Vikramarkudu

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{{short description|2006 film by S. S. Rajamouli}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Vikramarkudu
| image = Vikramarkudu Poster HD.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. S. Rajamouli]]
| producer = M. L. Kumar Chowdary
| screenplay = S. S. Rajamouli<br />M. Ratnam (dialogues)
| story = [[K. V. Vijayendra Prasad]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Ravi Teja]]
*[[Anushka Shetty]]
}}
| music = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| cinematography = [[Sarvesh Murari]]
| editing = [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]]
| studio = Sri Keerthi Creations
| country = India
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2006|06|23|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INR|11 [[crore]]|link=yes}}<ref name="budget"/><ref name="sakshi">{{Cite web|date=2017-05-05|title=భళి భళి భళిరా భళి రాజమౌళి|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/family/special-story-to-ssrajamouli-473713|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Sakshi|language=te}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|25 [[crore]]}}<ref name="sakshi" />
}}
'''''Vikramarkudu''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]] written and directed by [[S. S. Rajamouli]] from a story by [[K. V. Vijayendra Prasad]] with dialogues written by M. Ratnam. The film stars [[Ravi Teja]] and [[Anushka Shetty]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/Telugu-films-remade-in-Bollywood/Telugu-films-remade-in-Bollywood/photostory/48371162.cms |title=Telugu films remade in Bollywood |date=6 August 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film's music was composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]]. ''Vikramarkudu'' was released on 23 June 2006 with 180 prints globally.<ref name="budget">{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/An-action-film-news-telugu-kkfvjDdgdbisi.html | title=An action film! | publisher=Sify | date=21 June 2006 | access-date=19 July 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719045623/http://www.sify.com/movies/An-action-film-news-telugu-kkfvjDdgdbisi.html | archive-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> The film was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]] in the mainstream section.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm37IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=37IIFA.pdf|title=Directorate of Film Festival|work=iffi.nic.in|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415013528/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm37IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=37IIFA.pdf|archive-date=15 April 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

''Vikramarkudu'' was the breakthrough film of Anushka Shetty. The film was remade in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Veera Madakari]]'' (2009), in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Siruthai]]'' (2011), in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'' (2012), in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Indian Bengali]] as ''[[Bikram Singha: The Lion Is Back]]'' (2012) and twice in [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi Bengali]] as ''[[Ulta Palta 69]]'' (2007) and ''Action Jasmine'' (2015).

==Plot==
Athili Sathi Babu is a rookie thief in Hyderabad, who is crazy about performing daredevil acts. He falls in love with Neeraja, who is in Hyderabad to attend a marriage. Sathi Babu makes his way into her heart, and she also starts loving him. Sathi Babu tells her the truth about him being a thief and resolves to give up crime forever. But before that, he decides to swindle one last person for a large sum of money along with his uncle Duvva. He tricks a woman at a bus stand and flees with a trunk. This leads Sathi Babu to Neha, a young girl who was in the trunk instead of the wealth he thought was in the trunk, who thinks that Sathi Babu is her father. Flummoxed by what is happening, but forced to keep Neha with her as a police officer Inspector Mahanti keeps his eye on him.

Although he tries keeping Neha away from Neeraja’s eyes, the latter finds out about Neha. Angry and hurt, Neeraja leaves for her place, leaving Sathi Babu heartbroken. Soon, unknown goons attack him, taking him to be Additional Superintendent of Police, Vikram Singh Rathore IPS, Neha’s real father. Rathore looks exactly like Sathi Babu, which had caused all the confusion. While many unknown people help Sathi Babu run to safety with Neha in his arms, he is soon surrounded by the goons. It is then that Rathore makes an appearance and saves the day killing every goon by himself, but he soon dies suffering from injuries.

The other policemen who had assisted the SP then inform Sathi Babu of the whole incident. "In Chambal village of Devgarh, Madhya Pradesh, the slain, and corrupt local [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M. L. A.]] Bavuji, a borderline psychopath, engulfs the town with his political corruption, illegal activities, criminal nexus, rape, and money laundering. His son Munna indulges in abusing women and raping the wives of policemen. Rathore immediately arrests him but he(munna) is released by stating that he is mentally insane with the help of Home Minister. Later at a party organised by Bavuji(even Home minister comes to the party), Munna humiliates the police by removing their clothes but was killed by Rathod(intelligently) when he was hung from a tree by the belt of a humiliated inspector. After a few days, Rathore was attacked by Bavuji's brother Titla on Holi, where he was stabbed from the back as well as shot in the head while trying to save a village child and was assumed to be dead. But he survives with a brain injury, although the goons assumed that he is dead. Effects of this brain injury are later visible, and these effects are diminished by water falling on his head."

After knowing the incidents, Sathi Babu then adopts Neha, who does not know that her real father is dead. Then Sathi Babu returns to Devgarh posing as Rathore, and heads to settle the scores with Bavuji. Duvva tells Neeraja the truth, and she forgives Sathi Babu. Sathi Babu, being a goon, handles Bavuji well with tricks. He sets the MLA's wine factory afire and makes the villagers rob his food store. In the ensuing fight, he single-handedly defeats all of Bavuji's men. In the end, he fights with Titla on a rope bridge. Sathi Babu ties and cuts the rope, and Titla falls to death. Sathi Babu marries Neeraja, and they leave for a new life with Neha and Duvva.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Ravi Teja]] in a double role as Athili Sathi Babu and Assistant commisior of police ( ACP) Vikram Singh Rathore(IPS)
* [[Anushka Shetty]] as Neeraja Goswami
* [[Vineet Kumar]] as Bavuji, MLA
* [[Amit Tiwari]] as Bavuji's son
* Abdul Rehman as Bavuji's Henchman
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Duvva Abbulu
* Baby Neha as Neha
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Titla
* [[Rajiv Kanakala]] as Inspector Mahanti
* [[Raghu Babu]] as Bavuji’s brother-in-law
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] as Home Minister
* Madhuri Sen as Inspector Mahanti's wife
* [[Chatrapathi Sekhar]]
* [[Prakash Raj]] as DGP (guest appearance)
* [[Meghna Naidu]] as [[item number|Item girl]] in song "Vastavaa"
* [[Jyothika]] as Mrs Rathore (in portrait)
* [[Prabhas Sreenu]] as Bavuji's Henchman
{{colend}}

==Production==
The shooting was disrupted by quarry workers who started pelting the film’s unit with stones, damaging most of the equipment and injuring some of the film crew, including the director [[S. S. Rajamouli|Rajamouli]]. The quarry workers were asked, by the quarry manager, to stop their work and leave the area, for the shooting of particular scenes. What started as a small miff between the manager and the workers escalated with the workers showering stones, even as the film crew was leaving the quarry in their vehicles. The injured crew members were admitted to Apollo hospital. Director [[S. S. Rajamouli|Rajamouli]] suffered a [[hairline fracture]] to his hand. A formal complaint was lodged against the quarry workers and its owner.<ref>http://www.raagalahari.com/news/2117/vikramarkudu-shooting-disrupted-by-quarry-workers.aspx</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/22012.html|title=Injured director S S Rajmouli safe|work=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Vikramarkudu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2006|05|31}}
| recorded = 2006
| venue =
| studio = RajaNandini Recording Studio, Hyderabad
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| prev_title = [[Sri Ramadasu]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Amma Cheppindi]]
| next_year = 2006
}}

The audio of ''Vikramarkudu'' was launched at a function arranged in a set erected near [[HITEC City|Hitec city]] on the night of 31 May. K Raghavendra Rao launched the audio and gave the first unit to YVS Chowdary. Ramesh Prasad, B Gopal and Gunnam Gangaraju were also invited as guests. The unit members who were present include ML Kumar Chowdary, [[Ravi Teja]], [[S. S. Rajamouli|Rajamouli]], [[Anushka Shetty|Anushka]], [[M. M. Keeravani|Keeravani]], Vijayendra Prasad, [[Brahmanandam]], lyricist Danayya, [[Rajiv Kanakala]], [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]], Rama Rajamouli, Ravindra, Sarvesh Murari, Ram Lakshman, M Ratnam, [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]] and Suresh Bujji. Suma anchored the event and Aditya Music bought audio rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-vikramarkudu.html|title=Vikramarkudu - audio function - Ravi Teja & Anushka|work=idlebrain.com}}</ref>

The soundtrack received a very good response from the public as well as critics. The song "College Papala" (well known as Chinta Ta Chita Chita) was reused by [[Sajid–Wajid]] in the Hindi remake of this film, ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'' and also by [[M. M. Keeravani]] in the kannada remake film [[Veera Madakari]]

{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Dammare Damma
| lyrics1 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra1 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[K. S. Chithra]], Vijji
| length1 =

| title2 = Jum Jum Maya
| lyrics2 = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| extra2 = M. M. Keeravani & [[Sunitha Upadrashta|Sunitha]]
| length2 =

| title3 = College Papala
| lyrics3 = [[Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao]]
| extra3 = [[Jassie Gift]], K. S. Chithra
| length3 = 5.06

| title4 = Vasthava Vasthava
| lyrics4 = Chandrabose
| extra4 = [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length4 =

| title5 = Dooranga
| lyrics5 = Bandaru Danaiah, M. M. Keeravavani,
| extra5 = M. M. Keeravani, Ganga
| length5 =

| title6 = Jo Laali
| lyrics6 = M. M. Keeravani
| extra6 = [[Malavika (singer)|Malavika]]
| length6 =
}}

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
It collected positive reviews from critics. Idlebrain wrote: "On a whole, ''Vikramarkudu'' is another prospective blockbuster from the stable of [[S. S. Rajamouli|Rajamouli]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-vikramarkudu.html|title=Vikramarkudu - Telugu cinema Review - Ravi Teja & Anushka|work=idlebrain.com}}</ref> Totaltollywood wrote: "First half of the film goes in full entertainment mode. Second half gets into action part but the entertainment values are maintained at the same level.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totaltollywood.com/reviews/Vikramarkudu_1631.html |title=Vikramarkudu Movie Review |work=Total Tollywood |access-date=28 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728112553/http://www.totaltollywood.com/reviews/Vikramarkudu_1631.html |archive-date=28 July 2009 }}</ref> Sify wrote: "On the whole, ''Vikramarkudu'' is a masala entertainer and is OK timepass fare.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vikramarkudu-review-telugu-14236373.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927132100/http://www.sify.com/movies/vikramarkudu-review-telugu-14236373.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-09-27|title=Review : Vikramarkudu|work=Sify}}</ref> Nowrunning wrote: "Watching ''Vikramarkudu'' is like eating a plate of Mirchi Bhajji from the roadside pushcart.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3014/telugu/vikramarkudu/763/review.htm|title=Vikramarkudu Review|date=11 April 2006|work=Nowrunning}}</ref> Fullhyd wrote: "''Vikramarkudu'' is like one of those dishes that smell great during cooking, but just don’t taste the same way in the end. The film assiduously builds its story to a crest with your adrenaline pumping on all cylinders, but doesn’t quite know how to handle it thereon.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/vikramarkudu/telugu/vikramarkudu-movie-reviews-1277-2.html|title=Vikramarkudu review: Vikramarkudu (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com|work=fullhyderabad.com}}</ref> Cinegoer wrote: "One thing is that ''Vikramarkudu'' never bores you. It will keep you glued to the screen, because so many things happen all the time and the narrative moves quickly.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/reviews/vikramarkudu.htm|title=CineGoer.com - Telugu Movie Reviews - Vikramarkudu|work=cinegoer.com}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film along with its various dubbed versions collected a total gross of {{INR|26 [[crore]]}}.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/29/stories/2006122901630100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103213349/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/29/stories/2006122901630100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2007 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=A few hits and many flops |date=29 December 2006}}</ref> and celebrated 100 days in 54 centres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/25736.html|title=Vikramarkudu celebrates 100 days in 54 centres|work=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

== Dubs and remakes ==
The film was dubbed into [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]], and [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] as ''Vikramathithya'', ''Pratighat: A Revenge'' in 2007, and ''Vikram Singh Rathod IPS'' in 2011 respectively. It was also remade twice in Bangladeshi [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Ulta Palta 69]]'' and ''Action Jasmine'', in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Veera Madakari]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/20veera-madakari-not-as-good-as-the-original.htm |title=Veera Madakari: Not as good as the original |date=March 20, 2009 |website=Rediff |access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Siruthai]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/siruthai-movie-review.html |title=SIRUTHAI MOVIE REVIEW |website=Behindwoods |access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> in Hindi as ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'', and in Indian Bengali as ''[[Bikram Singha: The Lion Is Back]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prosenjit's film title changed once again|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-07/news-interviews/31131369_1_film-title-prosenjit-chatterjee-richa-gangopadhyay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091102/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-07/news-interviews/31131369_1_film-title-prosenjit-chatterjee-richa-gangopadhyay|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2014|access-date=9 March 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-to-remake-siruthai-in-hindi-news-bollywood-lfrlpKdgbgd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520151119/http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-to-remake-siruthai-in-hindi-news-bollywood-lfrlpKdgbgd.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-05-20|title=Prabhu Deva to remake Siruthai in Hindi|work=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-17/news-interviews/29551892_1_siruthai-karthi-hindi-film | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327073943/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-17/news-interviews/29551892_1_siruthai-karthi-hindi-film | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 March 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Siruthai in Hindi | date=17 May 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0858492|Vikramarkudu}}

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