ABOUT THE MOVIE (LION)
Lion is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action thriller produced by Rudrapati Ramana Rao under the SLV Cinema banner and directed by Satyadev. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Trisha Krishnan, and Radhika Apte in lead roles, with music composed by Mani Sharma.
Loosely inspired by the Hollywood film Unknown, Lion combines psychological mystery with political action. Despite its ambitious premise, the film did not perform well at the box office. It was later dubbed in Hindi as Ek Tsunami Jwalamukhi.
Overview
The film follows a man who awakens from a long coma with no memory of his identity. As multiple people claim him as their own—each with conflicting stories—he is drawn into a dangerous web of deception, politics, and hidden truths. What begins as a search for identity soon turns into a mission to expose a powerful conspiracy.
Cast
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Bose / Godse
- Trisha Krishnan as Guggilla Mahalakshmi / Manjula
- Radhika Apte as Sarayu, so-called Godse's wife
- Prakash Raj as CM Bharadwaja
- Pradeep Rawat as Dhooli Krishna
- Brahmanandam as Krishna Satyannarayana
- Giri Babu as Balarama Krishnaiah
- Chandra Mohan as Bhoopathi
- Chalapathi Rao as Shankar Rao
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Murugan
- Vijayakumar as Ex-CM Achutharamaiah
- Ali as Ambali
- M. S. Narayana was Gokineni Lingam / Goli Mama / Rahul
- Adithya Menon as Benerjee
- Suresh as CBI Chief Kesava Prasad
- Posani Krishna Murali as Police Inspector
- Ravi Prakash as Ravindra
- Ranganath as Doctor
- Sameer as Sameer
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Doctor
- Mukhtar Khan as Bharadwaja's henchman
- Siva Balaji as Special Appearance
- Sravan as Sravan
- Prabhakar
- Shankar Melkote
- Lab Sarath
- Vizag Prasad
- Y. Kasi Viswanath
- Kadambari Kiran
- Sarika Ramahandra Rao
- Chitti
- Jayasudha as Malathi Devi
- Geetha as Bharati
- Indraja as CBI Deputy Chief Indrani
- Rajitha
- Chitralekha as Nandini
- Kotesh Manava as Doctor
- Archana as Special Appearance
Plot Summary
The story begins in a hospital in Mumbai, where a man wakes up after being in a coma for 18 months. Suffering from memory loss, he is told by a couple that he is “Godse,” a corporate CEO. However, he instinctively believes his name is “Bose” and sets out to uncover the truth.
His search leads him to Hyderabad, where he encounters multiple people claiming to be connected to him—a woman who says she is his fiancée, another couple who claim to be his parents, and even a woman introduced as his wife. Each revelation only deepens the mystery.
As confusion turns into suspicion, Bose uncovers disturbing truths. Violent confrontations and strange behavior from those around him hint at a larger conspiracy. Eventually, he learns that he is actually a courageous CBI officer named Bose, who had been investigating the suspicious death of a former Chief Minister.
His investigation had exposed a political conspiracy involving the current Chief Minister, who orchestrated the assassination and manipulated evidence to seize power. To stop Bose, the conspirators betrayed him, leaving him in a coma and erasing his identity.
Now aware of his past, Bose sets out to finish what he started. Using strategy and media manipulation, he exposes the truth, forces the system to act, and brings down those responsible. In a final confrontation, justice is served, and Bose moves forward, ready to take on his next mission.
Reception
Lion received mixed to negative reviews from critics and underperformed commercially at the box office. However, it gained some attention for its high-concept storyline and performance by Nandamuri Balakrishna.
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