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Dictator

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
790
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Nandamuri Balakrishna in Dictator (2016)
Chandu(Balakrishna) lives a normal life with his in laws in Hyderabad. One fine day, he comes across an aspiring actress(Sonal Chauhan) and helps her in a critical situation. The problems gets big and Chandu lands himself in a huge mess.
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Chandu lives a normal life with his in-laws in Hyderabad. One fine day, he comes across an aspiring actress Indu and helps her in a critical situation. The problems gets big and Chandu lands... Read allChandu lives a normal life with his in-laws in Hyderabad. One fine day, he comes across an aspiring actress Indu and helps her in a critical situation. The problems gets big and Chandu lands himself in a huge mess.Chandu lives a normal life with his in-laws in Hyderabad. One fine day, he comes across an aspiring actress Indu and helps her in a critical situation. The problems gets big and Chandu lands himself in a huge mess.

  • Director
    • Sriwass
  • Writers
    • Kona Venkat
    • Gopimohan
    • Sriwass
  • Stars
    • Nandamuri Balakrishna
    • Anjali
    • Sonal Chauhan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    790
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sriwass
    • Writers
      • Kona Venkat
      • Gopimohan
      • Sriwass
    • Stars
      • Nandamuri Balakrishna
      • Anjali
      • Sonal Chauhan
    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nandamuri Balakrishna
    Nandamuri Balakrishna
    • Chandrashekhar Dharma
    Anjali
    Anjali
    • Kathyayani
    Sonal Chauhan
    Sonal Chauhan
    • Indu
    Vikramjeet Virk
    Vikramjeet Virk
    • Vicky
    Suman
    Suman
    • Shekar Dharma
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Lakshmi Narayana
    • (as Nasser)
    Rati Agnihotri
    Rati Agnihotri
    • Mahima Rai
    Nawab Shah
    Nawab Shah
    • Viswambhar
    Kabir Duhan Singh
    Kabir Duhan Singh
    • Pandey
    Aksha Pardasany
    Aksha Pardasany
    • Shruti
    Krishna Murali Posani
    Krishna Murali Posani
    • P.A. of Chandrashekhar Dharma
    Prudhviraj
    Prudhviraj
    • Ramesh Patro
    Sayaji Shinde
    Sayaji Shinde
    • Bokha Sivaram
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    • Hari Prasad
    Chalapathi Rao
    • I.G. of Police
    Vennela Kishore
    Vennela Kishore
    • Brother of Kathyayani
    Prabhas Sreenu
    • Prabha
    Pavitra Lokesh
    • Wife of Rajashekar
    • Director
      • Sriwass
    • Writers
      • Kona Venkat
      • Gopimohan
      • Sriwass
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews3

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    Tejo_S

    Senseless movie which has a lot of wasted efforts

    This is one of those movies where you would feel like you just wasted your time and energy by watching this. The movie has the same storyline that is getting repeated since ages. None of the actors had the chance of proving their best. Most of them including character artists or even comedians didn't get enough time and script to gain some applause. Of course, it isn't their fault anyways. There are a lot of villains and bad guys but none of them are menacing. Many might not like the concept of a female villain but still Rati is not menacing in any way. One of the main even more wasted efforts is Sonal Chauhan. Even though she gets all the marks for glamor and performance, her character is as if it is just placed so that they can get a song and couple of scenes to tick the glamor quotient. But at least, she does this much better than that of Legend movie. Anjali did best here given that her character has some importance.

    Coming to technical aspects, production values are average and camera work is OK. Thaman's music is average but would work well with typical mass dances. It seems background music is done by somebody else, but it looks average too and doesn't help the poor screenplay anyways. Finally, the direction is average too. The screenplay and direction neither elevated hero level scenes nor they worked with villains nor they worked with comedians and other actors. Dialogues by Ratnam are as good as that of Legend's but these days I'm not sure why there should be a lot of misplaced and unnecessary build up dialogs for most of the movies.

    The only saving grace in the movie is, NBK who often does his best. He tried pretty hard to dance well but it isn't his fault with choreography. He looked good and did his best. Apart from him, Anjali gave her best and Sonal too did her best even though her role is negligible.

    Finally, there is no way I can say this is a must watch even for a casual time pass. Just a wasted effort, but, at least, better than Lion movie.
    10lingamvenkat

    Balayya Steals the Show #Dictator

    Undoubtedly, Balakrishna is the heart and soul of the film. He is exceptionally good in both his characters and carries the entire film on his shoulders. The way Srivas has showcased Balayya as Dictator is pretty impressive and elevates the super star to another level. Be it his costumes, dialogue delivery and dances, Balakrishna does a superb job. Anjali looks beautiful and shares a superb chemistry with Balakrishna. All her scenes during the second half have come out extremely well.Interval bang and the flash back episode in Delhi are decent. Some confrontation scenes between Balakrishna and Rati Agnihotri have been executed well and elevate the film to a decent level. #Lion is back
    arjuncshekartheofficial

    Brainless movie with heights of Overacting by Nandamuri Balakrishna

    Nandamuri Balakrishna, The most overrated, arrogant, Self Centered, Overacting fellow who always accepts this kind of Mindless flick. This guy destroyed the Legacy of his Father Sr. Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao, Really this guy sucks in acting. Only Anjali and Rati Agnihotri steals the show. Rest of them justified their roles

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    • Trivia
      This is Balakrishna's 99th film
    • Soundtracks
      Gam Gam Ganesha
      Composed by S. Thaman

      Lyrics by Ramajogayya Sastry

      Performed by Divya Kumar, Deepak, Sai Charan, Nivas

      Duration: 04:28

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 2016 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Dictator Official Website
    • Language
      • Telugu
    • Also known as
      • Диктатор
    • Filming locations
      • Bulgaria
    • Production company
      • Eros Worldwide
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    • Budget
      • ₹300,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $104,734
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $30,593
      • Jan 17, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $104,734
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 35 minutes
    • Color
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