Tiger Nageswara Rao is a 2023 Telugu-language period action thriller film written and directed by Vamsee and produced by Abhishek Agarwal. The film stars Ravi Teja in the title role alongside Anupam Kher, Jisshu Sengupta, Nupur Sanon (in her film debut), Renu Desai, Gayatri Bhardwaj and Murali Sharma.
The film was released worldwide theatrically on 20 October 2023 to mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial failure.
An idea based on:
During the 1970s, Tiger Nageswara Rao is a thief who dominates the realm of terror in Stuartpuram and masterminds a series of daring heists, where his ingenious methods of outwitting the cops become the stuff of local legend. The rest of the story revolves around Tiger’s thrilling escapades and the captivating cat-and-mouse game between him and the cops (led by CI Mouli).
Cast:
Ravi Teja as Tiger Nageswara Rao “Nagi”
Anupam Kher as IB Officer Raghavendra Rajput
Jisshu Sengupta as CI Mouli
Murali Sharma as DSP Vishwanath Sastry
Gayatri Bharadwaj as Mani, Tiger’s wife
Nupur Sanon as Sara, Tiger’s love interest
Renu Desai as Hemalatha Lavanam, social reformer
Hareesh Peradi as MLA Yelamanda
Sudev Nair as Kasi, Yelamanda’s brother
Anukreethy Vas as Jayavani, Tiger’s admirer and Jayarao’s love interest
Nassar as Gajjala Prasad, Tiger’s trainer
Aadukalam Naren as Tiger’s father
Pradeep Rawat as Calcutta Seth
Kancharlapalem Kishore as Yaari, Tiger’s bestfriend
Praveen Dacharam as Jaya Rao, Tiger’s friend