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Banner | 14 Reels Entertainment |
Director | Sreenu Vaitla |
Writer | Gopimohan (story), Kona Venkat (dialogue), Srinu Vaitla |
Producer | Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta, Anil Sunkara |
Production executive | |
Production Company | 14 Reels Entertainment |
Music Director | S.S. Thaman |
Cinematography | K.V. Guhan, Prasad Murella |
Film Editing | M.R. Varmaa |
Art Director | |
Camera Operator | |
Assistant Cameramen | |
Playback Singers | Shankar Mahadevan, Rahul Nambiar, Karthik , Rita, Naveen Madhav , N.S. Ramya, Divya , Ranjith , Megha , Koti , Ranina Reddy , Ramajogayya Sastry , Vardhini |
Character | Actor / Actress |
G. Ajay Kumar (as Superstar Mahesh) | Mahesh Babu |
Prashanthi | Samantha |
Nayak | Sonu Sood |
Mallesh Goud | Kota Srinivasa Rao |
Shankar Narayana | Prakash Raj |
Satyam | Rajeev Kanakala |
Padmasri | Brahmanandam |
Tulsi | Chandramohan |
Meka Narasinga Rao | Sayaji Shinde |
Murthy | Nasser |
Tanikella Bharani | |
Sodhara | Master Bharath |
Padma | Pragathi |
Ajay mother | Surekha Vani |
Satya Krishnan | |
Amberpet Ganesh | Supreet |
Bokka Venkat Rao | M.S. Narayana |
M.S. Shastry IPS | Vennela Kishore |
Commissioner of Police | Suman |
Prashanti friend | Sonia |
Bunty | Abhimanyu Singh |
Ravi Prakash IPS | Ravi Prakash |
Janaki | Sudha |
Special appearance | Parvati Melton |
Director | Srinivasa Reddy |
Prakash | Brahmaji |
Gowtam Raju | |
Shiva Reddy | Siva Reddy |
Ajay | |
(archive footage) | N.T. Ramarao |
Nagendra Babu | |
Melkote | |
Vinesh Goud | Subba Raju |
Cool Babu | Dharmavarapu Subramanyam |
Kadir | Shafi |
Sushanthi | Shriya Sharma |
plot |
Shankar Narayana (Prakash Raj) is a politician driven by idealistic values and a sense of social service. His followers are his brother (Rajiv Kanakala), and supporters (Sayaji Shinde and Supreeth Reddy). The people of Shankar's constituency elect him as an M.L.A. during the political realm of the late N. T. Rama Rao. Although Shankar is an ardent follower of NTR, he does not wish to join NTR's party, and establishes his own independent political empire. Shankar's dream is to see his son as a politician revered by people. During this time, Shankar meets with a fatal accident. Years later, Shankar's son Ajay Kumar (Mahesh Babu) is a daring super-cop in Mumbai. He is on a mission to apprehend mafia don Nayak (Sonu Sood), who is involved in illegal drug trade, extortion and arms trafficking. It is later revealed that Shankar actually survived the accident but ended up in a state of coma. However, this truth is hidden by Shankar's family from the people. Ajay maintains a low profile to catch Nayak. In an undercover operation in Istanbul, Ajay gets hold of Nayak's brother, Bunty (Ajaz Khan). Later, it is revealed that corrupt opposition leader Mallesh Yadav (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who is also tied up with Nayak, was the mastermind behind Shankar's accident, and had planned to derail Shankar's political empire. Ajay falls in love with Prashanthi (Samantha Ruth Prabhu), who he meets in Istanbul during his operation. Prashanthi is the daughter of Ajay's boss (Nassar), a cop who reports to the police commissioner (Suman) in Hyderabad city. When Ajay's dad comes out of the coma, doctors advise his family that Shankar is at risk if he encounters or hears anything upsetting, disturbing or shocking. Ajay hides the events surrounding his dad's accident. Ajay shifts his family to his dad's previously abandoned mansion, which is now being used for filmmaking. 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 Padmasree (Brahmanandam), by making him believe that the television show is being sponsored by film star Nagarjuna Akkineni's television channel, and that Nagarjuna wants to offer Padmasree very high remuneration for his realistic performance in the show. On the other hand, an aspiring actor Bokka (M. S. Narayana) is also tricked by Ajay. Ajay also tricks Mallesh Yadav with a real estate business deal, to exploit Mallesh Yadav's criminal nexus. Ajay keeps this drama under wraps from Shankar, by making Shankar believe that Ajay is now an M.L.A. revered by people fulfilling his dad's wishes. He also marries his love, Prashanthi, to make his father happy. The rest of the plot reveals the politician-criminal nexus behind Shankar's accident, the comic misadventures which lead to Shankar knowing the truth, and Ajay's retaliation over Nayak and Mallesh Yadav's political corruption. |
Release date | 23-September-2011 |
Budget | 35 crore |
Revenue | 101 crore |
Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
Awards 2011 | Best Popular Feature Film | 14 Reels Entertainment | Won |
Best Actor | Mahesh Babu | Won | |
Best Supporting Actor | Prakash Raj | Won | |
Best Male Comedian | M. S. Narayana | Won | |
Best Editor | M. R. Varma | Won | |
Best Fight Master | Vijayan | Won | |
Best Screenplay Writer | Sreenu Vaitla | Won | |
59th Filmfare Awards South 2011 | Best Film - Telugu | 14 Reels Entertainment | Won |
Best Director - Telugu | Sreenu Vaitla | Won | |
Best Actor - Telugu | Mahesh Babu | Won | |
Best Actress Telugu | Samantha | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor Telugu | M. S. Narayana | Won | |
Best Supporting Actor Telugu | Prakash Raj | Nominated | |
Best Music Director Telugu | S. Thaman | Won | |
Best Male Playback Singer Telugu | Rahul Nambiar | Won | |
"Guruvaram March Okati" | |||
Best Female Playback Singer Telugu | Ramya | Nominated | |
"Poovai Poovai" | |||
Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist Telugu | Ramajogayya Sastry | Nominated | |
"Guruvaram March Okati" | |||
Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2011 | Best Film | 14 Reels Entertainment | Won |
Best Director | Sreenu Vaitla | Won | |
Best Actor - Male | Mahesh Babu | Won | |
Best Actor in Comic Role | Bramhanandam | Won | |
Best Actor in Negative Role | Kota Srinivasa Rao | Won | |
Best Actor in Negative Role | Sayaji Shinde | Nominated | |
Best Music Director | S. Thaman | Won | |
Best Singer - Male | Rahul Nambiar | Nominated | |
"Guruvaram March Okati" | |||
Best Singer - Female | Ramya N.S. | Nominated | |
"Poovai Poovai" | |||
Audi - Ritz Icon Awards 2011 | Iconic Film of the year - Telugu | Dookudu | Won |
South Indian International Movie Awards 2012 | Best Film - Telugu | 14 Reels Entertainment | Won |
Best Director - Telugu | Sreenu Vaitla | Won | |
Best Actor - Telugu | Mahesh Babu | Won | |
Best Actress - Telugu | Samantha | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor - Telugu | Prakash Raj | Won | |
Best Comedian - Telugu | Bramhanandam | Won | |
Best Comedian - Telugu | M. S. Narayana | Nominated | |
Best Music Director - Telugu | S. Thaman | Won | |
Best Male Playback Singer - Telugu | Rahul Nambiar | Won | |
"Guruvaram March Okati" | |||
Best Lyricist - Telugu | Ramajogayya Sastry | Won | |
"Guruvaram March Okati" | |||
Best Cinematographer - Telugu | K. V. Guhan | Nominated | |
TSR - TV9 National Film Awards 2011 | Best Director | Sreenu Vaitla | Won |
Best Character Actor | Prakash Raj | Won | |
Best Comedian | Brahmanandam | Won | |
Best Music Director | S. Thaman | Won | |
Best Playblack Singer - Female | Ramya N.S. | Won | |
"Poovai Poovai" | |||
Mirchi Music Awards South 2011 | Best Album of the year | S. Thaman | Won |
Music composer of the year | S. Thaman | Nominated | |
Best Song of the year | S. Thaman/Rahul Nambiar/Ramajogayya Sastry | Nominated | |
"Guruvaram March Okati" | |||
Male vocalist of the year | Rahul Nambiar | Nominated | |
"Guruvaram March Okati" | |||
Upcoming Female vocalist of the year | Ramya N.S. | Won | |
"Poovai Poovai" | |||
Lyricist of the year | Ramajogayya Sastry | Nominated | |
"Guruvaram March Okati" | |||
Technical - Sound Mixing of the year | Chandu, Shadab Rayeen, Muralidhar | Nominated | |
"Guruvaram March Okati" | |||
CineMAA Awards 2012 | Best Film | 14 Reels Entertainment | Won |
Best Director | Sreenu Vaitla | Won | |
Best Actor | Mahesh Babu | Won | |
Best Supporting Actor | Prakash Raj | Won | |
Best Actor In Negative Role | Sonu Sood | Won | |
Best Actor In Comic Role | Bramhanandam | Won | |
Best Actor (Jury) | M. S. Narayana | Won | |
Best Cinematographer | K. V. Guhan | Won | |
Maa Music Awards 2012 | Musical Film of the year | 14 Reels Entertainment | Won |
Best Music Director | S. Thaman | Won | |
Best Singer - Male | Shankar Mahadevan | Won | |
"Nee Dookudu" | |||
Popular Singer - Male | Ranjith | Won | |
"Dethadi Dethadi" | |||
Popular singer - Female | Ramya N.S. | Won | |
"Poovai Poovai" |
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