Rudhramadevi (film)
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| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Produced by | Gunasekhar Raagini Guna Neelima Guna Yukthamukhi |
| Written by | Gunasekhar |
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Anushka Shetty Allu Arjun Rana Daggubati Krishnam Raju Prakash Raj |
| Narrated by | Chiranjeevi |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Ajayan Vincent |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
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| Distributed by | Gunaa Team Works (Telugu) Sri Thenandal Films (Tamil) |
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157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹80 crore (US$12 million) |
| Box office | est. ₹86.92 crore (US$13 million) |
Rudhramadevi is a 2015 Indian Telugu 3D epic historical fiction 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 Shetty as Rudrama Devi, alongside an ensemble cast of Allu Arjun, Rana Daggubati, Krishnam Raju, Prakash Raj, Suman, Nithya Menen, Baba Sehgal and Catherine Tresa. The film is 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 dubbed version was released by Sri Thenandal Films on 16 October. Upon release, the film received positive reviews, with critics praising the direction, narrative style, background score, and Anushka's performance. The film became the fifth highest opening day grossing Indian film of 2015. It grossed ₹32 crores worldwide in the opening weekend.
Ganapatideva was the emperor of the Kakatiya dynasty who rules Kakatiya Empire from Orugallu(present day Warangal, Telangana) as it's Capital. Rudrama was formally designated as a son and given the male name Rudradeva, through the ancient Putrika ceremony. Rudrama Devi begins to rule the kingdom jointly with her father as his co-regent from 1259–60 under the name of Rudradeva Maharaja.
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