''Dammu'' () is a 2012 Indian

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written and directed by

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. Starring Jr. NTR,

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and

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, 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

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, Kishore, Suman,

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. The film was released theatrically on 27 April 2012, along with a

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dubbed version titled ''Singamagan''. On 15. Mostly negative reviews and became box office failure. The film was unofficially remade in Bengali (Bangladesh) as '' Rajababu - The Power'' starring

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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 *

as Sathya *

as Neelaveni *

as Chandravamsi King *

as Jaanaki *

as Rama Chandra's mother *

as Rama Chandra's brother-in-law *

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as Rama Chandra's elder sister *

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as Rama Chandra's elder sister * Chitralekha as Rama Chandra's elder sister * Suman as Suryavamsi King/Raja Surya Pratap Singh *

as Raja of Veera Durgam Fort *

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as Neelaveni's father *

as Rama Chandra's friend *

as Police Officer *

as Chandravamsi King's elder son * Kishore as Chandravamsi King's second son * Sridhar Rao as Chandravamsi King's third son *

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as Head Priest *

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as Krishnam Raju *

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as Sathya's father *

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as Chandravamsi King's henchmen * Snigdha as Sathya's friend * Kolla Ashok Kumar as Rama Chandra's servant *

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(uncredited appearance) *

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Production

''Dammu'' has music scored by M. M. Keeravani.

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, 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

as the first female lead. According to reports, Bhanupriya, Kota Srinivasa Rao,

and

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 clichéd 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

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for , the highest buy-over for any film in 2012. After selling distribution rights, Dammu earned pre-release revenue up to .

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

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. M. M. Keeravani's music label, Vel Records, and

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secured the film's audio rights. The lyrics for all the songs were written by Chandrabose.

Awards

Notes

References

External links

* {{Boyapati Srinu 2010s Telugu-language films 2012 films 2012 masala films Telugu films remade in other languages Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Indian action films Films directed by Boyapati Srinu 2012 action films