Indra (2002 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Indra
| image = Indra 2002 film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[B. Gopal]]
| producer = [[C. Ashwini Dutt]]
| story = Chinni Krishna
| screenplay = [[Paruchuri brothers]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Chiranjeevi]]
* [[Sonali Bendre]]
* [[Aarthi Agarwal]]
}}
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography = [[V. S. R. Swamy]]
| editing = [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]]
| studio = [[Vyjayanthi Movies]]
| distributor = [[Eros International]]
| released = {{film date|2002|07|24|India}}
| runtime = 173 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INR|10 [[crore]]|link=yes}}<ref name="news18" />
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|40–55 [[crore]]}}<ref name="htimes" /><ref name="hmtv" />
}}

'''''Indra''''' is a 2002 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[B. Gopal]] and produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under [[Vyjayanthi Movies]]. The film stars [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Sonali Bendre]] and [[Aarthi Agarwal]], while [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]], [[Mukesh Rishi]] and [[Prakash Raj]] play supporting roles with music composed by [[Mani Sharma]].

Released on 24 July 2002, the film was a major commercial success. Grossing more than {{Indian Rupee|40 [[crore]]}} on a budget of {{INR|10 [[crore]]}}, the film ended up becoming the [[List of highest-grossing Telugu films|highest-grossing south indian film]] of that time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=24 July 2020|title=మెగాస్టార్ 'ఇంద్ర' కి నేటితో 18 ఏళ్లు.!|trans-title=Megastar's ''Indra'' completes 18 years today!|url=https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/megastar-indra-turns-18-today-60311|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030211027/https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/megastar-indra-turns-18-today-60311|archive-date=30 October 2020|access-date=5 July 2021|website=[[Namasthe Telangana]]|language=te}}</ref> This film was later dubbed into [[Hindi]] as ''Indra: The Tiger'',<ref name="htimes">{{Cite web|date=2015-03-05|title=Why Indra The Tiger is a permanent fixture on Indian television|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/why-indra-the-tiger-is-a-permanent-fixture-on-indian-television/story-ofjy0fOTqSMm7Bh8CClEGN.html|access-date=2020-08-01|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''Indhiran'', and [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] as ''Indra Ek Sher''. The film was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Dada (2005 film)|Dada]]'' (2005) and the film was also remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Bangladesh]] as ''Goriber Dada'' (2006).

== Plot ==
The film opens in a village in [[Andhra Pradesh]] showing the rivalry between two families. A police officer wishing to end this hostility comes up with the proposal of marriage between the two families which ultimately is used by Veera Siva Reddy as a trap to finish off his rival brothers, Bharata Simha Reddy and Vijayasimha Reddy. After the funeral, no one is willing to stake a claim for the leadership of the clan when the young Indrasena Reddy, Bharata Simha Reddy's son, comes in and tells his grandmother that he will.

The story then moves to 2002 in Varanasi. Shankar Narayana is a taxi driver who has his own boat, makes an honest living, and is held in high regard by the members of his adopted family. During a singing competition held in his niece's college, her friend Pallavi sees him and falls in love. Pretending to be an orphan, she starts staying with Shankar Narayana and his family. Pallavi's father Chenna Kesava Reddy is the governor of Uttar Pradesh. Upon finding his daughter missing, he carries out a search and discovers that she is staying with a taxi driver and his family. He sends out an attack on his family. Enraged he goes to his house to discover that she is staying with Shankar Narayana. He folds his hands and greets him and it is hinted that he knows something about Shankar Narayana's past. The story carries on to Shankar Narayana's niece's wedding. Giri, who stays with Shankar Narayana and his family as an orphan and drives the boat of Shankar Narayana says that he loved Shankar Narayana's niece. After the marriage, in the area only, Sneha latha Reddy comes with her brother Veera Shankar Reddy, Siva Reddy's eldest son. Snehalatha tells Giri to get up, and reveals that Giri is actually Veera Manohar Reddy, Veera Shankar Reddy's son, and Snehalatha's nephew. She also reveals that Shankar Narayana is really Indrasena Reddy. After the marriage is over, Valmiki, Indrasena's loyal friend, tells the past of Shankar Narayana.

Indrasena Reddy/Shankar Narayana was held in regard in his village. He used to work for the benefit of the people. Siva Reddy, who had murdered Indrasena's family, is warned by him not to return to the village. Siva Reddy returns and, in the ensuing battle, Indrasena kills him. After this, his sons swear revenge on Indrasena and his family. One day Indrasena saves a boy from being run over by a truck – he turns out to be Veera Shankar Reddy's younger son. Veera Shankar Reddy is furious that his son was saved by his enemy, and he kills his own son. Indrasena, upon hearing this, storms Veera Shankar Reddy's house and confronts him. He buries the boy in the courtyard and plants a sapling over it and tells the boy's mother to pour water to the plant every day, also warning the Veera Shankar Reddy and his brothers that if anything were to happen to the plant, he would kill all of them. Snehalatha sees this, falls for Indrasena, and tells him that she will marry him.

The town has been suffering from drought. When one of the villagers tell Indrasena about this, he goes to Chenna Kesava Reddy, previously a collector, and asks to build a reservoir because the poor don't have enough water supply. The government is unable to help because the place where the reservoir can be constructed is owned by Veera Shankar Reddy and his family who are not giving it up. Indrasena calls a meeting and asks them to hand over the land in exchange for whatever they want. The brothers ask for all of his property and a promise that he will leave the village while Snehalatha asks Indrasena to marry her. Indrasena agrees and the reservoir is built. On the day of the wedding, unknown to Snehalatha, her elder brother murders Indrasena's sisters and their husbands. In a state of rage, Indrasena goes on a rampage, killing three of the brothers. Snehalatha promised his brother to take revenge on Indra.

After Valmiki revealed the truth, Indrasena's niece attempt for suicide, after rescuing her from suicide Indra comes to know that she is pregnant. Indrasena then returns to his village of Rayalaseema. Indrasena went to Veera Shankar Reddy's home and warns Veera Manohar reddy to come and take over his niece. Later Snehalatha realizes the truth of her brother killing Indrasena's family by Veera Shankar Reddy's brother-in-law balu as she tells it to her brother, and asks Veera Manohar Reddy to reach Indra's home. Veera Shankar Reddy starts a chase for them as they go in the car and finally Indrasena battles all of them but does not kill Veera Shankar Reddy and suggests that they end the rivalry here only. In the end, Snehalatha and Pallavi try to convince Indrasena Reddy to marry them but neither is successful as he still wants to work for the people.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Chiranjeevi]] as Indrasena Reddy / Shankar Narayana
** [[Sajja Teja]] as Young Indrasena Reddy
* [[Aarthi Agarwal]] as Sneha latha Reddy
* [[Sonali Bendre]] as Pallavi
* [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] as Veera Manohara Reddy / Giri
** [[Tanish]] as Young Veera Manohara Reddy
* [[Ilavarasi]] as Indra's elder sister
* [[Vinaya Prasad]] as Indra's eldest sister
* [[Mukesh Rishi]] as Veera Shankar Reddy
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Chenna Kesava Reddy
* [[Puneet Issar]] as Shaukhat Ali Khan
* [[Raza Murad]] as Veera Shiva Reddy
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Valmiki, Indrasena Reddy's assistant
* [[Ahuti Prasad]] as Indrasena Reddy's brother-in-law
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Balu, Veera Shankar Reddy's brother-in-law
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Pandit
* [[Sameer Hasan|Sameer]] as Vijaya Simha Reddy, Indrasena Reddy's uncle
* [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as Pandit's friend
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Gangaram, car driver
* [[Pavala Syamala]] as Bamma
* [[Narra Venkateswara Rao]] as Superintendent of Police
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Subba Rayudu
* [[Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam|AVS]] as Bacchu Peda Picchaiah
* [[G. V. Sudhakar Naidu]]
* [[Raja Ravindra]]
* [[Lakshmi Sharma|Lahari]] as Nandhini
* [[Rajitha]]
* [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] as Himself (cameo appearance)
* [[Rani (Tamil actress)|Rani]] in cameo appearance
* Siva Krishna as Bharat Simha Reddy, Indrasena Reddy's father
* Kalpana as Veer Shiva Reddy's sister
* [[Telangana Shakuntala]] as Indrasena's grand mother
* Master Anand as Indra's nephew (Young)
* Yadagiri as Veera Shankar Reddy henchmen
{{colend}}

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Indra
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Album cover
| released = 2002
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 31:52
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = Mani Sharma
| prev_title = [[Youth (2002 film)|Youth]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Chennakeshava Reddy]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
The audio soundtrack of Indra was released on the evening of 14 June 2002 at a neatly erected set in the first floor of Annapurna Studios. This event was a private affair between Chiru fans and the Vijayanthi movie unit. The celebrities who graced this occasion were the Paruchuri brothers (dialogue writers), Aswini Dutt (producer), Chinni Krishna (story writer), VSR Swamy (cinematographer), Sirivennela Seeta Rama Sastry (lyrics writer) and Chiranjeevi. The function started off with a welcome by Raghu Kunche and Suma. Gemini TV covered this event and it was telecast as a 30-minute capsule on Gemini TV. Chiranjeevi selected a coupon from the lucky dip box and called the lucky fan to the stage. Chiranjeevi opened the audio box and handed over the first cassette to that fan, who was so elated that he tried to touch Chiranjeevi's feet, but Chiranjeevi stopped him from doing so. The audio hit the market on 17 June 2002.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/indraaudio.html|title=Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref>
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| lyrics1 = [[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri]]
| extra1 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length1 = 6:08
| title2 = Ammadu Appachi
| lyrics2 = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubramanyam]] & Kalpana
| length2 = 4:44
| title3 = Radhe Govinda
| lyrics3 = [[Bhuvanachandra]]
| extra3 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Udit Narayan]]
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = Ghallu Ghallu
| lyrics4 = Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubramanyam, [[Mallikarjun]]
| length4 = 5:52
| title5 = Dayi Dayi Damma
| lyrics5 = Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
| extra5 = [[KK (singer)|KK]] & [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| length5 = 5:20
| title6 = Ayyo Ayyo Ayyayyo
| note6 = Composed by [[R. P. Patnaik]]
| lyrics6 = Kulasekhar
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| length6 = 4:58
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| lyrics1 = Muthulingam
| extra1 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
| length1 = 6:08
| title2 = Alva Thundu Penne
| lyrics2 = Snehan
| extra2 = Tippu, [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length2 = 4:44
| title3 = Radhe Gopala
| lyrics3 = Ponniyin Selvan
| extra3 = [[P. Unnikrishnan|Unnikrishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = Jhallu Jhallu
| lyrics4 = Muthulingam
| extra4 = Ramu
| length4 = 5:52
| title5 = Aadi Aadi Vamma
| lyrics5 = Ponniyin Selvan
| extra5 = [[Yugendran]], Sri Vardhini
| length5 = 5:20
| title6 = Ayayaya
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| extra6 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Shalini
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| title3 = Radhe Govinda Tu Mera Chanda
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| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = Jhoom Jhoom Ke Payal
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = [[Suresh Wadkar]]
| length4 = 5:52
| title5 = Yeh Haseena Chehra
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
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==Release==
''Indra'' was released on 24 July 2002 in 268 screens, including 223 in [[Andhra Pradesh]], 30 in [[Karnataka]], three in [[Odisha]] and 15 in the United States.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/trade/records/indrareleasecenters.html|title=Cycle Stand - Telugu cinema - Indra release centers - Chiranjeevi, Sonali Bendre, Arti Agrawal - B Gopal|access-date=16 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403163537/http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/indrareleasecenters.html|archive-date=3 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It grossed more than {{Indian Rupee|40 [[crore]]}} on a budget of {{INR|10 [[crore]]}}.<ref name="news18">{{Cite web|date=2020-07-24|title=చిరంజీవి బ్లాక్ బస్టర్ 'ఇంద్ర' సినిమాకు 18 ఏళ్లు.. సాధించిన రికార్డులు ..|trans-title=Chiranjeevi's blockbuster ''Indra'' completes 18 years.. Box office records|url=https://telugu.news18.com/photogallery/movies/megastar-chiranjeevi-b-goapl-aswani-dutt-block-bluster-indra-movie-completed-18-years-ta-561306-page-8.html|access-date=2020-08-01|website=[[Network18 Group|News18 Telugu]]|language=te}}</ref> The film ended up becoming the [[List of highest-grossing Telugu films|highest-grossing south Indian film]] of that time.<ref name=":0" /> It held the record of being the first Telugu movie to collect over {{Indian Rupee|40}} crores during the first week and until [[Pokiri]] broke the record in 2006.<ref name="hmtv">{{Cite web|last=Krishna|date=24 July 2020|title=18 Years for Megastar Indra Movie : మెగాస్టార్ 'ఇంద్ర' కి 18 ఏళ్ళు!|url=https://www.hmtvlive.com/movies/18-years-complete-for-megastar-indra-movie-49646|url-status=live|access-date=5 July 2021|website=HMTV|language=te}}</ref>

== Box office ==
* The film had collected a distributors' share of {{INR|80 million}} in its opening week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/indra.html|title=Cycle Stand - Telugu and Tamil cinema - Indra|access-date=16 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727071118/http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/indra.html|archive-date=27 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* It had a 50-day run in 151 centres, including nine in [[Karnataka]] and two in [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/trade/records/indra50dayscenters.html|title=Cycle Stand - Telugu cinema - Indra 50 days centers - Chiranjeevi, Sonali Bendre, Arti Agrawal - B Gopal|access-date=16 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403113242/http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/indra50dayscenters.html|archive-date=3 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* It had a 100-day run in 122 centres, including four in Karnataka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/trade/records/indra100dayscenters.html|title=Cycle Stand - Telugu cinema - Indra 100 days centers - Chiranjeevi, Sonali Bendre, Arti Agrawal - B Gopal|access-date=16 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403121342/http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/indra100dayscenters.html|archive-date=3 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* It had a 175-day run in 32 centres<ref name="cinegoer.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/chiru175.htm|title=CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Chiranjeevi's 175-Day Centres List|access-date=16 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814181040/http://www.cinegoer.com/chiru175.htm|archive-date=14 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> including a 247-day run in Satyam theatre, [[Adoni]].<ref name="cinegoer.com"/>

==Reception==

This movie was one of the biggest hits in [[Chiranjeevi]]'s film career. Jeevi of Idlebrain had given a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stating, "First half is a perfect blend of mass and class elements. It's extraordinary. The interval scene gives the right finishing touch to the first half."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-indra.html|title=Indra Review
|access-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Idlebrain }}</ref>

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Best Actor – Telugu]]
|[[Chiranjeevi]]
|{{won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|title=Manikchand Filmfare Awards: Sizzling at 50|url=http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=/bsnl/asp/content%20mgmt/html%20content/entertainment/entertainment14489.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721152719/http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=%2Fbsnl%2Fasp%2Fcontent%20mgmt%2Fhtml%20content%2Fentertainment%2Fentertainment14489.html|archive-date=21 July 2011|access-date=2009-10-19|publisher=[[BSNL]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South|Best Dance Choreographer – South]]
|[[Raghava Lawrence]]
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002
| rowspan="3" | [[Nandi Awards]]
|[[Nandi Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|Chiranjeevi
|{{won}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2002|url=https://www.apsftvtdc.in/nandi-film-awards-2002.html|access-date=2020-08-11|website=APFTVTDC}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nandi Award for Best Choreographer|Best Choreographer]]
|Raghava Lawrence
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist|Best Male Dubbing Artis]]
|[[P. Ravi Shankar]]
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| rowspan="2" | [[CineMAA Awards]]
|[[CineMAA Awards|Best Actor – Telugu]]
|[[Chiranjeevi]]
|{{won}}
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Telugu CineMaa Awards 2002 |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/cinemaaawards2002.html |website=Idlebrain |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[CineMAA Awards|Best Actress – Telugu]]
|[[Aarthi Agarwal]]
|{{won}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0319557|Indra}}

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