Nijam

Nijam (transl.Truth) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film written, directed and produced by Teja under the Chitram Movies banner. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Gopichand, Rakshita, and Raasi, with music was composed by R. P. Patnaik.

Nijam was released on 23 May 2003. It opened to mixed reviews and became a box office failure. Babu and Rameshwari won the Nandi Awards in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively. It was remade in Odia as Arjun (2005) starring Anubhav Mohanty and in Bangladesh as Top Leader (2005) starring Shakib Khan.