NKR 22: Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's Bimbisara prequel announced on actor’s 46th birthday; first POSTER out

On the occasion of Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's 46th birthday, the makers announced a prequel to his 2022 blockbuster period drama Bimbisara.Take a look!

Updated on Jul 05, 2024  |  03:47 PM IST |  127.5K
Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's Bimbisara makers announce its prequel as NKR 22
Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's Bimbisara makers announce its prequel as NKR 22 (PC: NTR Arts Instagram)

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram is one of the most renowned personalities from the Telugu film industry. The actor-producer has always tried to find breakthrough scripts for himself and created a huge space for him in the industry.  Kalyan almost surprised everyone by his 2022 period drama film Bimbisara which not only garnered huge applause but also enthralled all.

Now, on the joyous occasion of Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's 46th birthday, the makers of Bimbisara have announced a prequel of the movie.

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's Bimbisara prequel announced on actor’s birthday


The official makers of Bimbisara took to their social media platform Instagram and shared a poster of the upcoming film tentatively titled as NKR 22. In the caption, the makers also extended heartfelt birthday wishes to NDK.

Making the announcement, the makers wrote, “Get ready to witness the VIRTUE of a LEGEND who ruled Trigarthala ages before BIMBISARA #NKR22 - A PREQUEL to the blockbuster #Bimbisara. Happy Birthday, #NANDAMURIKALYANRAM Exciting updates soon!”

Soon after the news went online, fans took to their comments section and expressed their excitement and happiness about the announcement of the upcoming prequel.

A fan wrote, “Bimbisarudu coming back with more violence this time.” Another user wrote, “Happy birthday. God bless you sir.” One user also said, “This is so shocking, i was not expecting. It will be a masiive one NKR sir. Happy Birthday.”

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The project has been helmed by 2021 Telugu film Romantic director Anil Paduri, who has replaced the director of Bimbisara. NDK 22 is bankrolled by Kosaraju Harikrishna under the banner of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Arts.

More about Bimbisara

The plot revolves around 500 BC, where an evil king Bimbisara gets teleported to the new age era and gets trapped in a mirror, after getting betrayed by his brother.

Later, the plot revolves around Devadutta and his struggle to get out of the trap and return as King Bimbisara to his era and kingdom.

The fantasy action flick features Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in a lead role along with Samyuktha, Catherine Tresa, Prakash Raj, Vennela Kishore, Vivan Bhatena, Srinivas Reddy, Brahmaji, and many others in crucial roles.

The music and background scores were composed by Oscar-winning composer M.M Keeravaani in collaboration with Chirrantan Bhatt. The cinematography was handled by Chota K. Naidu. The editing section was supervised by Tammiraju, with the movie written and directed by Mallidi Vassishta.

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Bankrolled by Kosaraju Harikrishna under the banner of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Arts, Bimbisara was released theatrically in the Telugu language on August 5, 2022.

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