the script from an original story by the Paruchuri brothers. The project was announced by Ram Charan after the success of his father Chiranjeevi’s Khaidi No. 150 (2017), and it was formally launched on 22 August 2017, Chiranjeevi’s birthday.
Filming
Principal photography began on 6 December 2017 and finished on 24 June 2019. The film was shot in Hyderabad and Kerala, with some scenes filmed in Georgia. R. Rathnavelu was the cinematographer and A. Sreekar Prasad the editor.
Music
The songs were composed by Amit Trivedi, while Julius Packiam wrote the background score.
Release and box office
The film was released worldwide on 2 October 2019. Critics responded positively. According to the source, it grossed ₹240 crore against a budget of ₹200–300 crore, and it ended up as a major box-office failure.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of Konidela Production Company, published 21 Aug 2018.
Cast of Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019)
- Chiranjeevi as Narasimha Reddy
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Nayanthara as Siddhamma
- Sudeepa
- Vijay Sethupathi as Rajapaandi
- Ravi Kishan as Basireddy
- Jagapati Babu as Veerareddy
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Lakshmi
- Misha Arobelidze
- Rudra Soni
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Tanikella Bharani as Govindayya Sharma
- Raghu Babu as Ragavachari
- Prudhvi Raj
- Rohini as Padmamma
- Pawan Kalyan
- Nassar as Jayaramireddy
- Brahmaji as Obanna
- Anushka Shetty
- Pavitra Lokesh as Neelamma
- Charandeep
- Mukesh Rishi as Papakhan
- Ranadhir Gattla
- Anand as Kumara Mallareddy
- Saanve Megghana
Also in the cast (TMDB): Kichcha Sudeepa as Avukuraju, Henry Maynard as Cochrane, Oscar Skagerberg as Jackson, Mark Kitto as British Man, Ranadheer Beesu as Narsireddy, Prudhviraj as Madhavayyar, Ajay Rathnam as Mallareddy, Ravi Varma Adduri as Varadareddy, Raghu Karumanchi as Bullireddy, Sai Chand as Subbayya, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Seethamma.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
The article describes positive reviews, with praise for Chiranjeevi's performance, the cast and the visuals, alongside criticism of the screenplay and the liberties taken with history.
- The Times of India (Neeshita Nyayapati) felt it works only in parts, but that those parts make it worthwhile; she found the screenplay short on emotional depth.
- The Week (Rahul Devulapalli) advised viewers to “Mute your fact-checker before you enter the cinema”, praising Chiranjeevi and the battle scenes.
- Firstpost (Hemanth Kumar) valued its telling of a rebellion never before explored in Telugu cinema, but found character development weak.
- The Hindu (Sangeetha Devi Dundoo) wrote that the makers use cinematic liberties to fit a crowd-pleasing format, with a memorable Chiranjeevi despite drawn-out war sequences.
- DNA India praised its storytelling and visuals.
Box office: the article reports ₹81.4 crore worldwide on the first day and ₹124.80 crore within five days.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (revision 1376326070), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q36801710 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.