the highest grossing Telugu film of all time for four more years till Pokiri (2006). The film had an excellent run on Hindi television channels through the dubbed version Indra: The Tiger. Saudamini Jain of Hindustan Times wrote in 2015, "For a decade now, the Telugu blockbuster Indra dubbed in Hindi as Indra The Tiger seems to have become a permanent fixture on TV." TV and film writer Mushtaq Sheikh said of the film, "When I was heading Sahara One (in 2010-11) we had these perpetual, evergreen films: whenever you needed ratings, you could close your eyes and screen them. Indra was one of them." CEO of Applause Entertainment Sameer Nair noted, “We used to play Indra: The Tiger and our ratings were sorted for two weeks." Awards References External links 2002 films Films shot in Uttar Pradesh Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Indian drama films Telugu films remade in other languages Films about feuds 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s masala films Films directed by B. Gopal Films scored by Mani Sharma 2002 drama films