Bhadrachalam (2001)

Bhadrachalam is a Telugu action drama directed by N. Shankar and built around Srihari, the former stuntman and bodybuilder who became a popular action lead. He plays a determined young man from a modest background who rises as a martial-arts sportsman, with his family relationships, especially with his sister, and the villains of the story testing his strength off the field as well as on it. Sindhu Menon plays the female lead and Kota Srinivasa Rao is in support. The film was a success that strengthened Srihari's position as a leading man.