sye raa narasimha reddy

A historical action epic based on the life of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who revolted against the East India Company's atrocities ten years before the Sepoy Mutiny.

Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, a chieftain of 66 villages under early colonial authority, revolts against the East India Company's crimes. He raids and destroys British Army camps, posing a danger to colonial power. After failing to apprehend him, the British Army places a Rs 10,000 reward on his head. As his attacks continue for an extended length of time, Britishers deploy moles in strategic locations. Britishers kidnap his family after failing to apprehend him. He saves his family by threatening the cop with a knife. The British Army eventually apprehends him with the assistance of an informant and treats him as a criminal.