He dubbed it Samarasimha Reddy . In his fantasy, the villain (played by Prakash Raj) burns down a temple. Balakrishna’s character ties a veshti above his knees, picks up a gigantic iron rod, and delivers a dialogue: “Nee poda... Koothadi!” (You go… monkey dancer!). The entire Kollywood audience would whistle.
The next morning, Kumar handed Sundaram a note: “Add ‘Legend’ (2022) to the list. Balakrishna plays a hippie who becomes a gangster. In Tamil, it’s called ‘Ketta Payale.’”
To prove his point, Sundaram decided to create a mythical list: —a fan’s fantasy of what would happen if the "Hindu Hridaya Samrat" conquered Kollywood. balakrishna tamil movie list
“Watch, yes,” Sundaram replied, adjusting his spectacles. “But feel ? That is universal.”
That night, Kumar finally watched Simha with Tamil subtitles. When Balakrishna roared, Kumar’s tea glass shattered. He dubbed it Samarasimha Reddy
Sundaram was a rarity in Mylapore, Chennai. While his friends argued over Rajinikanth’s style and Kamal Haasan’s genius, Sundaram’s bookshelf was a shrine to a Telugu god: Nandamuri Balakrishna.
“He speaks Telugu,” his friend Kumar scoffed. “We watch Tamil movies.” Koothadi
Sundaram’s third entry was personal. He had seen Simha in a grainy VCD with Tamil subtitles. The line still shook him: “Naan evvalavo pera saaptu irukken... aana eppavum simha maamsam saptathu illa!” (I’ve eaten many things… but never lion meat!). He reimagined it with Tamil actor Nassar as the father. The interval block—where Balakrishna arrives on a bullock cart smoking a beedi—became legendary in Sundaram’s head.