Narasimha (Balakrishna) is an unassuming dance teacher raising a young child on his own. His true identity, and the story of his violent past, begin to unravel as his former enemies interrupt his quiet new life. Narasimha Naidu is a 2001 Telugu film, directed by B. Gopal, and starring Nandamuri Balakrishna. The fourth collaboration between Gopal and Balakrishna, it serves as a key film in both of their careers, and in the "factionist genre" as a whole.