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2023 Indian film directed by Gopichand Malineni

{{Infobox film | name = Veera Simha Reddy | image = Veera Simha Reddy poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = | director = Gopichand Malineni

| producer =

  • Naveen Yerneni
  • Y. Ravi Shankar

| writer = Gopichand Malineni | based_on =

| starring =

| narrator = | cinematography = Rishi Punjabi | editing = Naveen Nooli | music = S. Thaman | studio = Mythri Movie Makers | distributor =

| released =

  • 12 January 2023 (2023-01-12)

| runtime = 172 minutes | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = | Box office = 118 crore

Veera Simha Reddy is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role along with Shruti Haasan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Honey Rose, and Duniya Vijay. The film score and soundtrack were composed by S. Thaman.

Principal photography commenced in February 2022 and ended in December 2022. Veera Simha Reddy was released on 12 January 2023, coinciding on the Sankranthi weekend. The film received mixed reviews with critics with praise towards the cast performances, direction, action sequences and soundtrack, but criticised the writing, latter half and excessive runtime. Despite this, the film was successful at the box office and went on to become the second highest-grossing film of 2023.

Plot

Jai Simha Reddy, the only son of his doting mother Meenakshi, runs a car dealership and restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey. He lives with his unwed mother and falls in love with Eesha, the daughter of business magnate Jayaram. On the verge of their betrothal, Jai learns about his father Veera Simha Reddy, who lives in Pulicherla, Andhra Pradesh. On Meenakshi's invitation, Veera Simha Reddy arrives in Istanbul to talk about Jai's marriage, but things take a drastic turn when Veera Simha Reddy is killed by Musali Madugu Pratap Reddy and his wife, Bhanumati, who is also revealed to be Veera Simha Reddy's half-sister and Jai's aunt. Distraught at Veera Simha Reddy's death, Jai, Meenakshi, and Eesha return to Pulicherla, with Veera Simha Reddy's body. Meenakshi and Siddhappa, Veera Simha Reddy's friend and most trusted aide, reveal his past.

Veera Simha Reddy is a faction leader in Pulicherla, who lives happily with his family, and protects the farmer's lands from Jayaram. He was also actively trying to prevent factional gang wars in the village. Veera Simha Reddy's rivalry with Pratap Reddy erupted due to the former killing Pratap Reddy's father, Gangi Reddy, in retaliation for killing a boy's parents. Bhanumati and Shekhar Reddy, one of Veera Simha Reddy's men, fall for each other, and soon get engaged. Shekhar loses a match against Pratap Reddy, and in a drunken state, accidentally shoots a civilian, due to which his engagement to Bhanumathi is broken. The next morning, Shekhar's body is found, for which the local authorities rule as a suicide.

Heartbroken and enraged, Bhanumathi berated Veera Simha Reddy and married Pratap Reddy, in order to seek his help in avenging Shekhar's death, by killing Veera Simha Reddy. After learning about this, Jai stops Jayaram's plans of snatching the farmer's lands and becomes Veera Simha Reddy's successor. Later, Bhanumathi finds out that Shekhar was actually killed by Pratap Reddy, when he refused to join his side in finishing Veera Simha Reddy. Distraught, Bhanumathi arrives at Veera Simha Reddy's place and apologizes to the family, and requests Jai to kill Pratap Reddy, later committing suicide. During Bhanumathi's funeral, Pratap Reddy attacks Jai with his men. However, Jai manages to kill Pratap Reddy and his men, thus restoring peace in the village.

Cast

Production

The film was officially announced by Mythri Movie Makers in June 2021 with the working title NBK107 starring Nandamuri Balakrishna and directed by Gopichand Malineni. The film was formally launched with a pooja ceremony on 13 November 2021. The film was reported to go on floors by the first quarter of 2022.

Principal photography of the film commenced on 18 February 2022 in Sircilla and ended in December 2022. In October 2022, the film's official title was unveiled as Veera Simha Reddy.

Music

The music of the film is composed by Thaman S. The first single titled "Jai Balayya" was released on 26 November 2022. The second single titled "Suguna Sundari" was released on 15 December 2022. The third single titled "Maa Bava Manobhavalu" was released on 24 December 2022. The fourth single titled "Mass Mogudu" was released on 9 January 2023.

All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jai Balayya" (Mass Anthem)Kareemullah3:51
2."Suguna Sundari"Ram Miriyala, Snigdha Sharma4:14
3."Maa Bava Manobhavalu"Sahiti Chaganti, Yamini, Renu Kumar4:49
4."Mass Mogudu"Mano, Ramya Behara3:27

Release

Theatrical

Veera Simha Reddy is released on 12 January 2023, for the Sankranti weekend.

Home Media

Digital distribution rights of the film were acquired by Disney+ Hotstar.

Reception

Critical reception

123Telugu gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "On the whole, Veera Simha Reddy is a decent action entertainer that has all the commercial elements to entertain Balakrishna fans." Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express rated the film 0.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The troubling part of Veera Simha Reddy, by that token most of Balakrishna's movies, is that it argues it's okay to kill to solve a problem". Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Veera Simha Reddy is Balakrishna’s film through-and-through. However, where he triumphs as Veera, he fails as Jai. Whenever the man comes on-screen donned is black is when you feel like paying attention, his cakey makeup and lukewarm performance while playing the other character takes away from it." Janani K of India Today gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and termed the film as "reeks of clichéd ideas", criticised the storyline while praised the performance of Balakrishna.

Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times wrote "The film thrives on violence and some exquisitely shot action sequences, which are a treat to watch. As the central character Veera Simha Reddy, Balakrishna holds the film together and it’s quite literally a one-man show." Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "Violent scenes that bank on shock value, powerful antagonists, and an intriguing larger narrative worked well to complement the slow-motion chest-thumping moments. In Veera Simha Reddy, we have a loosely knit and archaic narrative told through a template screenplay."

Box office

Veera Simha Reddy grossed ₹54+ crore worldwide on its opening day, including ₹36.2 crore from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana combined. Thus, it became the highest opening grosser for Nandamuri Balakrishna. The film has grossed US$747,000 by the first day of its release in the United States.

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