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Dookudu

May 09, 2023

Dookudu (transl. Aggression) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Prakash Raj, and Sonu Sood alongside Brahmanandam who played a supporting role. S. Thaman composed the music and M. R. Varma edited the film, while K. V. Guhan handled the cinematography after Prasad Murella left the project in mid-way.

Dookudu
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySrinu Vaitla
Written bySrinu Vaitla
Gopimohan
Kona Venkat
Produced byRam Achanta
Gopichand Achanta
Anil Sunkara
StarringMahesh Babu
Samantha
Prakash Raj
Sonu Sood
CinematographyK. V. Guhan
Prasad Murella
Edited byM. R. Varma
Music byS. Thaman
Production
company
14 Reels Entertainment
Distributed byGMB Entertainment
Release date
  • 23 September 2011 (2011-09-23) (India)
Running time
175 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹35 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹101 crore[2]

The film revolves around Ajay Kumar (Babu), a police officer and son of ex-MLA Shankar Narayana (Raj), who awakes from coma, but his health remains perilous. To aid his recovery, Kumar masquerades as a Member of the Legislative Assembly fulfilling his father's ambition for him, while also hunting his father's foes. The film began production on 28 June 2010 at Hyderabad. Shooting began on 22 October 2010 in Turkey and lasted till mid-September 2011. The film was predominantly shot in Hyderabad, with portions shot in Mumbai, Gujarat, Istanbul, Dubai, and Switzerland.

The film was released on 23 September 2011 on 1800 screens worldwide. Upon release, Dookudu received positive reviews and was commercially successful. It was cited as "The biggest hit you've never heard of" by the Los Angeles Times. The film collected a distributor share of ₹57.4 crore in its lifetime and grossed more than ₹101 crore in its lifetime making it the highest-grossing Telugu film of that year and the second highest-grossing Telugu film of all time. In addition, the film won various accolades, which include seven Nandi Awards, six Filmfare Awards, eight SIIMA Awards and eight CineMAA Awards. The film is remade in Bengali as Challenge 2 (2012), and in Kannada as Power (2014). The movie was reported to be inspired by the 2003 German movie Good Bye, Lenin!.[3][4]

Plot

During the political realm of N. T. Rama Rao, Shankar Narayana is an independent MLA of the constituency of Shankar Nagar, which is named after him, in Hyderabad, and is regarded as a champion for the poor. When a truck collides with the car his brother Satyam and he is in, Shankar goes into a coma. Except for his family, everyone else presumes that he is killed in the accident. His son Ajay is a police officer in Mumbai who fights against the mafia and is on a mission to apprehend Mafia don Nayak who is involved in illegal drug trade, extortion and arms trafficking.

When he heads to Turkey in an undercover operation, he meets Prashanthi, daughter of Ajay's senior police officer and soon falls in love with her. She initially rejects his advances, so he pretends to give up. However, he is successful in the undercover operation and arrests Nayak's brother Bunty. After returning to India, he again meets Prashanthi. He tells her father to appreciate what she does and not be so strict. This, to his surprise, makes her reciprocates his feelings. In an attempt to arrest Nayak, Bunty and the police commissioner is killed and Shankar's loyal follower Sivayya reveals to Ajay that Nayak, along with Shankar's rival, Mallesh Goud and Shankar's other followers Meka Narsingh Rao, Ambarpet Ganesh, were behind Shankar's accident, so Ajay plots to kill all of them.

When Shankar comes out of the coma, the doctors who treated him advise his family that his life is at risk if he encounters or hears anything upsetting, disturbing, or shocking. Ajay hides the events surrounding the accident and shifts his family to his previously abandoned mansion which is now being used for film-making. Ajay creates a dummy political set-up at this mansion. In the guise of a reality television program, Ajay tricks an aspiring but unsuccessful film actor Padmasri by making him believe that the television show is being sponsored by actor Akkineni Nagarjuna's television channel and that Nagarjuna wants to offer Padmasri high remuneration for his realistic performance in the show. On the other hand, an aspiring actor Bokka Venkata Rao and Mallesh Goud are tricked by Ajay with a real estate business deal to exploit his criminal nexus.

Ajay keeps this drama under wraps from Shankar by making him believe that Ajay is also an MLA revered by people fulfilling his dad's wishes. He marries Prashanthi after gaining her family's consent much to Shankar's delight. Meanwhile, Ajay manages to kill Ganesh and Mallesh without the knowledge of anybody while Shankar believes that they died due to ailments. Nayak reaches Hyderabad to kill Ajay and Ajay's drama is exposed before everybody except Shankar. Meka Narsingh Rao is killed by Nayak while the latter's henchmen are killed by Ajay and others in an encounter. Nayak is later killed in a Ramlila event. Shankar also learns of Ajay's drama and is happy for the affection his son showed on him.

Cast

Production

"It was our idea to coin an idea as grand as a Magadheera (2009). It later dawned upon us that the heavy dose backdrop would not only not suit the span of the hero but also would not have scope for usual Srinu Vaitla elements like comedy.

Then we came up with a love story. In fact, Mahesh Babu liked the idea and gave the nod. He said he wanted to do a full-fledged love story. Even we liked to do such a story because we never did a romantic story of that kind after Anandam (2001).

However, we felt that it lacked elements like action. The producers too wanted the story with its share of action. After much rumination and discussions, we arrived at the idea of Dookudu."

 —Gopimohan, regarding the genesis of the film.[5]

Development

Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainment agreed to bankroll a film directed by Srinu Vaitla starring Mahesh Babu in the lead role after completing their debut venture Namo Venkatesa (2010). Regarding the same, Vaitla said that it would be a romance action film and a majority would be shot in North India using a Super 35.[6] Mahesh Babu's brother Ramesh Babu was a co-producer.[7] Vaitla worked on the script for more than a year and shelved it temporarily for further modification as he felt it became monotonous and resembles his previous work.[8] The film was officially launched on 28 June 2010 in Ramanaidu Studios at Hyderabad.[9]

Kona Venkat wrote the dialogues and Gopimohan penned the screenplay.[10] S. Thaman was selected as the music director marking his first collaboration with Vaitla as the latter's regular music composer Devi Sri Prasad had shortage of dates to accommodate.[11] The film was titled Dookudu in mid September 2010 despite initial reports stating that it may be titled Power.[12][13] Prasad Murella was selected as the cinematographer who walked out after having an argument on the film's sets with Vaitla because of differences. K. V. Guhan was selected to finish the remaining part.[14] Regarding the same, Vaitla said "I had made family dramas with Prasad before but in Dookudu, the demand increased from my side and we couldn't get in sync with each other. I liked the photography in Athadu done by Guhan. We gelled and he has done a fantastic job."[15]

Casting

Samantha was selected as the female lead while Sonia Deepti was selected to play the role of her best friend.[16] Srihari was selected for a crucial role but was replaced by Prakash Raj later. Mahesh Babu was reported to be seen as a police officer in the film.[10] Sonu Sood was cast as the antagonist.[17] Earlier, Kajal Aggarwal was rumoured to be the female lead while Venkatesh was rumoured to provide a voice-over.[18][19] Gopimohan denied the latter's inclusion as a rumour while the former's inclusion remained unconfirmed.[20]

Ravi Prakash was selected for a supporting role.[21] Brahmanandam and M. S. Narayana were also selected for supporting roles.[22] Parvati Melton was selected for an item number.[23] Meenakshi Dixit was selected for performing the title song.[24] Regarding the limited role of Samantha, Vaitla clarified that a lot depended on the film's subject and it was done mainly to develop the chemistry between the lead pair.[25]

Filming

 
 
Istanbul (left) and Ramoji Film City (right), where the film was significantly shot.

Principal photography began on 22 October 2010 in Turkey[26] where a few action sequences and a song on Babu and Samantha were shot.[27] The schedule lasted till November 2010 and the team returned to India on 10 November 2010.[28] The second schedule was conducted in Dubai.[29] After returning from Dubai, the next schedule began at Hyderabad on 27 November 2010.[30] In mid January 2011, filming then moved to Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad.[31] Scenes featuring Babu, Samantha and Deepthi were shot at Levis showroom in Banjara Hills of Hyderabad and the schedule ended on 29 January 2011.[32]

Filming continued in Gujarat where a song on Babu and Samantha was shot at the Little Rann of Kutch. On its completion on 11 February 2011, the next schedule was planned to be shot in Hyderabad from 15 February 2011 to 3 March 2011.[33][34] The film's unit planned to leave to Chennai on 24 February 2011 for filming a song but the makers opted to shoot the same along with few scenes at Chiran Fort Club in Hyderabad from the next day.[35] Few chase sequences were shot in Old city area of Hyderabad in mid March 2011.[36] Filming continued at Mumbai from 20 March 2011 after a few action sequences in Ramoji Film City.[37] The film was shot at Padmalaya Studios in late April 2011 after which filming was planned at Switzerland where a song and few scenes were shot.[38]

Some scenes were shot in a central jail set erected in Ramoji Film City with which the Hyderabad schedule was completed in mid May 2011. Some comedy and action scenes were shot in the set which was earlier erected for Dhee (2007), Old City and other areas apart from Ramoji Film City.[39] A long schedule was shot in Switzerland later and Babu stayed back for taking rest on the schedule's completion and returned on 30 May 2011 to participate in the shoot from the next day.[40] Due to unforeseen circumstances, the film's shoot was delayed multiple times and by late June 2011, 40 days of shoot was pending.[41]

Key scenes featuring Babu, Brahmanandam, M. S. Narayana and others were shot in a private apartment in Somajiguda in mid July 2011.[42] Few scenes were shot in Jayabheri House in late July 2011.[43] The song "Adara Adara" was shot at Chiran Fort club in late August 2011 under the choreography of Dinesh.[44] The film's climax sequences were shot in early September 2011 at Tolichowki in Hyderabad.[45] A special set was erected at Ramoji Film City for the shoot of the item number on Babu and Melton which began on 6 September 2011.[46] On its completion, the filming came to an end.[23]

Themes and influences

Many critics have stated that the film's story is inspired by the German tragicomedy Good Bye, Lenin! (2003). Regarding the same, Vaitla said "I saw Good Bye, Lenin! when the scripting of Dookudu was 50 per cent complete. It was a coincidence. I had the idea of showing Mahesh in a new way as a young MLA. I also had the idea of the father. Then, Gopimohan came in, and we worked on the script for seven months. It's a multi-layered film and writing the screenplay for it was tough." He added that the idea of how lies are told and you get people to believe them was already shown in his earlier film Ready (2008). He chose a father-son relationship in the film as he wanted to show the emotions between them. Apart from that, Vaitla was inspired by other small things from Good Bye, Lenin!. One such inspired sequence is where the protagonist and his team create fake news broadcasts and newspapers for showing them to his father to make the drama believable which includes making N. T. Rama Rao the Prime minister of India in 2011. And, the scene where the protagonist lies to his father about few things without knowing that the latter is aware of the drama is inspired from the climax of Good Bye, Lenin!.[3]

A reviewer from Sify felt that some of the scenes and characters are inspired by Babu's previous films Athadu (2005) and Pokiri (2006) apart from the Hindi Patiala House (2011).[47] In one of the comedy scenes, M. S. Narayana is seen performing spoofs of Yamadonga (2007), Magadheera (2009), Simha (2010) and Enthiran (2010).[48][49] According to K. Moti Gokulsing and Wimal Dissanayake, authors of the book Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas, the parodies too received positive response.[50]

Music

Dookudu
Soundtrack album by
S. Thaman
Released19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)
Recorded2011
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:32
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerS. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
Kandireega
(2011) 		Dookudu
(2011) 		Osthe
(2011)

S. Thaman composed the soundtrack which consists of six songs. Viswa and Bhaskarabhatla penned lyrics of one song each while Ramajogayya Sastry penned lyrics for the remaining songs. In mid-June 2011, Thaman planned to record two songs in China and one more song in Czech Republic during the re-recording as some special instruments were not available in India and were exclusively available there.[51] Aditya Music acquired the audio rights.[52] The soundtrack was unveiled by hosting a promotional event at Shilpakala Vedika on 19 August 2011.[53] The event was aired live on MAA TV and on the film's official website from 7:30 pm.[52] The album cover depicts a promotional still of Babu from the film's title song.

The soundtrack was successful in its collections.[54] However, it received mixed response from critics. Suresh Kavirayani of The Times of India called the film's music impressive.[55] A reviewer from IANS felt that "Nee Dookudu" and "Guruvaram" were well shot and composed while the overall music could have been better.[56] Sify wrote "Thaman's music sounded average in the theatres, though a couple of numbers – 'Guruvaram' and 'Dethadi' – could enliven the mood of the spectators. The background score and the music during some romantic moments are dull."[57] IndiaGlitz termed it the first passable album of Thaman and called it a forgettable one.[58]

Telugu

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nee Dookudu"ViswaShankar Mahadevan3:49
2."Guruvaram March Okati"Ramajogayya SastryRahul Nambiar4:25
3."Chulbuli Chulbuli"Ramajogayya SastryKarthik, Rita4:26
4."Poovai Poovai"Ramajogayya SastryRamya NSK, Navin Madhav4:20
5."Dethadi Dethadi"Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarRanjith, Geetha Madhuri4:11
6."Adara Adara"Ramajogayya SastryKarthik, Koti, Ramajogayya Sastry, Vardhini, Ranina Reddy, Megha4:21
Total length:25:32

Tamil

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Senvaanam Thooram Pothu"Aalap RajuHaricharan4:04

Release

The distribution rights for Ceded, Nellore, Nizam, Guntur and Karnataka regions were sold for an amount of ₹220 million (US$2.8 million) while the Uttarandhra region distribution rights were sold to Gayathri Films for an amount of ₹29 million (US$360,000).[59] FICUS Inc. acquired the overseas distribution rights.[60] The film was announced to be released on 23 September 2011 by the producers in the end of August 2011 after the release of the soundtrack.[61]

The first copy was submitted to Central Board of Film Certification on 19 September 2011 for censoring.[62] The board awarded an U/A certificate on 21 September 2011 after a few cuts were done.[63] To prevent illegal streaming, the makers approached the High Court for a John Doe order.[64] The film released in 15 screens in Chennai.[65] The film released in 71 screens in Hyderabad surpassing the record set by Magadheera which released in 68 screens.[66]

The film released in 1600 screens worldwide and 89 theatres in North America. It was released in 21 countries including Canada, Trinidad, South Africa, Netherlands and Finland making it the first Telugu film to be released there. It became the first Telugu film to be released in 21 cities in North India.[67] The film released in 79 theatres in the United States.[68] It became the first Telugu film to be released in Botswana. The Telugu Association of Botswana screened it in Village Cinema at 10:30 am on 9 October 2011 with each ticket costing 40 pula.[69] Apart from them, the film released in countries like Singapore, Dubai, Malaysia and United Kingdom while the producers received calls from Nairobi for distribution rights.[70]

Promotion

The first-look poster featuring Babu with a teaser was unveiled on 31 May 2011 on the eve of the birthday of Babu's father, actor Krishna.[71] The second teaser was unveiled on 9 August 2011 on the eve of Babu's birthday, and it received a positive response from viewers.[72] Melton's look in the item number was unveiled after the completion of the film's shoot and those stills received positive response.[73] In an interview to Karthik Pasupulate of The Times of India, Anil Sunkara said "When the pre-release hype was hitting a fever pitch, we (producers) toured all over the state, meeting fan associations and telling them that it was a family entertainer, and distributing merchandise like stickers, badges and ribbons".[67]

A thanksgiving tour began in Vijayawada where Vaitla, Anil and comedian Siva Reddy promoted the film at Hotel Mid City after which they went to Eluru.[74] The film's success meet was held at Hotel Novotel in Hyderabad on 11 October 2011.[75] Another event was planned at Vijayawada for celebrating the completion of the film's 50-day run.[76] The event was held at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College grounds on 12 November 2011. Udaya Bhanu hosted the event.[77]

Legal issues

The film was shot at Vikarabad railway station on 31 July 2011 after seeking necessary permission to shoot till 5:00 pm with police security. The shoot was called off because of rain and Babu left the premises at 4:30 pm. Shortly, seven Telangana Students JAC activists landed at the railway station raising slogans against Samaikhyandhra supporters. On seeing them, the crew started preparing to vacate the spot. While they were leaving, the activists started pelting stones at them. Police later dispersed the mob and production manager Rambabu and Ramesh filed a complaint against them.[78][79]

The activists disrupted the screening of the film in six theatres in Ranga Reddy district and accused the unit members for registering false cases against them during the film's shoot at a railway station. They entered theatres at Vikarabad, Parigi, Tandoor, Chevella and Shamshabad and asked the managements not to screen the film but were dispersed by the police. Later Rambabu and Ramesh met them and assured them that the cases would be withdrawn immediately.[80] Police protection was given to the theatres screening the film in Hyderabad while the screening was much delayed in many centres in Telangana. The shows began from 6:00 am in all other regions, particularly in the Ceded area.[81]

Home media

The television broadcast rights were purchased by MAA TV for ₹54 million.[82] Illegally copied versions of the film's DVDs were seized by the Vijayawada city police on 11 October 2011.[83] Volga Videos released the film's DVD and VCD on 1 January 2012.[84] FICUS Inc., released the overseas DVD on 16 March 2012.[85] The film is also available on Disney+ Hotstar.

Reception

Critical reception

Suresh Kavirayani of The Times of India rated it 4 out of 5 and wrote "Dookudu is a typical Srinu Vytla film with a generous sprinkling of comedy. His narrative manages to keep the audience engaged until the end of the movie. This movie comes as a blessing for not just Mahesh Babu, but also for Tollywood, which is badly in need of a hit, after the recent spate of box office debacles. Srinu Vytla and Mahesh Babu have come out with a winner in Dookudu".[86] Bollywood Life stated "Dookudu has all the elements of a potboiler – the unholy nexus between underworld and politicos, passionate romance, shrill revenge and the glory of father-son relationship. The movie is almost certain to make a box office splash, but if fans are expecting the lofty fizz of Pokkiri, perhaps there is some disappointment in store".[87] Sify called the film "entertaining" and wrote "Despite the drawbacks, Dookudu holds the power to lure the crowds, with its commercial values. It is a bonanza to Mahesh Babu's fans and it will not disappoint the family crowds either."[47] IANS rated it 3.5 out of 5 and stated "Dookudu is a treat for Mahesh's fans. But others can also enjoy this film for its comedy elements and Mahesh's powerful presence."[88] Vanshika Devuni of Upperstall.com wrote "The best thing about the movie is that it comes across as a mass entertainer and makes no attempts to come across as a intellectual movie or a movie that tries to pretend it is 'hatke'."[89]

In contrast, B. V. S. Prakash of Deccan Chronicle rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Although, it is a tale of an honest cop who is on the trail of a dreaded don, director Sinu Vaitla relies on a band of comedians like Brahmanandam and M.S. Narayana to sustain audience interests, before his protagonist accomplishes his mission. Audiences have to leave behind their thinking caps at home to enjoy this comic-caper since the screenplay has few gaping holes and is repetitive as well."[90] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff gave it 2.5 out of 5 and criticised the film's screenplay and logic-defying sequences, but praised Babu's performance, calling his role a "cakewalk" and recommending the film for his fans in particular.[91] Ramchander of Oneindia Entertainment wrote "To sum up, Dookudu is just another average entertainer and not in the same league as Mahesh Babu"s earlier blockbusters like Athadu and Pokiri".[92]

Box office

Dookudu had the largest opening for a Telugu film, and collected a share of ₹10.11 crore and a gross of ₹12.58 crore on the first day of its release.[93] The film grossed nearly ₹4.5 crore on its first day at the Overseas Box office.[94] The film crossed the $1 million mark in the United States and grossed ₹1.5 crore in two days, in United Kingdom, Australia, Dubai and Canada.[95][96] The film's three-day worldwide total became ₹21.22 crore and in three days, the film surpassed the records set by Magadheera and Simha in terms of first weekend collections.[97] It collected a share of ₹25.55 crore and grossed ₹50.07 crore in its first week.[98] The film collected ₹0.51 crore in its first week at Chennai Box office.[99]

By the end of its second week, Dookudu grossed ₹70 crore at the worldwide box office.[100][101][102] The film grossed ₹101 crore by the end of its 50-day run at the worldwide Box office.[67] It grossed ₹80 crore in India and ₹21 crore in Overseas by the end of its 50-day run.[103] The film completed 50 days in 312 centres and 100 days in 63 centres.[104][105][106] The film earned a share of ₹57.4 crore at the worldwide Box office in its lifetime.[107]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of accolades received by Dookudu

Legacy

Dookudu became one of the biggest hits in the history of Telugu cinema and was the biggest hit in Babu's career by the end of its lifetime run.[50][108][109] The film ended the five-year career slump of Babu and marked his image makeover.[110] The Times of India called it one of the top ten must watch Telugu films of 2011.[111] The Los Angeles Times wrote a special article about Babu and the film's massive collections in United States and called the film "The biggest hit you've never heard of".[112][113] After the film's gross crossed ₹1 billion, Income Tax Department officials conducted a raid on the Jubilee Hills residence of Babu as he was rumoured to get a remuneration of more than ₹120 million for his next projects.[114]

The film's success made Samantha one of the most sought heroines in Telugu cinema.[115] Melton received more offers for performing item numbers post the film's release.[116] Dasari Narayana Rao said the film arrived at the right time and had provided a good amount of relief to the Telugu film industry, which was under a huge loss at that point of time.[117] Samantha auctioned the costumes used by Babu in the film for raising funds for the charity organisation "Pratyusha".[118] Vaitla's next film with Babu namely Aagadu (2014), which too was produced by 14 Reels Entertainment and had the same technical crew of this film, was a failure at the box office. The Hindu cited similarities with Dookudu as one of the reasons of the film's failure.[119]

Other versions

Dookudu was dubbed and released by 14 Reels Entertainment into Tamil entitled Athiradi Vettai and Malayalam entitled Choodan in 2013.[120] The film was also dubbed into Hindi as The Real Tiger in 2012[121] and into Odia under the same title as the original Telugu version sometime between 2019 and 2020. The film was remade into Bengali as Challenge 2 (2012).[122] The film was also remade into Kannada as Power (2014).[123]

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dookudu, transl, aggression, 2011, indian, telugu, language, action, comedy, film, directed, srinu, vaitla, written, vaitla, kona, venkat, gopimohan, produced, achanta, gopi, achanta, anil, sunkara, under, banner, reels, entertainment, film, stars, mahesh, bab. Dookudu transl Aggression is a 2011 Indian Telugu language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla Kona Venkat and Gopimohan It is produced by Ram Achanta Gopi Achanta and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainment The film stars Mahesh Babu Samantha Prakash Raj and Sonu Sood alongside Brahmanandam who played a supporting role S Thaman composed the music and M R Varma edited the film while K V Guhan handled the cinematography after Prasad Murella left the project in mid way DookuduTheatrical release posterDirected bySrinu VaitlaWritten bySrinu VaitlaGopimohanKona VenkatProduced byRam AchantaGopichand AchantaAnil SunkaraStarringMahesh BabuSamanthaPrakash RajSonu SoodCinematographyK V GuhanPrasad MurellaEdited byM R VarmaMusic byS ThamanProductioncompany14 Reels EntertainmentDistributed byGMB EntertainmentRelease date23 September 2011 2011 09 23 India Running time175 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTeluguBudget 35 crore 1 Box officeest 101 crore 2 The film revolves around Ajay Kumar Babu a police officer and son of ex MLA Shankar Narayana Raj who awakes from coma but his health remains perilous To aid his recovery Kumar masquerades as a Member of the Legislative Assembly fulfilling his father s ambition for him while also hunting his father s foes The film began production on 28 June 2010 at Hyderabad Shooting began on 22 October 2010 in Turkey and lasted till mid September 2011 The film was predominantly shot in Hyderabad with portions shot in Mumbai Gujarat Istanbul Dubai and Switzerland The film was released on 23 September 2011 on 1800 screens worldwide Upon release Dookudu received positive reviews and was commercially successful It was cited as The biggest hit you ve never heard of by the Los Angeles Times The film collected a distributor share of 57 4 crore in its lifetime and grossed more than 101 crore in its lifetime making it the highest grossing Telugu film of that year and the second highest grossing Telugu film of all time In addition the film won various accolades which include seven Nandi Awards six Filmfare Awards eight SIIMA Awards and eight CineMAA Awards The film is remade in Bengali as Challenge 2 2012 and in Kannada as Power 2014 The movie was reported to be inspired by the 2003 German movie Good Bye Lenin 3 4 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Casting 3 3 Filming 4 Themes and influences 5 Music 5 1 Telugu 5 2 Tamil 6 Release 6 1 Promotion 6 2 Legal issues 6 3 Home media 7 Reception 7 1 Critical reception 7 2 Box office 7 3 Awards and nominations 8 Legacy 9 Other versions 10 References 11 Sources 12 External linksPlot EditDuring the political realm of N T Rama Rao Shankar Narayana is an independent MLA of the constituency of Shankar Nagar which is named after him in Hyderabad and is regarded as a champion for the poor When a truck collides with the car his brother Satyam and he is in Shankar goes into a coma Except for his family everyone else presumes that he is killed in the accident His son Ajay is a police officer in Mumbai who fights against the mafia and is on a mission to apprehend Mafia don Nayak who is involved in illegal drug trade extortion and arms trafficking When he heads to Turkey in an undercover operation he meets Prashanthi daughter of Ajay s senior police officer and soon falls in love with her She initially rejects his advances so he pretends to give up However he is successful in the undercover operation and arrests Nayak s brother Bunty After returning to India he again meets Prashanthi He tells her father to appreciate what she does and not be so strict This to his surprise makes her reciprocates his feelings In an attempt to arrest Nayak Bunty and the police commissioner is killed and Shankar s loyal follower Sivayya reveals to Ajay that Nayak along with Shankar s rival Mallesh Goud and Shankar s other followers Meka Narsingh Rao Ambarpet Ganesh were behind Shankar s accident so Ajay plots to kill all of them When Shankar comes out of the coma the doctors who treated him advise his family that his life is at risk if he encounters or hears anything upsetting disturbing or shocking Ajay hides the events surrounding the accident and shifts his family to his previously abandoned mansion which is now being used for film making Ajay creates a dummy political set up at this mansion In the guise of a reality television program Ajay tricks an aspiring but unsuccessful film actor Padmasri by making him believe that the television show is being sponsored by actor Akkineni Nagarjuna s television channel and that Nagarjuna wants to offer Padmasri high remuneration for his realistic performance in the show On the other hand an aspiring actor Bokka Venkata Rao and Mallesh Goud are tricked by Ajay with a real estate business deal to exploit his criminal nexus Ajay keeps this drama under wraps from Shankar by making him believe that Ajay is also an MLA revered by people fulfilling his dad s wishes He marries Prashanthi after gaining her family s consent much to Shankar s delight Meanwhile Ajay manages to kill Ganesh and Mallesh without the knowledge of anybody while Shankar believes that they died due to ailments Nayak reaches Hyderabad to kill Ajay and Ajay s drama is exposed before everybody except Shankar Meka Narsingh Rao is killed by Nayak while the latter s henchmen are killed by Ajay and others in an encounter Nayak is later killed in a Ramlila event Shankar also learns of Ajay s drama and is happy for the affection his son showed on him Cast EditMahesh Babu as G Ajay Kumar IPS Chinna MLA Bellary Babu Samantha as Prasanthi Ajay Kumar Ajay s wife Prakash Raj as Shankar Narayana Ajay s father ex MLA Sonu Sood as Nayak International mafia don Brahmanandam as Padmasri Singapore Rajeswara Rao Acting Champak Seth Acting M S Narayana as Bokka Venkata Rao Meka Narsing Rao s brother in law Adithya Menon as Sivayya Sonia Deepti as Prasanthi s friend Sayaji Shinde as Minister Meka Narasingh Rao Nassar as Murthy Deputy Commissioner of Police Prasanthi s father later Ajay s father in law Kota Srinivasa Rao as Mallesh Gowda Tanikella Bharani as Ajay s uncle Chandra Mohan as Tulasi Ram Ajay s uncle Ajaz Khan as Bunty Nayak s younger brother Pragathi as Padma Prasanthi s mother Shafi as Qadir Nayak s henchman Vennela Kishore as M S Ramanujam Sastry IPS Suman as Ramprasad Commissioner of Police Naga Babu as Surya Prakash Commissioner of Police Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Cool Babu Ravi Prakash as Ravi Prakash IPS Vinaya Prasad as Tulasi Ram s wife Satya Krishnan as Ajay s elder cousin sister Rajiv Kanakala as Sathyam Shankar Narayana s brother Subbaraju as Dinesh Gowda Mallesh Gowda s son Brahmaji as Prakasam Junior Artist Supplier Shiva Reddy as Sub Inspector Shiva Reddy Kaki Janaki Kaja Surekha Vani as Ajay s mother Srinivasa Reddy as Director Ajay as Nayak s henchman and Ajay s colleague who gives information to Nayak Master Bharath as Muddu Krishna Sanjay Swaroop as Shankar s doctor Sudha as Janaki Ajay s aunt Supreeth as Ambarpet Ganesh Raghavendra Shravan as Shravan IPS Shankar Melkote as Ranga Rao Prabhakar as Prakash Goud Mallesh Goud s second son Prudhvi Raj as Dummy Doctor Pradeep Kabra as Nayak s henchman Shriya Sharma as Sushanti Prashanti s sister Parvati Melton in the Item number Poovai Poovai Meenakshi Dixit in the song Nee Dookudu Bharath Raju as SunnyProduction Edit It was our idea to coin an idea as grand as a Magadheera 2009 It later dawned upon us that the heavy dose backdrop would not only not suit the span of the hero but also would not have scope for usual Srinu Vaitla elements like comedy Then we came up with a love story In fact Mahesh Babu liked the idea and gave the nod He said he wanted to do a full fledged love story Even we liked to do such a story because we never did a romantic story of that kind after Anandam 2001 However we felt that it lacked elements like action The producers too wanted the story with its share of action After much rumination and discussions we arrived at the idea of Dookudu Gopimohan regarding the genesis of the film 5 Development Edit Ram Achanta Gopi Achanta and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainment agreed to bankroll a film directed by Srinu Vaitla starring Mahesh Babu in the lead role after completing their debut venture Namo Venkatesa 2010 Regarding the same Vaitla said that it would be a romance action film and a majority would be shot in North India using a Super 35 6 Mahesh Babu s brother Ramesh Babu was a co producer 7 Vaitla worked on the script for more than a year and shelved it temporarily for further modification as he felt it became monotonous and resembles his previous work 8 The film was officially launched on 28 June 2010 in Ramanaidu Studios at Hyderabad 9 Kona Venkat wrote the dialogues and Gopimohan penned the screenplay 10 S Thaman was selected as the music director marking his first collaboration with Vaitla as the latter s regular music composer Devi Sri Prasad had shortage of dates to accommodate 11 The film was titled Dookudu in mid September 2010 despite initial reports stating that it may be titled Power 12 13 Prasad Murella was selected as the cinematographer who walked out after having an argument on the film s sets with Vaitla because of differences K V Guhan was selected to finish the remaining part 14 Regarding the same Vaitla said I had made family dramas with Prasad before but in Dookudu the demand increased from my side and we couldn t get in sync with each other I liked the photography in Athadu done by Guhan We gelled and he has done a fantastic job 15 Casting Edit Samantha was selected as the female lead while Sonia Deepti was selected to play the role of her best friend 16 Srihari was selected for a crucial role but was replaced by Prakash Raj later Mahesh Babu was reported to be seen as a police officer in the film 10 Sonu Sood was cast as the antagonist 17 Earlier Kajal Aggarwal was rumoured to be the female lead while Venkatesh was rumoured to provide a voice over 18 19 Gopimohan denied the latter s inclusion as a rumour while the former s inclusion remained unconfirmed 20 Ravi Prakash was selected for a supporting role 21 Brahmanandam and M S Narayana were also selected for supporting roles 22 Parvati Melton was selected for an item number 23 Meenakshi Dixit was selected for performing the title song 24 Regarding the limited role of Samantha Vaitla clarified that a lot depended on the film s subject and it was done mainly to develop the chemistry between the lead pair 25 Filming Edit Istanbul left and Ramoji Film City right where the film was significantly shot Principal photography began on 22 October 2010 in Turkey 26 where a few action sequences and a song on Babu and Samantha were shot 27 The schedule lasted till November 2010 and the team returned to India on 10 November 2010 28 The second schedule was conducted in Dubai 29 After returning from Dubai the next schedule began at Hyderabad on 27 November 2010 30 In mid January 2011 filming then moved to Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad 31 Scenes featuring Babu Samantha and Deepthi were shot at Levis showroom in Banjara Hills of Hyderabad and the schedule ended on 29 January 2011 32 Filming continued in Gujarat where a song on Babu and Samantha was shot at the Little Rann of Kutch On its completion on 11 February 2011 the next schedule was planned to be shot in Hyderabad from 15 February 2011 to 3 March 2011 33 34 The film s unit planned to leave to Chennai on 24 February 2011 for filming a song but the makers opted to shoot the same along with few scenes at Chiran Fort Club in Hyderabad from the next day 35 Few chase sequences were shot in Old city area of Hyderabad in mid March 2011 36 Filming continued at Mumbai from 20 March 2011 after a few action sequences in Ramoji Film City 37 The film was shot at Padmalaya Studios in late April 2011 after which filming was planned at Switzerland where a song and few scenes were shot 38 Some scenes were shot in a central jail set erected in Ramoji Film City with which the Hyderabad schedule was completed in mid May 2011 Some comedy and action scenes were shot in the set which was earlier erected for Dhee 2007 Old City and other areas apart from Ramoji Film City 39 A long schedule was shot in Switzerland later and Babu stayed back for taking rest on the schedule s completion and returned on 30 May 2011 to participate in the shoot from the next day 40 Due to unforeseen circumstances the film s shoot was delayed multiple times and by late June 2011 40 days of shoot was pending 41 Key scenes featuring Babu Brahmanandam M S Narayana and others were shot in a private apartment in Somajiguda in mid July 2011 42 Few scenes were shot in Jayabheri House in late July 2011 43 The song Adara Adara was shot at Chiran Fort club in late August 2011 under the choreography of Dinesh 44 The film s climax sequences were shot in early September 2011 at Tolichowki in Hyderabad 45 A special set was erected at Ramoji Film City for the shoot of the item number on Babu and Melton which began on 6 September 2011 46 On its completion the filming came to an end 23 Themes and influences EditMany critics have stated that the film s story is inspired by the German tragicomedy Good Bye Lenin 2003 Regarding the same Vaitla said I saw Good Bye Lenin when the scripting of Dookudu was 50 per cent complete It was a coincidence I had the idea of showing Mahesh in a new way as a young MLA I also had the idea of the father Then Gopimohan came in and we worked on the script for seven months It s a multi layered film and writing the screenplay for it was tough He added that the idea of how lies are told and you get people to believe them was already shown in his earlier film Ready 2008 He chose a father son relationship in the film as he wanted to show the emotions between them Apart from that Vaitla was inspired by other small things from Good Bye Lenin One such inspired sequence is where the protagonist and his team create fake news broadcasts and newspapers for showing them to his father to make the drama believable which includes making N T Rama Rao the Prime minister of India in 2011 And the scene where the protagonist lies to his father about few things without knowing that the latter is aware of the drama is inspired from the climax of Good Bye Lenin 3 A reviewer from Sify felt that some of the scenes and characters are inspired by Babu s previous films Athadu 2005 and Pokiri 2006 apart from the Hindi Patiala House 2011 47 In one of the comedy scenes M S Narayana is seen performing spoofs of Yamadonga 2007 Magadheera 2009 Simha 2010 and Enthiran 2010 48 49 According to K Moti Gokulsing and Wimal Dissanayake authors of the book Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas the parodies too received positive response 50 Music EditDookuduSoundtrack album by S ThamanReleased19 August 2011 2011 08 19 Recorded2011GenreFeature film soundtrackLength25 32LanguageTeluguLabelAditya MusicProducerS ThamanS Thaman chronologyKandireega 2011 Dookudu 2011 Osthe 2011 S Thaman composed the soundtrack which consists of six songs Viswa and Bhaskarabhatla penned lyrics of one song each while Ramajogayya Sastry penned lyrics for the remaining songs In mid June 2011 Thaman planned to record two songs in China and one more song in Czech Republic during the re recording as some special instruments were not available in India and were exclusively available there 51 Aditya Music acquired the audio rights 52 The soundtrack was unveiled by hosting a promotional event at Shilpakala Vedika on 19 August 2011 53 The event was aired live on MAA TV and on the film s official website from 7 30 pm 52 The album cover depicts a promotional still of Babu from the film s title song The soundtrack was successful in its collections 54 However it received mixed response from critics Suresh Kavirayani of The Times of India called the film s music impressive 55 A reviewer from IANS felt that Nee Dookudu and Guruvaram were well shot and composed while the overall music could have been better 56 Sify wrote Thaman s music sounded average in the theatres though a couple of numbers Guruvaram and Dethadi could enliven the mood of the spectators The background score and the music during some romantic moments are dull 57 IndiaGlitz termed it the first passable album of Thaman and called it a forgettable one 58 Telugu Edit No TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Nee Dookudu ViswaShankar Mahadevan3 492 Guruvaram March Okati Ramajogayya SastryRahul Nambiar4 253 Chulbuli Chulbuli Ramajogayya SastryKarthik Rita4 264 Poovai Poovai Ramajogayya SastryRamya NSK Navin Madhav4 205 Dethadi Dethadi Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarRanjith Geetha Madhuri4 116 Adara Adara Ramajogayya SastryKarthik Koti Ramajogayya Sastry Vardhini Ranina Reddy Megha4 21Total length 25 32 Tamil Edit No TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Senvaanam Thooram Pothu Aalap RajuHaricharan4 04Release EditThe distribution rights for Ceded Nellore Nizam Guntur and Karnataka regions were sold for an amount of 220 million US 2 8 million while the Uttarandhra region distribution rights were sold to Gayathri Films for an amount of 29 million US 360 000 59 FICUS Inc acquired the overseas distribution rights 60 The film was announced to be released on 23 September 2011 by the producers in the end of August 2011 after the release of the soundtrack 61 The first copy was submitted to Central Board of Film Certification on 19 September 2011 for censoring 62 The board awarded an U A certificate on 21 September 2011 after a few cuts were done 63 To prevent illegal streaming the makers approached the High Court for a John Doe order 64 The film released in 15 screens in Chennai 65 The film released in 71 screens in Hyderabad surpassing the record set by Magadheera which released in 68 screens 66 The film released in 1600 screens worldwide and 89 theatres in North America It was released in 21 countries including Canada Trinidad South Africa Netherlands and Finland making it the first Telugu film to be released there It became the first Telugu film to be released in 21 cities in North India 67 The film released in 79 theatres in the United States 68 It became the first Telugu film to be released in Botswana The Telugu Association of Botswana screened it in Village Cinema at 10 30 am on 9 October 2011 with each ticket costing 40 pula 69 Apart from them the film released in countries like Singapore Dubai Malaysia and United Kingdom while the producers received calls from Nairobi for distribution rights 70 Promotion Edit The first look poster featuring Babu with a teaser was unveiled on 31 May 2011 on the eve of the birthday of Babu s father actor Krishna 71 The second teaser was unveiled on 9 August 2011 on the eve of Babu s birthday and it received a positive response from viewers 72 Melton s look in the item number was unveiled after the completion of the film s shoot and those stills received positive response 73 In an interview to Karthik Pasupulate of The Times of India Anil Sunkara said When the pre release hype was hitting a fever pitch we producers toured all over the state meeting fan associations and telling them that it was a family entertainer and distributing merchandise like stickers badges and ribbons 67 A thanksgiving tour began in Vijayawada where Vaitla Anil and comedian Siva Reddy promoted the film at Hotel Mid City after which they went to Eluru 74 The film s success meet was held at Hotel Novotel in Hyderabad on 11 October 2011 75 Another event was planned at Vijayawada for celebrating the completion of the film s 50 day run 76 The event was held at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College grounds on 12 November 2011 Udaya Bhanu hosted the event 77 Legal issues Edit The film was shot at Vikarabad railway station on 31 July 2011 after seeking necessary permission to shoot till 5 00 pm with police security The shoot was called off because of rain and Babu left the premises at 4 30 pm Shortly seven Telangana Students JAC activists landed at the railway station raising slogans against Samaikhyandhra supporters On seeing them the crew started preparing to vacate the spot While they were leaving the activists started pelting stones at them Police later dispersed the mob and production manager Rambabu and Ramesh filed a complaint against them 78 79 The activists disrupted the screening of the film in six theatres in Ranga Reddy district and accused the unit members for registering false cases against them during the film s shoot at a railway station They entered theatres at Vikarabad Parigi Tandoor Chevella and Shamshabad and asked the managements not to screen the film but were dispersed by the police Later Rambabu and Ramesh met them and assured them that the cases would be withdrawn immediately 80 Police protection was given to the theatres screening the film in Hyderabad while the screening was much delayed in many centres in Telangana The shows began from 6 00 am in all other regions particularly in the Ceded area 81 Home media Edit The television broadcast rights were purchased by MAA TV for 54 million 82 Illegally copied versions of the film s DVDs were seized by the Vijayawada city police on 11 October 2011 83 Volga Videos released the film s DVD and VCD on 1 January 2012 84 FICUS Inc released the overseas DVD on 16 March 2012 85 The film is also available on Disney Hotstar Reception EditCritical reception Edit Suresh Kavirayani of The Times of India rated it 4 out of 5 and wrote Dookudu is a typical Srinu Vytla film with a generous sprinkling of comedy His narrative manages to keep the audience engaged until the end of the movie This movie comes as a blessing for not just Mahesh Babu but also for Tollywood which is badly in need of a hit after the recent spate of box office debacles Srinu Vytla and Mahesh Babu have come out with a winner in Dookudu 86 Bollywood Life stated Dookudu has all the elements of a potboiler the unholy nexus between underworld and politicos passionate romance shrill revenge and the glory of father son relationship The movie is almost certain to make a box office splash but if fans are expecting the lofty fizz of Pokkiri perhaps there is some disappointment in store 87 Sify called the film entertaining and wrote Despite the drawbacks Dookudu holds the power to lure the crowds with its commercial values It is a bonanza to Mahesh Babu s fans and it will not disappoint the family crowds either 47 IANS rated it 3 5 out of 5 and stated Dookudu is a treat for Mahesh s fans But others can also enjoy this film for its comedy elements and Mahesh s powerful presence 88 Vanshika Devuni of Upperstall com wrote The best thing about the movie is that it comes across as a mass entertainer and makes no attempts to come across as a intellectual movie or a movie that tries to pretend it is hatke 89 In contrast B V S Prakash of Deccan Chronicle rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote Although it is a tale of an honest cop who is on the trail of a dreaded don director Sinu Vaitla relies on a band of comedians like Brahmanandam and M S Narayana to sustain audience interests before his protagonist accomplishes his mission Audiences have to leave behind their thinking caps at home to enjoy this comic caper since the screenplay has few gaping holes and is repetitive as well 90 Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff gave it 2 5 out of 5 and criticised the film s screenplay and logic defying sequences but praised Babu s performance calling his role a cakewalk and recommending the film for his fans in particular 91 Ramchander of Oneindia Entertainment wrote To sum up Dookudu is just another average entertainer and not in the same league as Mahesh Babu s earlier blockbusters like Athadu and Pokiri 92 Box office Edit Dookudu had the largest opening for a Telugu film and collected a share of 10 11 crore and a gross of 12 58 crore on the first day of its release 93 The film grossed nearly 4 5 crore on its first day at the Overseas Box office 94 The film crossed the 1 million mark in the United States and grossed 1 5 crore in two days in United Kingdom Australia Dubai and Canada 95 96 The film s three day worldwide total became 21 22 crore and in three days the film surpassed the records set by Magadheera and Simha in terms of first weekend collections 97 It collected a share of 25 55 crore and grossed 50 07 crore in its first week 98 The film collected 0 51 crore in its first week at Chennai Box office 99 By the end of its second week Dookudu grossed 70 crore at the worldwide box office 100 101 102 The film grossed 101 crore by the end of its 50 day run at the worldwide Box office 67 It grossed 80 crore in India and 21 crore in Overseas by the end of its 50 day run 103 The film completed 50 days in 312 centres and 100 days in 63 centres 104 105 106 The film earned a share of 57 4 crore at the worldwide Box office in its lifetime 107 Awards and nominations Edit Main article List of accolades received by DookuduLegacy EditDookudu became one of the biggest hits in the history of Telugu cinema and was the biggest hit in Babu s career by the end of its lifetime run 50 108 109 The film ended the five year career slump of Babu and marked his image makeover 110 The Times of India called it one of the top ten must watch Telugu films of 2011 111 The Los Angeles Times wrote a special article about Babu and the film s massive collections in United States and called the film The biggest hit you ve never heard of 112 113 After the film s gross crossed 1 billion Income Tax Department officials conducted a raid on the Jubilee Hills residence of Babu as he was rumoured to get a remuneration of more than 120 million for his next projects 114 The film s success made Samantha one of the most sought heroines in Telugu cinema 115 Melton received more offers for performing item numbers post the film s release 116 Dasari Narayana Rao said the film 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