Vikramarkudu
Vikramarkudu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli who co-wrote the film with V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Ravi Teja and Anushka Shetty. It follows a thief who discovers a girl insisting he is her father, while a series of events connect his life to her actual father, who is his look-alike. The film's music was composed by M. M. Keeravani with cinematography and editing by Sarvesh Murari and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao respectively.
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| Directed by | S. S. Rajamouli |
| Screenplay by | S. S. Rajamouli |
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| Story by | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| Produced by | M. L. Kumar Chowdary |
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| Cinematography | Sarvesh Murari |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Sri Keerthi Creations |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹11 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹23 crore distributors' share |
Vikramarkudu was released on 23 June 2006 with 180 prints globally. Made on a budget of ₹11 crore (US$2.4 million), Vikramarkudu was commercially Blockbuster earning a distributors' share of ₹23 crore (US$5.1 million). The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.
Vikramarkudu was a breakthrough film for Anushka Shetty. The film was remade in Kannada as Veera Madakari (2009), in Tamil as Siruthai (2011), in Hindi as Rowdy Rathore (2012), in Indian Bengali as Bikram Singha (2012) and twice in Bangladeshi Bengali as Ulta Palta 69 (2007) and Action Jasmine (2015).