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Dookudu

  • 2011
  • 2h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
15K
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Mahesh Babu in Dookudu (2011)
ActionComedyDrama

Ajay, (Mahesh Babu) an undercover cop, is assigned to catch a dangerous mafia don with whom he has a personal score to settle.Ajay, (Mahesh Babu) an undercover cop, is assigned to catch a dangerous mafia don with whom he has a personal score to settle.Ajay, (Mahesh Babu) an undercover cop, is assigned to catch a dangerous mafia don with whom he has a personal score to settle.

  • Director
    • Sreenu Vaitla
  • Writers
    • Gopimohan
    • Sreenu Vaitla
    • Kona Venkat
  • Stars
    • Mahesh Babu
    • Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    • Sonu Sood
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sreenu Vaitla
    • Writers
      • Gopimohan
      • Sreenu Vaitla
      • Kona Venkat
    • Stars
      • Mahesh Babu
      • Samantha Ruth Prabhu
      • Sonu Sood
    • 27User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 39 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Mahesh Babu
    Mahesh Babu
    • G. Ajay Kumar
    • (as Super Star Mahesh)
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    • Prashanthi
    Sonu Sood
    Sonu Sood
    • Nayak
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    • Shankar Narayana
    Kota Srinivasa Rao
    Kota Srinivasa Rao
    • Mallesh Goud
    Sayaji Shinde
    Sayaji Shinde
    • Meka Narasinga Rao
    Brahmanandam
    Brahmanandam
    • Padmasri
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Murthy
    • (as Nasser)
    Tanikella Bharani
    Tanikella Bharani
    • Ajay's uncle
    Rajeev Kanakala
    Rajeev Kanakala
    • Satyam
    Chandramohan
    • Tulsi
    Bharat Kumar
    • Sodhara
    • (as Master Bharath)
    M.S. Narayana
    M.S. Narayana
    • Bokka Venkat Rao
    Pragathi
    Pragathi
    • Padma
    Vennela Rama Rao
    • Doctor
    Surekha Vani
    • Ajay mother
    Satya Krishnan
    • Ajay's cousin sister
    Supreeth Reddy
    • Amberpet Ganesh
    • (as Supreet)
    • Director
      • Sreenu Vaitla
    • Writers
      • Gopimohan
      • Sreenu Vaitla
      • Kona Venkat
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    User reviews27

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    5venkatavarun

    Dookudu an above average comedy entertainer.

    This is movie is entirely based on comedy n actor Mahesh's performance.

    Story: Not an unpredictable one, not delicious as director Sreenu- Vaytla's creation but dialogues n comedy timing are good.

    Pros: Mahesh,Prakash raj,Brahmanandam,M.S.Narayana,Sonusood & Nazer performances. Dir,screenplay Sreenu Vytla,Guhan cinematography,Taman background score n finally female lead Samantha.

    Cons: Second half of the movie works slowly as compared to that of first half. Samantha not used properly when they returned from Istanbul in the movie. Mahesh character it becomes he's the only person in the entire movie. Villain characterization not impressive.

    Verdict: An entertainment based film hope you'll enjoy.
    10aniltheprince_007

    Must Watch

    Dookudu is number 1 grosser in Tollywood now.a Good Entertainer..

    First half of the movie sets the plot up and it is entertaining. There are ups and downs in the second half, but the entertainment provided by Mahesh Babu, Brahmanandam and MS Narayana takes care of it. The plus points are Mahesh Babu's charm, Seenu Vytla's comedy timing and a workable script. On the flip side, there is a bit of redundancy in villain characterizations. Mahesh Babu delivers an universally acceptable entertainer in the form of Dookudu after a gap of five years. Go and watch it. Mahesh Babu proved himself again that he is a director's actor. He has a big heart to allow Brahmanandam to take center stage for a few minutes, though it is Mahesh who creates such situations. One should have a flair to time the comedy of Seenu Vytla and Mahesh does it effortlessly. Mahesh is one of the comedians when he is with Brahmanandam and MS Narayana. Mahesh Babu has also excelled in dialogue delivery by mixing Telangana accent in villain confrontation scenes. Mahesh Babu's trade mark teasing romance works big time in Turkey episodes. You see Mahesh being cheerful and smiling in most of the parts of the film.
    10Hinduboy97

    An excellent entertainer

    Story

    Shankar Narayan (Prakash Raj) is a political leader and a man of masses. He wants his son Ajay (Mahesh Babu) to become a political leader. Shankar Narayan is hurt in an accident and goes into coma. Meanwhile Ajay grows up and goes onto become an aggressive cop. And suddenly Shankar Narayan comes out of coma. The rest of the story is all about how Ajay manages to keep the changes under wrap for his father, and takes revenge on the villains at the same time with some unconventional ploys.

    Artists Performance

    Mahesh Babu: Mahesh Babu proved himself again that he is a director's actor. He has a big heart to allow Brahmanandam to take center stage for a few minutes, though it is Mahesh who creates such situations. One should have a flair to time the comedy of Seenu Vytla and Mahesh does it effortlessly. Mahesh is one of the comedians when he is with Brahmanandam and MS Narayana. Mahesh Babu has also excelled in dialogue delivery by mixing Telangana accent in villain confrontation scenes. Mahesh Babu's trade mark teasing romance works big time in Turkey episodes. You see Mahesh being cheerful and smiling in most of the parts of the film.

    Others: Samantha has a limited role in this movie and she does justice. Brahmanandam has a dialogue in the film - nannu vaadukondi saar. Seenu Vytla is one of very few directors who utilizes the talent of Brahmanandam to the maximum extent. All those Brahmanandam lovers will have another feast in this movie in which he acts an actor of a fictitious reality show. The way Brahmanandam keeps expressions for 'bheebhatsamaina humanity' dialogue and the scene in which he appeals to Nagarjuna Akkineni using his camera pen is priceless. MS Narayana who has excelled as fire star in Dubai Seenu does another similar role in which he wants to make his debut as hero opposite Genelia. Prakash Raj is seen in a positive role (inspired by PJR) and he is excellent. Vennela Kishore does the role of Sastry whose grandmother is a fortuneteller. Nassar has done a comic role for a difference..

    Technical departments

    Story - screenplay - direction: The basic concept of a person going into coma and that person's son creating artificial atmosphere around is inspired by a German film titled 'Goodbye Lenin! (2003) '. That German film is a serious film and somewhat boring (for me). The story writer Gopi Mohan used that plot and moulded it to make an entertaining script. Seenu Vytla's main strength has always been entertainment and he made sure that there are ample characters to create humor. He used Brahmanandam and MS Narayanara effectively to create ample humor. Characterization of Mahesh Babu is done well and the director has also shown Mahesh Babu in new light with better comedy timing. Though the entertainment and action orientation is good, there are ups and downs in the narrative graph due to runtime and number of characters. Screenplay of the film is good. The screenplay techniques used on Prakash Raj taking revenge without knowing about it and Brahmanandam's crazy realty show will surely generate more commercial appreciation. Among all the characters, I feel that the character of Suman is not properly etched. It would have been more powerful if hero is introduced through the words of some other character, not through Suman's. And the death of Suman is also not justifiable. The following aspects of Seenu Vytla's trademark

    1. Mahesh Babu: heroine teasing in Istanbul n Making Brahmanandam and MS Narayana Bakras. 2. Brahmanandam: SMS voting appeal and appeal to Nagarjuna Akkineni 3. MS Narayana: Showreel (Yamadonga, magadheera, Robo and Simha) and nalukapaina macha episode. Incidentally the same MS Narayana did a photoshoot comedy episode in Seenu Vytla's Sontham in the past.

    Other departments: Dialogues penned by Kona Venkat and Seenu Vytla are good. They are humor dialogues and masala heroism dialogues. Music by Thaman has already become a chartbuster and background music is nice. Cinematography by KV Guhan and Prasad Murella complements to story. Editing by Varma is adequate. The producers trio (Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara) have spent a lot of money and the entire film is shot in extravagant style.

    Analysis: First half of the movie sets the plot up and it is entertaining. There are ups and downs in the second half, but the entertainment provided by Mahesh Babu, Brahmanandam and MS Narayana takes care of it. The plus points are Mahesh Babu's charm, Seenu Vytla's comedy timing and a workable script. On the flip side, there is a bit of redundancy in villain characterizations. Mahesh Babu delivers an universally acceptable entertainer in the form of Dookudu after a gap of five years. Go and watch it.
    10kimian

    A Mahesh and Vytla Treat

    We guessed it right. Dookudu is really a big leap in Mahesh brand entertainment. There is, delightfully, a bonus. The film is a big leap in Vytla brand entertainment as well. To put it in a nutshell, this awesome film has got everything which you might have expected to see in Khaleja (2010) but did not find in it. Dookudu has got everything - comedy, action, romance. On the top of it, there is an intelligent screenplay that coalesces adrenaline punches with comic drama and sentiment. And when the sentiment involves a superstar like Mahesh Babu and an ace like Prakash Raj, who strike a perfect chemistry on screen, you cannot ask for more. It would be far-fetched to even suggest that Dookudu is a classic, as the hero had wanted it to be, but it is indubitably a must-watch film.

    Thankfully, the drama and action are not routine. They are laced with rib-tickling comedy and touching sentimentality. Vaitla blends all the commercial ingredients in his inimitable style and makes Dookudu an enjoyable fare for all and how?

    Well, here it is how he does it. Much like Dhee, Ready and King, this film too sees the the hero making everyone live in a fool's paradise: things go as the hero wants them. Nayak marvels at old Telugu classics and Ghantasala's rendition of the Gita; Brahmanandam, who believes that he is part of a reality show (this one, believe us, is top class), has you in splits as he is fooled around without a respite; MS Narayana's spoofing of Magadheera and Simha is superb; Prime Minister NTR, speaking on the ramparts of Red Fort in chaste Telugu, promises to bring black money back; Master Bharath participates in multi-crore land dealings and brings smiles. Even a get-to-gether of Mahesh, Samantha's families becomes an occasion for comedy of lies and bakras. Episodic treatment keeps your interest alive. Every murder comes with a touch of humour. Welcome to the world of Srinu Vaitla.

    As for the performances, Mahesh delivers one of his career bests. He can now safely claim, without inviting ridicule, that Dookudu is a slap on the face of those who declared that he is not good at comedy. He shows verve and energy in action scenes. He is convincing in the khaddar get-up. He is remarkable at spouting one-liners as the super-efficient cop. He is trigger-happy, but is immediately funny in taking digs at his stupid senior Nasser.

    All comedians and character artists do justice to their roles. On the flip side, however, Samantha is not seen much in the second half. But when she sizzles on the screen in Itu Raye number, you swoon.

    Tehnicially, it is proof what a Digital Intermediate finish can make a film look like. It is visually rich.

    Post Script: Babu land aithe opposition ku bande, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam says to a frightened Sonu Sood. Prince proves he is Numero Uno. The fight for top slot is over. Cool.
    9varaare

    Super star at his best ....

    You can not ask for more than what this movie offers especially in its kind. Kudos to Mahesh, what an actor TFI has got, in fact Indian cinema. He excelled in every form of acting, comedy, action, sentiment. Great job by the director and thanks to him for giving such a wholesome entertainer to the cinema lovers. He has come up with a decent story and worked really good on the screen play to make sure That audience would not get bored even for few minutes. All the artists justified their characters. No need to mention about BRAMHI and MS They just ROCK. Thaman, the music director, gave decent tunes and terrific Back ground music. Go and watch you will enjoy the movie.

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    • Trivia
      Dookudu storyline is some how similar to tragicomedy film Goodbye! Lenin
    • Quotes

      Nayak: When my man told you're like a Hollywood hero, I thought he was exaggerating, you're exact like one! I would've been disappointed if you were shorter even by an inch, you're stunning to make even an enemy jealousy. I think of killing anyone who disturbs me, but I wished to see you, do you know why? When you talked to me on phone, the pride with which you talked, I liked the intensity in your voice. Till now l've blasted 26 bombs, I've killed 24 police officers who tried to catch me, 113 criminal cases are pending on me, Interpol is searching for me in 13 countries, all of them together couldn't even touch me, and you too! This is my track record. Release Bunty!

      G. Ajay Kumar: You crook! I'm not here to hand over your brother, I'm here to take you. I'm a gold medalist in 2006 IPS batch, I eliminated 46 gangsters in encounters when I was in Anti-Gunda squad, and undercover operations are unlimited. I did all this in the span of 5 years. This is not just my track record, this is ALL-TIME RECORD!

    • Alternate versions
      In the Hindi dubbed version, the scene with the ending credits rolling is edited out.
    • Connections
      Featured in Shadow (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Nee Dookudu
      Music by S. Thaman

      Lyrics by Viswa

      Performed by Shankar Mahadevan

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2011 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Telugu
    • Also known as
      • Aggression
    • Filming locations
      • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    • Production companies
      • 14 Reels Entertainment
      • Krishna Productions
      • HPR Entertainment
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      • ₹250,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 50m(170 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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