Narasimha (2001 film)

Narasimha Tamil is a 2001 Tamil actionmasala film directed by Thirupathisamy, which features Vijayakanth in the lead role. The film features an ensemble supporting cast including Isha Koppikar, Raghuvaran, Nassar and Sharat Saxena, while the soundtrack for the film was composed by Mani Sharma. The film released in July 2001 to mixed reviews.

The film won positive review from The Hindu newspaper, which praises the attempt claiming the film has beautiful songs and dance, a touch of comedy, attractive costumes and above all a message which says that the country matters more than anything else. In regard to performances, the critic claims that Isha is beautiful, Rahul Dev impresses and that Vijayakanth has used his histrionic ability to do justice to the character. However the critic from Rediff called the film a commercial confection and concluded that the director doesnt manage to put all the ingredients together in the right proportion. The film also dubbed and released in Telugu as Salute. The Indian Express concluded the film, despite its dramatics and slick presentation, lacks a clear, solid screenplay, and among the numerous characters, not one is clearly etched.Narasimha fared poorly at the box office and in 2006, producer L. K. Sudhish his brotherinlaw, were engaged in a legal battle to compensate distributors due to the films losses. ........

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