It is very well known that NTR’s old blockbuster Simhadri was released again after 20 years on the occasion of his birthday. The re-release of Simhadri got Extraordinary numbers excluding Nizam region, and it has created records everywhere in Andhra Pradesh and overseas as well by a good margin. However, due to the below par opening day in Nizam it lacked behind Pawan Kalyan’s Kushi movie’s opening in re-release.
But still, Simhadri re-release was a massive success. It became the all-time top 2 grosser in re-releases and crossed all the movies records of other re-releases with just opening day’s numbers excluding Kushi. Also, if we consider only birthday re-releases then Simhadri holds the record as Kushi was not released on the birthday of Pawan Kalyan.
Top 3 birthday re-release grosser details are as follows.
- 1. Simhadri
- 2. Orange
- 3. Jalsa
Released in 2003, Simhadri also featured Bhumika alongside the ‘Young Tiger’. Directed by SS Rajamouli, the film went on to become a massive blockbuster and established NTR as one of the top stars in Tollywood. Keeravani’s chart buster music, Rajamouli’s pacy and intense narration, and NTR’s roaring performance have made this film a classic in the action genre in Tollywood.