Dubai Seenu
Dubai Seenu is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla. Produced by D. V. V. Danayya, the film stars Ravi Teja and Nayanthara. It has music composed by Mani Sharma.[2][3]
| Dubai Seenu | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Srinu Vaitla |
| Written by | Srinu Vaitla Gopimohan Chintapalli Ramana (dialogue) |
| Produced by | D. V. V. Danayya |
| Starring | Ravi Teja Nayanthara |
| Cinematography | Bharani K. Dharan |
| Edited by | M. R. Varma |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Universal Media |
Release date | 8 June 2007 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹9 crore |
| Box office | ₹13 crore distributors' share[1] |
It was remade in Kannada as Dubai Babu. A Tamil dubbed version titled Dubai Rani was released in Chennai on 29 July 2016.[4]
Plot
Srinivas (Ravi Teja) is popular in his village as Dubai Seenu. He dreams of seeking his fortune in Dubai. Seenu and his friends reach Mumbai but unfortunately get cheated by a fraudster Tataji (Venu Madhav) because of Ramki alias Rama Krishna (Brahmanandam). After realizing that they were cheated, the friends start a Pav Bhaji center with the help of Patnaik (Krishna Bhagavaan), who is also a fraudster.
Madhumati (Nayanthara), who was working as an RJ, goes to Mumbai in search of her brother. Seenu meets Madhu in a local train and loses his heart. Luckily, she surfaces right before his Pav Bhaji center. Seenu dares to propose his love, but Madhu does not reply and disappears. While Seenu was in search of Madhu, he meets Chakri (J. D. Chakravarthy). In fact, Seenu helps Chakri, who loved Puja (Neha Bamb), and got them married. Chakri and Puja promise Seenu to help him to go to Dubai. They make all arrangements. They, too, plan to return to Hyderabad to repay the loan borrowed by Chakri's father for his education. Just before leaving the office, Chakri and Puja find that their boss is none other than Jinnah Bhai (Sushant Singh) the most wanted mafia don in India.
Finding that the couple recognised him, Jinnah and his brother kill Chakri and Puja right before Seenu. Minutes before his death, Chakri reveals that Madhu was his sister. Seenu returns to Hyderabad, where he meets Madhu and pays off her debt. When she asks how he got the money, he reveals that it is her brother's money. Madhu's uncle Babji (Sayaji Shinde) also wants to marry her. In the end, Seenu kills Jinnah and his henchmen and marries Madhu.
Cast
- Ravi Teja as Srinivas "Seenu"
- Nayanthara as Madhumati
- J. D. Chakravarthy as Chakri
- Sushant Singh as Jinnah Bhai
- Brahmanandam as Ramakrishna "Ramki"
- Sunil as Seenu's cousin
- Neha Bamb as Pooja
- Bhanu Chander as DCP Dinesh
- Sayaji Shinde as Punjagutta Circle Inspector Babji
- Raghu Babu as Panjagutta Constable Durga
- Supreeth as Matka Naik
- Krishna Bhagavaan as Patnaik
- Venu Madhav as Tataji/Netaji (Bommakanti Nagalingam)
- Srinivasa Reddy as Seenu's friend
- MS Narayana as "Fire Star " Solomon Raju
- Chitram Seenu as Ramana
- Surekha Vani as Dinesh's wife
- Prudhvi Raj as Khadir
- Mallikarjuna Rao as 9 to 9 Shastri
- AVS as Prasad
- Fish Venkat as Jinnah's henchman
- Master Bharath as Seenu's nephew
- Sarika Ramachandra Rao as Ramachandra
- C. V. L. Narasimha Rao as Madhumati and Chakri's father
- Giridhar as Seenu's friend
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Madhumati's manager
- Ramachandra as Bujji
- Telangana Shakuntala as Grandma
- Allari Subhashini as Director of Women's Association
- Gautam Raju as TV9 reporter
- Srinu Vaitla in a special appearance
- Japan Kumar in a special appearance in "Suppanathi"
Production
The film marks Vaitla's third collaboration with Teja after Nee Kosam and Venky.[citation needed]
Music
Music was composed by Manisharma. Lyrics were written by Ramajogayya Sastry and Sahithi.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Once Upon" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Karthik, Rita | |
| 2. | "Diwali Holi" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Deepu, Karunya, Kausalya | |
| 3. | "Kol Kol" | Sahithi | Ranjith, Saindhavi | |
| 4. | "Seenu Seenu" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Naveen | |
| 5. | "Kanya Raasi" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Vijay Yesudas, Suchitra | |
| 6. | "Suppanathi" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Manikya Vinayagam, Anuradha Sriram |
Critical reception
The film was well received by both audience and critics. The Hindu wrote "Yes, there are blemishes in the screenplay but in a movie like this, one is really not supposed to bother about them as logic (Dubai Seenu never visits Dubai) is never the motive!"[5] Idlebrain wrote "On a while it’s a time pass film if you are looking for Ravi Teja kind of comedy".[6][7]
Box-office performance
The movie has earned ₹10.73 crore rupees in its opening week and ₹15.89 crore rupees by the end of the second week, giving a strong competition with Sivaji (2007), a Rajinikanth starrer.[8] Considering its budget of ₹9 crore, it was declared a super hit. It brought Ravi Teja, depressed after the failure of Khatarnak, a great joy and was released with nearly 250 prints.[9]
References
- ^ "Tollywood Top 10 Box Office Collection Movies in 2007". 19 February 2019.
- ^ . Sify. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Seenu". The Times of India. 18 June 2007.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (30 July 2016). "Nayanthara on a high". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ . The Hindu. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007.
- ^ "Dubai Seenu - Telugu cinema Review - Ravi Teja & Nayana Tara". www.idlebrain.com.
- ^ G P Aditya Vardhan (8 June 2007). "Dubai Seenu entertains". Rediff.com.
- ^ Movies, iQlik. "Telugu Movies". iQlikmovies.
- ^ "Seenu Vytla interview on Dubai Seenu - Chitchat". Idlebrain.com.
External links
- Dubai Seenu at IMDb