Narappa is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language period action drama film written and directed by Srikanth Addala.

Mani Sharma composed the film's music while cinematography and editing are performed by Shyam K. Naidu and Marthand K. Venkatesh respectively.

Principal photography of the film started in January 2020 and was shot in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

northern village), who plans a cement factory with his youngest son Doraswamy and they need Narappa's 3 acres of land, to which the family is against selling, especially Munikanna.

Twenty years earlier, Narappa is the native of a different village and he is a village-famous moonshine brewer and trusted servant to Shankaraiah, a privileged caste landlord.

One day, Narappa convinces Sankaraiah to employ Seenu, an unemployed youth belonging to Shankaraiah's caste, as a clerk.

Narappa's brother Munnappa and Varadarajulu, a lawyer, are attempting to regain their poor farming community's land from privileged caste landlords who had seized it illegally.

Varadarajulu and is given a short-term penalty considering his crime was not premeditated and happened in the midst of a communal clash with mutual casualties.

He tells his son to study well and get a job, and that, unlike land and money, the privileged caste landlords can't seize their education.

In November 2019, Srikanth Addala confirmed that he would be directing Telugu remake of Asuran with Venkatesh playing the titular role.

Priyamani was cast as Sundaramma and Karthik Rathnam as Munikanna, playing Narappa's wife and elder son respectively.

[11] These scenes were shot under the supervision of action director Peter Hein at Kurumalai, Theri Kaadu (Teri dune complex), Tirunelveli and other areas of Tamil Nadu.

[20] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo felt that Narappa is a story of revenge and the leading man's transformation is reminiscent of Rajinikanth in Baashha (1995).

[21] The film explores various social issues in India, including caste discrimination and primarily shows the theme of "rich vs poor".

[22][23] The core plot of the film is influenced by the real-life Kilvenmani massacre that occurred in 1968 in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu.

All music is composed by Mani Sharma.The film was scheduled to release on 14 May 2021[30] but was postponed due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

[38] Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that "In this adaptation of Poomani’s acclaimed novel Vekkai, Srikanth Addala gets out of the comfort zone of his usually bright and happy family dramas.

"[39] Writing for Cinema Express, Ram Venkat Srikar commented that "In all, Narappa is as faithful a remake can get; it is, perhaps, too immaculate for its own good.

When the original is a film like Asuran, there is no way a remake can go wrong, and fittingly, Narappa, despite its shortcomings, is a welcome change in Telugu cinema.

"[41] In contrast, Janani K of India Today cited that "Director Srikanth Addala’s Narappa is a faithful remake of Dhanush’s Asuran.

"[42] Praising the performances done by all the actors and work by the director, Shubham Kulkarni of Koimoi stated: "Did We Really Need A Scene-To-Scene Copy Of Asuran?"

"[43] Sasidhar Adivi of Deccan Chronicle wrote, "Narappa works in parts as a dark and gripping drama.