''Dhada'' () is a 2011 Indian

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directed by Ajay Bhuyan and produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy. The film features

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with ''Josh'' (2009) and his breakthrough came with Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010). He ...

and

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. The music composed by

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, cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S of '' Vedam'' fame, editing by Dharmendra Kakarala of ''

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'' and ''LBW - Life Before Wedding'' fame. The film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Tiger Vishva''. The film has action scenes inspired from the 2009 film, ''

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''. In 2013 the movie was dubbed in Hindi under the same title and produced by Goldmines Telefilms. ''Dhada'' collected (gross) in its total run.http://nagfans.com/forum/showthread.php/41859-Dhada-BoxOffice-Updates-All-In-One/page11 The film received negative reviews and was a box office failure.

Plot

Viswa's (

) family members are introduced, namely his older brother Rajiv (

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) and his sister-in-law Preethi (

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). Viswa meets Rhea (

), who is the only daughter of a wealthy business tycoon (

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) who is concerned about money and growth, but not about affection and love. While Viswa is trying to get Rhea's attention, he accidentally gets into a quarrel with a gang that does business with human trafficking. He fights and frees some girls who were kidnapped. The gang leader RD (

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) tries to find Viswa and kill him. Rhea's father sets up a proposal with another business tycoon's son Amit (

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). Rhea is not interested. The gang's owner soon finds out that Rajiv works for him and tries to chase him down, but Viswa beats everybody up. He soon realizes that he has to save Rhea from Amit. Amit tries to kill her by locking her in a car and throwing the car into an ocean, but Viswa saves her. The film ends with Viswa bringing Rhea out of the ocean in a blanket and them talking.

Cast

as Viswa *

as Rhea *

as Rajiv, Viswa's brother * Samiksha as Preethi, Viswa's sister-in-law *

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as Amit *

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as Kelly *

as RD *

as Rhea's father *

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as Michael *

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* Venu Madhav *

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as Preethi's father (cameo) *

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as Rhea's mother (cameo) *

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"Bhoome Gundranga"

Production

Reports emerged in December 2009 that director Ajay Bhuyan would direct a film starring

in the lead role. The film soon began production works with

being signed on in a leading role, with the producers announcing a release date of July 2010. The producers approached Arjun and

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to appear as the brother and the sister-in-law of Naga Chaitanya, although talks were unsuccessful.on the technical side producers had Kiran Ganti as their film editor who has been changed after replaced by Dharmendra Kakarala who was into fame with his editing in Prasthanam and LB
Naga Chaitanya and Kajal Aggarwal New Movie From Tomorrow – Telugu Movie News
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were selected for the roles, but Anita opted out before her schedule began and was then replaced by Samiksha. The film began shooting in May 2010 after delays. The film was completed in four schedules, with the climax being shot in

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, Thailand.

Distribution

''Dhada'' AP distribution rights were sold for to RR Movie Makers.Its overseas rights were sold for . Its Hindi remake rights were sold for .

Satellite rights

Star Maa TV bought the satellite rights for . Its music rights were sold for and home media rights were sold for

Box office

''Dhada'' was released with 90 digital prints in 70 theatres (AP). The film was released in 20 theatres in Hyderabad itself ''Dhada'' collected (Share) and (gross) in its lifetime.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The music was released on 25 July 2011 at Shilpa Kala Vedika, Hyderabad. The soundtrack consists of seven tracks. It was released by

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. Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Dr D Ramanaidu attended the function as chief guests.Chaitu's 'Dhada' audio launched – Telugu Movie News
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Accolades

;

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* Nominated - Best Playback Singer - Female - Neha Bhasin – "Hello Hello" ;

SIIMA Awards South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...

* Nominated - Best Debutant Director - Ajay Bhuyan

References

External links

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