Rudhramadevi (film)

Rudhramadevi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGunasekhar
Written byGunasekhar
Produced byGunasekhar
Raagini Guna
Neelima Guna
Yukthamukhi Guna
StarringAnushka Shetty
Allu Arjun
Rana Daggubati
Vikramjeet Virk
Krishnam Raju
Prakash Raj
CinematographyAjayan Vincent
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Distributed byGunaa Teamworks
Release date
  • 9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget
  • 60–80 crore
Box officeest. 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.