''Operation Duryodhana'' is a 2007 Indian

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, loosely inspired by the 2005

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of the same name. The movie was written and directed by

Posani Krishna Murali Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also conte ...

starring

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in lead role. The movie was a box office success, and Srikanth earned a nomination for Filmfare Best Actor – Telugu for his portrayal in the movie. The film was remade in Tamil as ''

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''. It was also dubbed into

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as ''Operation Dhuryodhana''. The unrelated sequel to this movie '' Operation Duryodhana 2'' is released in 2013 under the direction of Nandam Harischandra Rao with Jagapathi Babu in lead role.

Plot

Mahesh (Srikanth) is a sincere and honest police officer. He loses his kids and his wife gets paralyzed as few politicians who don't like his sincerity harm his family. Mahesh changes his appearance and name to join the gang of politicians to become one. The rest of the story is about how he makes people realize that there is some fault in the system.

Cast

Soundtrack

*"Rao Gari Annayya", Music:M.M. Srilekha *"Ek Baar Dekho", Music:M.M. Srilekha

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Posani Krishna Murali's work is far better compared to his earlier film Sravanamasam, but not good enough".

References

External links

* 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s masala films Indian political satire films Indian films about revenge Telugu films remade in other languages Indian political thriller films Films about police brutality Films about police corruption Films scored by M. M. Srilekha {{2000s-Telugu-film-stub