Vikramarkudu

Vikramarkudu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action drama film film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli, based on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. A loose remake of Subhash Ghai's 1976 film Kalicharan, the film also borrows scenes from the 2002 film Sambhavi IPS. Produced by M. L. Kumar Chowdary, it stars Ravi Teja and Anushka. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani, with cinematography by Sarvesh Murari. The plot follows a thief who encounters a young girl claiming to be his daughter, leading him to uncover his connection to her real father, a look-alike with a turbulent past. Vikramarkudu was released on 23 June 2006 with 180 prints globally. Made on a budget of ₹11 crore (equivalent to ₹35 crore or US$3.7 million in 2023), Vikramarkudu was a blockbuster earning a distributor share of ₹19 crore (equivalent to ₹61 crore or US$6.3 million in 2023). The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. The film was remade in several languages, including Bangladeshi as Ulta Palta 69 (2007), Kannada as Veera Madakari (2009), Tamil as Siruthai (2011), Hindi as Rowdy Rathore (2012), Bengali as Bikram Singha (2012), and once again in Bangladeshi as Action Jasmine (2015), featuring a female lead.