Narasimham (film)

Narasimham
Narasimham
	DVD cover
Directed by	Shaji Kailas
Written by	Ranjith
Produced by	Antony Perumbavoor
Starring	Mohanlal; Thilakan; Kanaka; N. F. Varghese; Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran; Jagathy Sreekumar;
Cinematography	Sanjeev Sankar
Edited by	L. Bhoominathan
Music by	M. G. Radhakrishnan; C. Rajamani (score);
Production; company	Aashirvad Cinemas
Distributed by	Swargachitra
Release date	26 January 2000;
Running time	175 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹1.1 crore
Box office	est. ₹22 crore

Narasimham (transl. The man-lion) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Ranjith. Narasimham was released on 26 January 2000, India's 50th Republic Day,^[3] and ran for 200 days in theatres and grossed 20 crores worldwide.^[1] The film stars Mohanlal in the title role with Thilakan, Kanaka, N. F. Varghese, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran and Jagathy Sreekumar in pivotal roles. Mammootty appears in a cameo role. The film was the first production of Aashirvad Cinemas, owned by Antony Perumbavoor, the former chauffeur of Mohanlal.

The film was re-released under the name Narasimham Returns in 2014, which premiered in Dubai and was re-released in Kerala on several occasions, where it still enjoys a cult following.^[4]^[5] The film was remade in Telugu as Adhipathi (2001), starring Mohan Babu, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Preeti Jhangiani and Soundarya.^[6]

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^ "Movie Reviews Adhipathi". Telugucinema.com. 6 September 2002. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2013.