Bimbisara (film)

Bimbisara
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mallidi Vassishta
Written by	Mallidi Vassishta
Produced by	Kosaraju Harikrishna
Starring	Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Catherine Tresa Samyuktha Menon Vivan Bhatena Prakash Raj
Cinematography	Chota K. Naidu
Edited by	Tammiraju
Music by	Songs: Chirrantan Bhatt M. M. Keeravani Score: M. M. Keeravani
Production company	N. T. R. Arts
Distributed by	Sri Venkateswara Creations
Release date	5 August 2022 (2022-08-05)
Running time	146 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹40 crore[2][3]
Box office	est. ₹65.20 crore[4]

Bimbisara is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by debutant Mallidi Vassishta and produced by Kosaraju Harikrishna, under N. T. R. Arts. It stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in a dual role alongside Catherine Tresa, Samyuktha Menon, Vivan Bhatena and Prakash Raj. In the film, King Bimbisara of the Trigarta Kingdom from the 5th century BC lands in the modern-day Hyderabad through time travel.

Principal photography of the film started in 2020 and ended in November 2021, with delays due to COVID-19 pandemic. Made on a budget of ₹40 crore, a major part of the film was shot at Ramakrishna Studios in Hyderabad. The film is scored by M. M. Keeravani who composed the songs with Chirrantan Bhatt.

Bimbisara was released on 5 August 2022.^[5]