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Wikipedia article
'Nijam' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film written, directed and produced by Teja on Chitram Movies banner. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Rakshita, Gopichand, and Raasi, with music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Babu and Rameshwari won the Nandi Awards in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively. It was remade in Odia as 'Arjuna' and in Bangladesh as 'Top Leader'.
Plot
Sidda Reddy is a powerful mafia leader whose right hand is Devudu. Devudu has a lover called Malli. Reddy, who also likes Malli, takes her to the bed, which is not liked by Devudu. In the process, Devudu kills Reddy and becomes the leader of the mafia gang. Venkateswarlu is a fire officer. In an incident, Devudu sets a marketplace on fire and Venkateswarlu rescues it with his firefighting, and at the same time, Venkateswarlu slaps Devudu, as he continues throwing kerosene at the marketplace. Devudu holds a grudge against Venkateswarlu and sends him to jail on a framed charge of the murder of Malli's brother Baddu. G. Seetaram, Venkateswarlu's son, tries to rescue his father from the jaws of the police. But in the process, everybody starts asking him for a bribe to do the work. At the end of the day, the police officer and Devudu kill Venkateswarlu. The rest of the story is about how Seetaram's mother takes revenge on the people responsible for the death of her husband with the help of her son Seetaram. The criminals involved in the crime of his father's death are killed one after the other by the mother and son in a planned and scientific manner. This film tells about an innocent boy, who, along with his mother undergoes injustice and also loses his father in this process. The mother in this situation plays the role of a trainer and guide to her son, making him strong physically and emotionally, to fight back.
Cast
*Mahesh Babu as G. Seetaram
*Rakshita as Janki
*Gopichand as Devadaya Sharma "Devudu"
*Raasi as Malli
*Prakash Raj as ACP Raja Narendra
*Jaya Prakash Reddy as Sidda Reddy
*Ranganath as G. Venkateswarlu, Sitaram's father
*Rameshwari as Shanti, Sitaram's mother
*Brahmaji as C.I.
*Vijayachander as DGP
*Jeeva as DCP Murali Krishna
*Suman Setty as Baddu
*Kanta Rao as Social Worker Narayana Rao
*Rallapalli as Butcher
*Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam as Traffic Constable
*Kondavalasa as Sitaram's neighbor
*Duvvasi Mohan as Patil
*Tirupathi Prakash
*Shakeela
*Mani Chandana as an item number Rathalu
*Alapati Lakshmi
*Master Ghatamaneni Jaya Krishna as Young Sitaram
Soundtrack
Music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Lyrics were penned by Kula Shekar. Music was released on Aditya Music.
Legacy and Remakes
The film was also dubbed into Tamil as 'Nijam', and then again in 2012 as 'Seerum Singam'. The film was dubbed as 'Meri Adalat' in Hindi in 2008, in Bengali as 'Aamar Protishodh' and in Bhojpuri as 'Hamaar Faisla'. It was remade as 'Arjuna' in Oriya starring Anubhab Mohanty and Gargi Mohanty & Bangladesh as 'Top Leader' starring Shakib Khan.
Reception and collections
'Idlebrain' Jeevi in his review gave a rating of 3 out of 5 for the movie with concluding remarks "Overall, it's an average film that has chances to become hit because of the Teja's mass-attracting episodes and Mahesh Babu's brilliant portrayal of the character".
Director Teja in an interview said "We made Nijam in a budget of 6.5 cr INR; We sold audio rights for 2 cr INR and movie initially were sold for a total of 26 cr INR. In total, we made a profit of 5-6 cr INR and Nijam was not a flop". He corroborated the same in an interview with The Hindu "I worked with Mahesh after he had a flop called Bobby, but Nijam released after Okkadu and people drew comparisons. I dont argue when people say Nijam was a flop. The film was made with a budget of Rs. 6.5 crore and sold for Rs. 21 crore. I repaid money to whoever lost money and still made a huge profit".
Awards
Won
;Nandi Awards(in Telugu)* Best Actor - Mahesh Babu
* Best Supporting Actress - Talluri Rameshwari
;CineMAA Awards
* Best Villain - Gopichand
;Filmfare Awards South
* Best Actor - Telugu - Mahesh Babu
Nominated
* Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu - Taluri Rameswari;CineMAA Awards
* CineMAA Award for Best Actor - Male - Mahesh Babu
* CineMAA Award for Best Film - Teja
References
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