Sahasa Simha
| Sahasa Simha | |
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| Directed by | Joe Simon |
| Screenplay by | Joe Simon |
| Based on | Chakravyuha by Manu |
| Produced by | M. Pandurangan M. Ramalingam |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Kajal Kiran Rajya Lakshmi Vajramuni |
| Cinematography | H. G. Raju |
| Edited by | P. Venkateshwara Ravu |
| Music by | Satyam |
Production company | Sri Lakshmi Cine Productions |
| Distributed by | Sri Lakshmi Cine Productions |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sahasa Simha (transl. Adventurous/Brave Lion) is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language action crime film directed by Joe Simon and produced by M. Pandurangan and M. Ramalingam. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Kajal Kiran, Rajya Lakshmi, Dheerendra Gopal, Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Vajramuni and Tiger Prabhakar. The music was composed by Satyam, with cinematography and editing were handled by H. G. Raju and P. Venkateshwara Ravu.
The film is based on the novel Chakravyuha by Manu, which itself is inspired by Ronald Neame's film The Odessa File (1974) that was adapted from the 1972 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. Sahasa Simha was released on 10 February 1982 and was a huge success at the box office.