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Wikipedia article
'Dammu' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu. Starring Jr. NTR, Trisha and Karthika Nair, the film follows an orphan who agrees to pose as the heir to a rich and powerful family, eventually becoming embroiled in a dispute with the rival family. The film co-stars Nassar, Sampath Raj, Rahul Dev, Kishore, Suman, Brahmanandam, Ali, Bhanupriya, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Venu Thottempudi.
The film was released theatrically on 27 April 2012, along with a Tamil dubbed version titled 'Singamagan'. On 15 June 2012, the film completed a 50 days run at 25 centers despite mixed reception. The film was unofficially remade in Bengali (Bangladesh) as 'Rajababu - The Power' starring Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas and Bobby.
Plot
Rama Chandra is an orphan who leads a simple life along with his friend. He falls in love with Sathya, who is a very rich girl. Sathya imposes a condition that Rama Chandra's family history and pedigree are very important. At this very moment, Rama Chandra learns that a rich and powerful royal Suryavamsi family seeks to adopt an heir, and he seizes the chance. Once he goes there, he realizes that things are not as simple as they seem. The family has a violent past and a bitter dispute with another rich and powerful royal Chandravamsi family headed by a Chandravamsi King. He also realizes that thousands of people in the area are now dependent on him for their very survival. He also discovers that he is the real heir to the family. Rama Chandra does not like violence and tries his best to solve the problems peacefully. But the rival gang does not give him a chance. Vexed with the violence, Rama Chandra nearly kills the Chandravamsi King's eldest son and kills King's youngest son. He opens the Chandravamsi King's eyes by placing a sword on his middle son. In the climax, the Chandravamsi King realizes that he was wrong and apologizes to all. Rama Chandra becomes the hero of the village.
Cast
* Jr. NTR as Rama Chandra / Raja Vasireddy Vijayadwaja Srisimha
* Trisha as Sathya
* Karthika Nair as Neelaveni
* Nassar as Chandravamsi King
* Brahmanandam as Jaanaki
* Bhanupriya as Rama Chandra's mother
* Venu Thottempudi as Rama Chandra's brother-in-law
* Abhinaya as Rama Chandra's elder sister
* Hari Teja as Rama Chandra's elder sister
* Chitralekha as Rama Chandra's elder sister
* Suman as Suryavamsi King/Raja Surya Pratap Singh
* Kota Srinivasa Rao as Raja of Veera Durgam Fort
* Ahuti Prasad as Neelaveni's father
* Ali as Rama Chandra's friend
* Rahul Dev as Police Officer
* Sampath Raj as Chandravamsi King's elder son
* Kishore as Chandravamsi King's second son
* Sridhar Rao as Chandravamsi King's third son
* Tanikella Bharani as Head Priest
* Chalapathi Rao as Krishnam Raju
* Subhalekha Sudhakar as Sathya's father
* Prabhakar as Chandravamsi King's henchmen
* Snigdha as Sathya's friend
* Kolla Ashok Kumar as Rama Chandra's servant
* Chatrapathi Sekhar
* Prasad Babu
* Rahul Mahajan (uncredited appearance)
* Maryam Zakaria as item number
Production
'Dammu' has music scored by M. M. Keeravani. Shruti Hassan, who was originally signed to play the female lead, walked out citing date issues. Later the producers approached Kajal Aggarwal who also couldn't accommodate bulk dates for the film. The producers finalised Trisha as the first female lead. According to reports, Bhanupriya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Venu Thottempudi and Subhalekha Sudhakar play supporting roles.
Release
The Telugu and Tamil versions released on 27 April 2012. 'Dammu' released on approximately 2550 screens worldwide which was a record in Tollywood. It released in approx of 140+ theatres in Karnataka which is considered to be a record by out of state movie.
Critical reception
'Deccan Chronicle' wrote: "'Dammu' (Valour), as one of the Telugu films that made high on action and low on contents". Sify wrote: "Boyapati uses the same formula of Tollywood action movies with good dialogues, high voltage fight sequences and wraps ups with interesting twist and NTR's charged up performance". Rediff wrote: "Director Boyapati Seenu's new film Dammu has an outdated and clichd storyline, regressive content, and mindless and excessive violence".Box office
The film completed 50 days in 70 direct centres on 15 June 2012 and it managed to sustain for a long run as expected. and collected a share of 29 crores worldwide. The film completed 100 days on 4 August 2012.Pre-release revenues
Dammu satellite rights were sold to Zee Telugu for , the highest buy-over for any film in 2012.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140507075201/http://timesofap.com/cinema/dammu-satellite-rights-6-6-crores-bagged-by-zee-tv.html Dammu Satellite Rights 6.6 Crores Bagged by Zee TV Timesofap]. timesofap.comAfter selling distribution rights, Dammu earned pre-release revenue up to .[http://www.cinejosh.com/telugu-movie-news/19781/dammu-pre-release-business-record.html 'Dammu' Pre-Release Business Record]. Cinejosh.com (3 March 2012). Retrieved on 2015-08-22.
Home media
The VCDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs of the film were released through Bhavani Company into the market on 10 August 2012, six days after completing 100 days of the film.Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was released on 29 March 2012 at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad. M. M. Keeravani's music label, Vel Records, and Sony Music Entertainment secured the film's audio rights. The lyrics for all the songs were written by Chandrabose.
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