Bengal Tiger (2015 film)

Bengal Tiger
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sampath Nandi
Produced by	K. K. Radha Mohan
Written by	Sampath Nandi
Screenplay by	Sampath Nandi
Story by	Sampath Nandi
Starring	Ravi Teja Tamannaah Rashi Khanna Boman Irani
Music by	Bheems Cecireleo
Cinematography	Soundararajan
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Production company	Sri Satya Sai Arts
Release date	10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹250 million (US$3.9 million)
Box office	₹405 million (US$6.3 million)

Bengal Tiger is a 2015 Indian Telugu action comedy film written and directed by Sampath Nandi. It was produced by K. K. Radha Mohan's Sri Satya Sai Arts and features Ravi Teja, Tamannaah and Raashi Khanna in the lead roles. Boman Irani, Nagineedu, Rao Ramesh, and Sayaji Shinde play supporting roles. Bengal Tiger focuses on the conflict between two intelligent people—Akash Narayan, an unemployed graduate and Ashok Gajapati, the chief minister of the state. It also focuses on the roles played by agricultural minister Samba, home minister Nagappa, his daughter Shraddha, and Gajapati's daughter Meera in Akash's pursuit for revenge on Gajapati who killed his father.

Nandi was initially supposed to direct Pawan Kalyan in Sardaar Gabbar Singh, the sequel of Gabbar Singh. The film was delayed and Nandi walked out, after which the pre-production of Bengal Tiger began. Nandi's protégé Bheems Cecireleo composed the film's music. The film, whose cinematography was provided by Soundararajan, was edited by Gautham Raju. The film was officially launched on 30 January 2015 at Ramanaidu Studios. Principal photography commenced in March 2015 and lasted for 100 days until September 2015. Filming locations include Hyderabad, Rajahmundry, Pollachi and few locales of Europe, where a couple of songs were filmed.