Underplayed Gems

Vikramarkudu (2006)

Vikramarkudu poster
Original title
విక్రమార్కుడు
Directed by
S. S. Rajamouli
Genre
action film, action thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 41m
Rated
A
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A thief meets a girl who claims to be his daughter. He discovers he resembles her real father, a man with a violent past.

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What happens

Vikramarkudu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language masala film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli, based on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film is produced by M. L. Kumar Chowdary. It stars Ravi Teja and Anushka. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani, with cinematography by Sarvesh Murari. The plot follows a thief who encounters a young girl claiming to be his daughter, leading him to uncover his connection to her real father, a look-alike with a turbulent past. Vikramarkudu was released on 23 June 2006 with 180 prints globally. Made on a budget of ₹11 crore (equivalent to ₹35 crore or US$3.7 million in 2023), Vikramarkudu was a blockbuster earning a distributor share of ₹19 crore (equivalent to ₹61 crore or US$6.4 million in 2023). The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. The film was remade in several languages, including Bangladeshi Bengali as Ulta Palta 69 (2007), Kannada as Veera Madakari (2009), Tamil as Siruthai (2011), Hindi as Rowdy Rathore (2012), Indian Bengali as Bikram Singha (2012), and once again in Bangladeshi Bengali as Action Jasmine (2015), featuring a female lead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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