Andhrawala created much hype as N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was acting in this film just after the blockbuster Simhadri. However the movie was a disaster at the box office.[3][4]
Plot
Munna is a slum dweller in Hyderabad who learns from a person named Basha that his father is Shankar Pehalwan, a labourer who fought against a gangster named Bade Mia for the rights of Andhra people in Mumbai. Shankar and Bade Mia's enmity rapidly developed due to Shankar and his men accidentally killed his son. During the naming ceremony of Munna, Bade Mia assassinated Shankar and his wife, but Shankar's subordinate Pasha managed to escape with Munna where he places Munna on a footpath besides a beggar. Learning about this, Munna wages a war against Bade Mia, where he finally finishes Bade Mia and his empire, thus avenging Shankar's death.
The film was launched on 11 April 2003 at Annapurna Studios.[5]
Music
The music was composed by Chakri and released by Aditya Music. The audio launch was held at N. T. Ramarao's birth place, Nimmakuru, on 5 December 2003.[6] It was said to be the first audio launch where 10 lakhs people participated in it.[7]
Idlebrain wrote "First half of the film is OK. Interval bang is interesting. The second half is dull. The flashback episode - that is supposed to justify the title of film - could not evoke the right emotion".[2]
^Ogirala, Mohan Rao (24 June 2004). "It's raining flops on Tollywood's parade". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022. The flop parade started with NTR's Andhrawala, which was released on January 1. So miserably did the film flop that he had to come out with Samba to compensate distributors.
