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10 Years of Golimaar: Puri Jagannadh says the film stays close to his heart

The film Golimaar from the dialogues, action sequences, performan... Read More
The film

Golimaar

from the dialogues, action sequences, performances to music, everything was a big hit. Starring

Gopichand and Priyamani

in the lead, the film was inspired by the life of

Daya Nayak

, a police officer who became an encounter specialist and was known for his record number of encounter killings in the late 1990s, and people absolutely loved it.

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The action entertainer, directed by Puri Jagannadh, had actor Gopichand playing the role of an orphan Gangaram who grows up to become an honest cop. He was seen in a completely new avatar as an encounter specialist, Gangu Bhai. Priyamani was seen playing a wedding planner Pavitra while Roja Selvamani was her mother, Arundhati. The film, which was released on May 27, 2010, celebrates its decade today.

The

iSmart Shankar director

mentioned in his Twitter handle that the film is so special. The director makes a special mention about actors of the movie Golimaar, Gopichand and Priyamani. He wrote,
''Thanks a lot .. it’s based on encounter specialist @DayaBNayak n his inspiring events .. #golimaar stays close to my heart always .. loved working with Gopi n Priyamani.''
Golimaar also starred Nassar, MS Narayana, Ali, Jeeva, Satyam Rajesh, Pruthviraj and Ajay. With chartbuster music by Chakri and cinematography by Shyam K Naidu Golimaar was bankrolled by Bellamkonda Suresh under the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions. Meanwhile, check out some photos from the sets of Golimaar.




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