Bheemla Nayak(2022)
Bheemla Nayak (2022) is a 145-minute Telugu film directed by Saagar K Chandra. Starring Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati and Nithya Menen. With a rating of 6.4/10 reflecting mixed audience reception and a good performer, 70+ crores verdict at the box office.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- aha, JioHotstar
- OTT Release Date
- 1 April 2022
- Theatrical Release
- 25 February 2022
- Director
- Saagar K Chandra
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rating
- 6.4/10
Storyline
A police officer arrests a politician's arrogant son for smuggling liquor across state lines. Their clash of egos spirals into a fierce personal battle.
“Two egos clash. One arrest ignites a war.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Bheemla Nayak
Cast reunions in this film: Tanikella Bharani & Raghu Babu (32 films together), Tanikella Bharani & Rao Ramesh (21 films together), Rao Ramesh & Raghu Babu (12 films together), Rao Ramesh & Murali Sharma (11 films together), Tanikella Bharani & Samuthirakani (7 films together), and Tanikella Bharani & Pawan Kalyan (7 films together).
Trivia
- The film is an official Telugu remake of the 2020 Malayalam film 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum', with the core conflict adapted to a Telugu cultural context.
- Pawan Kalyan's character, Daniel Shekhar, was originally named Koshy Kurian in the Malayalam version, played by Prithviraj Sukumaran.
- The film's climax fight scene was shot over 15 days in a specially constructed police station set to achieve a gritty, realistic look.
- Composer S. Thaman reused and rearranged his own background score from the original Malayalam film for key dramatic sequences in this version.
- Director Trivikram Srinivas, who wrote the dialogue and co-wrote the screenplay, significantly reworked the protagonist's backstory to suit Pawan Kalyan's star image.
- The movie faced censorship challenges for its violent content and strong language, leading to several cuts before release.
- Despite being a remake, the film incorporated local political nuances, like the liquor permit issue between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, to ground the conflict.