Mounting the Rescue

Arundhati is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under his banner, Mallemala Entertainments. The film stars Anushka Shetty in the titular role, alongside Sonu Sood, Arjan Bajwa, Sayaji Shinde, Manorama, and Kaikala Satyanarayana. The music is composed by Koti with cinematography by K. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. Released on 16 January 2009, the film was a major commercial success, grossing over ₹70 crore with a distributor's share of ₹36 crore in its Telugu version becoming the second highest-grossing Telugu film of its time to be released in Telugu. Including its dubbed versions which brought its distributor's share to over ₹43 crore, Arundhati was the highest grossing Telugu film until it was surpassed by Magadheera later that year. It was also the highest-grossing female led film in South India until 2015, when it was surpassed by the Telugu biographical film, Rudhramadevi, which again starred Anushka in the lead role. The film was also the only South Indian female led film to have over 1.8 crore footfalls. The success of the film turned Anushka into a major movie star overnight in Telugu cinema. The film received several accolades, including ten Nandi Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South. The film was remade in Bengali with the same name in 2014.