Back ایندرا (فیلم ۲۰۰۲) Persian Indra (film) French इंद्रा (2002 फिल्म) Hindi இந்திரா (தெலுங்குத் திரைப்படம்) Tamil ఇంద్ర (సినిమా) Tegulu
| Indra | |
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| Directed by | B. Gopal |
| Written by | Paruchuri brothers Chinni Krishna (Story) |
| Produced by | C. Aswani Dutt |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
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Running time | 173 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹5 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹85 crore[2][3] |
Indra is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by B. Gopal and produced by C. Aswani Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies banner. The film stars Chiranjeevi in the title role, alongside Sonali Bendre, Aarthi Agarwal, Mukesh Rishi, Sivaji, and Prakash Raj in key roles. The music for the film was composed by Mani Sharma.
The film was released on 24 July 2002. Made on a budget of 5 crore, it grossed over ₹85 crore, becoming the highest-grossing Telugu film at the time,[4][2] surpassing previous records, and the highest-grossing South-Indian film, overtaking Padayappa (1999). It was also the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2002, after Devdas.[5]
Indra received critical acclaim and won several awards, including three Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. Chiranjeevi received both the Nandi Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance. The film was dubbed into Hindi as Indra: The Tiger[6] and was remade in Indian Bengali as Dada (2005) and Bangladeshi Bengali as Goriber Dada (2006).
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- ^ Krishna (24 July 2020). "18 Years for Megastar Indra Movie : మెగాస్టార్ 'ఇంద్ర' కి 18 ఏళ్ళు!". HMTV (in Telugu). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "మెగాస్టార్ 'ఇంద్ర' కి నేటితో 18 ఏళ్లు.!" [Megastar's Indra completes 18 years today!]. Namasthe Telangana (in Telugu). 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "When Chiranjeevi-starrer Hit Film Indra Was Criticised For This Scene". News18. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ S., Vidya; Lidhoo, Prerna (22 July 2022). "How Movies From the South Conquered Bollywood". Business Today. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
Says Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair: "We used to play Indra: The Tiger (Hindi dub of Telugu film Indra) and our ratings were sorted for two weeks."