Rowdy Rathore is a 2012 Indian action film directed byPrabhu Deva and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansaliand Ronnie Screwvala. The film features Akshay Kumarin double roles opposite Sonakshi Sinha. It is a remake of the Ravi Teja starrer Telugu film Vikramarkudu. (which was later remade in Tamil as Siruthai). It marks the return of Akshay Kumar in the action genre after 7 years. The film released on 1 June 2012, and received generally positive response from critics, whilst opening to extremely strong box office collections and declared a "Blockbuster" by Box Office India