Samarasimha Reddy — Theatrical Centers Run
Samarasimha Reddy is one of the most celebrated Tollywood films for theatrical longevity, achieving a remarkable long-run across major centers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Samarasimha Reddy successfully completed its 50-day theatrical run in 92 centers, with the milestone reached on 3 March 1999. The film went on to complete a 100-day run in 72 centers (22 April 1999), an extraordinary feat in Telugu cinema. Most impressively, Samarasimha Reddy sustained a 175-day theatrical run in 31 centers as late as 6 July 1999, placing it among the all-time greats of Tollywood box office history. Key centers contributing to this historic run included Vizag, Gajuwaka, Vijayanagaram, Kancharapalem, Srikakulam, Anakanapalli and several other major cities.
Theatrical Centers Run — Full Breakdown
50 Days (3 March 1999)
| S.No | City | Theater | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vizag | Chitralaya 70mm | — |
| 2 | Gajuwaka | Mohini 70mm | — |
| 3 | Vijayanagaram | Ranjani 70mm | — |
| 4 | Kancharapalem | Urvasi | — |
| 5 | Srikakulam | Kinnera Deluxe | — |
| 6 | Anakanapalli | Ramachandra | — |
| 7 | Bobbili | Sri Lakshmi | — |
| 8 | Parvathipuram | Venkateswara Kalamandir | — |
| 9 | Sriharikota | Seetaramanjaneya | — |
| 10 | Narsipatnam | Sri Kanya | — |
| 11 | Payakaraopeta | RK Chitra Mandir | — |
| 12 | Chittivalasa | Nataraj | — |
| 13 | Cheepurupalli | Nataraj | — |
| 14 | Kottavalasa | Lakshmi Narasimha | — |
| 15 | Palakonda | Rama Kalamandir | — |
| 16 | Palasa | Sri Venkateswara | — |
| 17 | Rajahmundry | Nagadevi | — |
| 18 | Kakinada | Chandraguptha | — |
| 19 | Amalapuram | Deluxe | — |
| 20 | Mandapeta | Rajaratna | — |
| 21 | Pitapuram | Purna | — |
| 22 | Tatipaka | Srinivasa | — |
| 23 | Eluru | Sai Balaji | — |
| 24 | Bheemavaram | Satyanarayana | — |
| 25 | Tadepalligudem | Ranga Mahal | — |
| 26 | Tanuku | Sree Chitra | — |
| 27 | Palakollu | Srinivasa | — |
| 28 | Jangareddygudem | Lakshmi | — |
| 29 | Chintalapudi | Tirumala Venkateswara | — |
| 30 | Vijayawada | Urvasi | — |
| 31 | Vijayawada | Soumya | 51 |
| 32 | Machilipatnam | Urvasi | — |
| 33 | Gudiwada | Bhaskar | — |
| 34 | Vuyyuru | Saimahal | — |
| 35 | Tiruvuru | Srinivasa | — |
| 36 | Guntur | Krishna Mahal | — |
| 37 | Tenali | Gaiety | — |
| 38 | Ongole | Vijayadurga | — |
| 39 | Cheerala | Mohan | — |
| 40 | Narsaraopeta | Eswara Mahal | — |
| 41 | Chilakaluripeta | Kalamandir | — |
| 42 | Sattenapalli | Srinivasa | — |
| 43 | Mangalagiri | Venkateswara | — |
| 44 | Macherla | Neelima | — |
| 45 | Piduguralla | Gangamahal | — |
| 46 | Repalle | Lakshmi Picture Palace | — |
| 47 | Nellore | Kaveri | — |
| 48 | Guduru | Sangham | — |
| 49 | Kavali | Sai Mahal | — |
| 50 | Darsi | Siva Shankar | — |
| 51 | Kavali | Saimahal | — |
| 52 | Naidupeta | CS Teja | — |
| 53 | Sullurupeta | SVR | — |
| 54 | Hyderabad | Sudharshan 70mm | — |
| 55 | Khammam | Srinivasa 70mm | — |
| 56 | Warangal | Sitarama 70mm | — |
| 57 | Karimnagar | Venkat Sai 70mm | — |
| 58 | Mahaboobnagar | Nataraj | — |
| 59 | Nizamabad | Lalitha Mahal 70mm | — |
| 60 | Kodada | Swathi 70mm | — |
| 61 | Miryalaguda | Shakuntala | — |
| 62 | Suryapeta | Lakshmi | — |
| 63 | Ananthapuram | Gayatri | — |
| 64 | Hindupuram | Srinivasa | — |
| 65 | Kadiri | Radhika | — |
| 66 | Tadipatri | Annapurna | — |
| 67 | Bellary | Radhika | — |
| 68 | Kadapa | Viswam | — |
| 69 | Prodduturu | Anwar | — |
| 70 | Pulivendula | Sujatha | — |
| 71 | Railway Koduru | Srinivasa | — |
| 72 | Kurnool | Venkatesh | — |
| 73 | Nandhyala | National | — |
| 74 | Adoni | Dwaraka | — |
| 75 | Yemmiganur | Someswara | — |
| 76 | Allagadda | Srilakshmi Prasanna | — |
| 77 | Done | Sree Rama | — |
| 78 | Banaganapalli | GM Picture Palace | — |
| 79 | Nandikotkur | Siva Shankar | — |
| 80 | Tirupathi | Ramaraj | — |
| 81 | Chittoor | MSR | — |
| 82 | Madanapalli | Tarakarama | — |
| 83 | Kalahasti | Balaram | — |
| 84 | Pileru | Venu | — |
| 85 | Putturu | Srinivasa | — |
| 86 | Markapuram | Radha Krishna | — |
| 87 | Srinivasapuram | Venkateswara | — |
| 88 | Chintamani | LLC | — |
| 89 | Gowribidanur | Pushpanjali | — |
| 90 | Bagepalli | Raghavendra | — |
| 91 | Parlakimidi | Jayalakshmi | — |
| 92 | Bangalore | Majestic | — |
| 93 | Ponnuru | Lakshmi | 50 |
| 94 | Vinukonda | Keerthi | 72 |
| 95 | Addanki | VNS | 53 |
| 96 | Bapatla | Vijayakrishna | 50 |
| 97 | Chodavaram | Lakshmi | 68 |
| 98 | Yelamanchili | Venkateswara | 50 |
| 99 | Saluru | Suryamahal | 50 |
| 100 | Rajam | Vasavi | 50 |
| 101 | Ravulapalem | Srinivasa | 75 |
| 102 | Samarlakota | Jayalakshmi | 65 |
| 103 | Yeleswaram | Venkateswara | 50 |
| 104 | Anaparthi | Satyagowri | 50 |
| 105 | Malkipuram | Padmaja | 50 |
100 Days (22 April 1999)
| S.No | City | Theater | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vizag | Chitralaya 70mm | — |
| 2 | Gajuwaka | Mohini 70mm | — |
| 3 | Vijayanagaram | Ranjani 70mm | — |
| 4 | Srikakulam | Kinnera Deluxe | — |
| 5 | Anakanapalli | Ramachandra | — |
| 6 | Bobbili | Sri Lakshmi | — |
| 7 | Parvathipuram | Venkateswara Kalamandir | — |
| 8 | Sriharikota | Seetaramanjaneya | — |
| 9 | Narsipatnam | Sri Kanya | — |
| 10 | Payakaraopeta | RK Chitra Mandir | — |
| 11 | Chittivalasa | Nataraj | — |
| 12 | Cheepurupalli | Nataraj | — |
| 13 | Rajahmundry | Nagadevi | — |
| 14 | Kakinada | Chandraguptha | — |
| 15 | Amalapuram | Deluxe | — |
| 16 | Mandapeta | Rajaratna | — |
| 17 | Pitapuram | Purna | — |
| 18 | Tatipaka | Srinivasa | — |
| 19 | Eluru | Sai Balaji | — |
| 20 | Bheemavaram | Satyanarayana | — |
| 21 | Tadepalligudem | Ranga Mahal | — |
| 22 | Tanuku | Sree Chitra | — |
| 23 | Palakollu | Srinivasa | — |
| 24 | Jangareddygudem | Lakshmi | — |
| 25 | Chintalapudi | Tirumala Venkateswara | — |
| 26 | Vijayawada | Urvasi | — |
| 27 | Machilipatnam | Urvasi | — |
| 28 | Gudiwada | Bhaskar | — |
| 29 | Tiruvuru | Srinivasa | — |
| 30 | Guntur | Krishna Mahal | — |
| 31 | Tenali | Gaiety | — |
| 32 | Ongole | Vijayadurga | — |
| 33 | Cheerala | Mohan | — |
| 34 | Narsaraopeta | Eswara Mahal | — |
| 35 | Chilakaluripeta | Kalamandir | — |
| 36 | Sattenapalli | Srinivasa | — |
| 37 | Mangalagiri | Venkateswara | — |
| 38 | Macherla | Neelima | — |
| 39 | Piduguralla | Gangamahal | — |
| 40 | Nellore | Kaveri | — |
| 41 | Guduru | Sangham | — |
| 42 | Kavali | Sai Mahal | — |
| 43 | Darsi | Siva Shankar | — |
| 44 | Hyderabad | Sudharshan 70mm | — |
| 45 | Khammam | Srinivasa 70mm | — |
| 46 | Warangal | Sitarama 70mm | — |
| 47 | Karimnagar | Venkat Sai 70mm | — |
| 48 | Mahaboobnagar | Nataraj | — |
| 49 | Nizamabad | Lalitha Mahal 70mm | — |
| 50 | Kodada | Swathi 70mm | — |
| 51 | Ananthapuram | Gayatri | — |
| 52 | Hindupuram | Srinivasa | — |
| 53 | Kadiri | Radhika | — |
| 54 | Tadipatri | Annapurna | — |
| 55 | Kadapa | Viswam | — |
| 56 | Prodduturu | Anwar | — |
| 57 | Pulivendula | Sujatha | — |
| 58 | Railway Koduru | Srinivasa | — |
| 59 | Kurnool | Venkatesh | — |
| 60 | Nandhyala | National | — |
| 61 | Adoni | Dwaraka | — |
| 62 | Yemmiganur | Someswara | — |
| 63 | Allagadda | Srilakshmi Prasanna | — |
| 64 | Done | Sree Rama | — |
| 65 | Banaganapalli | GM Picture Palace | — |
| 66 | Nandikotkur | Siva Shankar | — |
| 67 | Tirupathi | Ramaraj | — |
| 68 | Chittoor | MSR | — |
| 69 | Madanapalli | Tarakarama | — |
| 70 | Kalahasti | Balaram | — |
| 71 | Pileru | Venu | — |
| 72 | Putturu | Srinivasa | — |
| 73 | Bangalore | Majestic | — |
| 74 | G. Mamidada | Srinivasa | — |
| 75 | Guntakal | SLV | — |
175 Days (6 July 1999)
| S.No | City | Theater | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adoni | Dwaraka | 201 |
| 2 | Nandyala | National | 200 |
| 3 | Proddutur | Anwar | 183 |
| 4 | Kadapa | Viswam | 177 |
| 5 | Ananthapuram | Gayatri | 176 |
| 6 | Kurnool | Venkatesh | — |
| 7 | Yemmiganur | Someswara | 177 |
| 8 | Pulivendula | Sujatha | — |
| 9 | Machilipatnam | Urvasi | 178 |
| 10 | Gudiwada | Bhaskar | 177 |
| 11 | Vijayawada | Urvasi | 177 |
| 12 | Hyderabad | Sudarshan 70mm | 177 |
| 13 | Warangal | Sitarama | — |
| 14 | Vizag | Chitralaya | 177 |
| 15 | Vijayanagaram | Ranjani | 177 |
| 16 | Srikakulam | Kinnera | 177 |
| 17 | Cheepurupalli | Nataraj | 175 |
| 18 | Chittivalasa | Nataraj | — |
| 19 | Payakaraopeta | RK Chitra Mandir | — |
| 20 | Guntur | Krishna Mahal | 227 |
| 21 | Tenali | Gaiety | 183 |
| 22 | Ongole | Vijaya Durga | 177 |
| 23 | Macherla | Neelima | 176 |
| 24 | Cheerala | Mohan | 176 |
| 25 | Chilakaluripeta | Nagarjuna Kalamandir | 175 |
| 26 | Eluru | Sai Balaji | 179 |
| 27 | Tanuku | Sri Chitra | 175 |
| 28 | Kakinada | Chandraguptha | — |
| 29 | Rajahmundry | Nagadevi | 175 |
| 30 | Bangalore | Majestic | 175 |
| 31 | Nellore | Raghavendra Cine Complex (Kaveri+Kalyani) | 175 |
About Samarasimha Reddy
Samarasimha Reddy is a Action, Drama film released on 13 Jan 1999. The film was directed by B. Gopal. The film features Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, Anjala Zaveri, Sanghavi, Jayaprakash Reddy in lead roles. A man claims to be the long-lost brother of three sisters, returning to help improve their lives. His true identity, and the intention behind his scheme, is revealed in a Rayalaseema-set flashback. View complete movie details →
Box Office Verdict & Collections
Samarasimha Reddy earned a industry hit verdict at the box office, with a TollyBO rating of 4.0/5. Strong critical reception and massive word-of-mouth drove audiences to cinemas for weeks, resulting in the long centers run detailed above. Read the complete TollyBO review →
Centers Run Milestone Dates
The day-wise centers data for Samarasimha Reddy tells a story of exceptional box office stamina. On its 50th day (3 March 1999), the film was still showing in 92 centers — see the 50 days centers page for the full city-wise breakdown. By the 100th day (22 April 1999), it continued in 72 centers — a feat achieved by very few Telugu films — detailed on the 100 days centers page. Remarkably, on the 175th day (6 July 1999), Samarasimha Reddy was still running in 31 centers — explore the 175 days centers page for city-level details. Among the top cities sustaining this run were Vizag, Gajuwaka, Vijayanagaram, Kancharapalem, Srikakulam, Anakanapalli.