''Sevakudu'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language vigilante film directed by V. Samudra and starring

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and

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. The film was dubbed in Tamil as '' Ini Oru Vidhi Seivom'' and released in 2014.

Cast

as Surya *

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as Ramachandrayya *

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as Balram Jadoo *

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as Narayana *

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as Brahmi *

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as Manjula * Chitti Babu *

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* Vijayachander *

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* Dasanna *

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* Srinivasa Reddy as Raju, Surya's friend * Sangeetha * Sattanna *

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as Krishna Prasad (cameo appearance)

Production

The film began production in 2010 with

and Vimala Raman in the lead roles; however, Raman was later replaced by

. The film released in 2013 due to much delay.

and

were signed to portray guest roles.

Soundtrack

Music by Srikanth Deva. *"Adugadugo Sevakudu" - Nagur Babu *"Magadheerullona Maharjathakudammo" - Karthik,

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*"Guddu Guddu" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Aa Devudu Puttinchadu" -

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*"Abbayi Andhra Mirchi" -

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, Sravya

Release

The film was scheduled to released in February 2012, but released only in January 2013. ''

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'' gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that " It’s another vigilante movie that’s very low on IQ and high on misplaced jingoism". ''

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'' wrote that "Call it a passe or simply lazy filmmaking, but all that the Telugu film 'Sevakudu manages at the end is present you with a rehash of several Telugu films released over the year".

References

External links

* {{V. Samudra Indian vigilante films 2010s Telugu-language films 2013 films 2010s vigilante films