Rudhramadevi (film)
| Rudhramadevi | |
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| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Written by | Gunasekhar |
| Produced by | Gunasekhar Raagini Guna Neelima Guna Yukthamukhi Guna |
| Starring | Anushka Shetty Allu Arjun Rana Daggubati Vikramjeet Virk Krishnam Raju Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | Ajayan Vincent |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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| Distributed by | Gunaa Teamworks |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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| Box office | est. ₹86.92 crore |
Rudhramadevi is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language 3D biographical action film based on the life of Rudrama Devi, one of the prominent rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty in the Deccan, and one of the few ruling queens in Indian history. The film, written and directed by Gunasekhar, features Anushka in the title role alongside Allu Arjun, Rana Daggubati, Vikramjeet Virk, Krishnam Raju, Prakash Raj, Suman, Nithya Menen, Adithya, and Catherine Tresa. The film was narrated by Chiranjeevi. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
Rudhramadevi was released worldwide on 9 October 2015, with dubbed versions in Hindi and Malayalam languages. The Tamil version was released by Sri Thenandal Films on 16 October. The film opened to mixed reviews and grossed ₹87 crore at the worldwide box office. The film became the fifth highest opening day grossing Indian film of 2015. It was the highest grossing female led film until 2018, when it was surpassed by the Telugu language biographical film, Mahanati. Rudhramadevi went on to win the Telangana state Gaddar Film Award for Best Feature Film.