

Srimannarayana is a college professor with a penchant for beating up wrong doers. His life is turned upside down when he learns of his family's violent past, and how it intertwines with his present.
Acting
Balakrishna's dual-role swagger and signature dialogue delivery
Direction
Boyapati's maximalist action staging
Stunts
Gravity-defying fights that laugh at physics

Director
Boyapati Srinu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Balakrishna's first collaboration with Boyapati Srinu, spawning one of Telugu cinema's most successful actor-director partnerships.
The 'Simha' roar became a trademark sound effect recycled across Balakrishna's later films, cementing his 'Lion of Telugu Cinema' persona.