Shyam Singha Roy

Shyam Singha Roy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRahul Sankrityan
Screenplay byRahul Sankrityan
Story byJanga Satyadev
Produced byVenkat Boyanapalli
Starring
CinematographySanu John Varghese
Edited byNaveen Nooli
Music byMickey J. Meyer
Production
company
Niharika Entertainment
Release date
  • 24 December 2021 (2021-12-24)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹50 crore
Box office₹65 crore

Shyam Singha Roy is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language period action romantic drama film directed by Rahul Sankrityan. Partly set in the backdrop of Kolkata in the 1970s, it is based on the theme of reincarnation. The film stars Nani in a dual role alongside Sai Pallavi and Krithi Shetty in the female leads with Madonna Sebastian and Rahul Ravindran in the supporting roles. The film tells the story of Vasu, an aspiring director who is blamed for plagiarism, as he starts to experience visions of his previous life as Shyam Singha Roy, a fierce Bengali social reformer.

The film was announced in February 2020. Principal photography took place from December 2020 to July 2021 in Hyderabad and Kolkata. It was theatrically released on 24 December 2021 and opened to mixed to positive reviews with critics praising the direction, story, music, editing, cinematography and cast performances while criticizing the screenplay. It became the seventh highest-grossing Telugu film of 2021.