''Desamuduru'' () is a 2007 Indian

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directed by

Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Ren ...

and produced by

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. The film stars

Allu Arjun Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awar ...

and debutante

Hansika Motwani Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Hansika began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including '' D ...

. It was released on 12 January 2007 in 400 theatres.

Plot

Bala Govind is a program director in

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, whose fights for justice regularly get him into trouble. During one of these incidents, he saves a person from goons while severely thrashing the notorious smuggler Tambi Durai's son Murugesan. Fearing retribution from Tambi Durai, the MAA TV crew sends Bala's team to Kullu Manali to shoot a travel episode. After reaching Manali, Bala sees Vaishali, a sannyasin, and soon falls in love with her. Though initially apprehensive of Bala, Vaishali recropriates his feelings. The

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with Vaishali, Tambi Durai's henchmen kidnap her and take her to his home. The person, who was saved by Bala reveals that Vaishali is the daughter of a businessman named Narayan Patwari. In order to grab Patwari's properties, Tambi Durai killed her parents, and his wife Andal performs the marriage of Vaishali with Murugesan. However, Vaishali escapes and reaches Kullu Manali. Bala seeks the help of Inspector Prasad to save Vaishali from their clutches, where he eventually succeeds in arresting Tambi Durai and marries Vaishali.

Cast

Production

After the release of '' Happy'' (2006),

was reported to be keen to act in the Telugu remake of ''

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'' (2005) starring Vijay and

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. He later accepted to act in a film directed by

and produced by

under the banner Universal Media. The title was confirmed as ''Desamuduru''. Puri Jagannadh worked on the film's script at

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and returned to Hyderabad on 16 June 2006. The film had its official launch at the office of Puri Jagannadh's production company Vaishno Academy on 19 June 2006. Allu Arjun played the role of a crime reporter working for

in the film. For his role, Allu Arjun sported a long hairdo and built six pack abs.

was selected as the female lead which marked her debut in Telugu cinema as an actress at a very young age of 16. She played the role of a sanyasin in the film. Rambha was selected for an

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in the film, despite initial reports stated that Charmee Kaur would dance in the song. Himalayas from Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh

Filming

Filming began on 14 July 2006 at

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where the film's first schedule was shot. The next schedule began in

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. Few action sequences were shot at

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in early September 2006. Weeks later, few scenes between the lead pair were shot in Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh. This schedule was planned to be wrapped up on 5 December 2006. However the schedule was completed on 10 October 2006. Some crucial action sequences were shot at Aluminium Factory in Gachibowli in early December 2006.

Soundtrack

The film has six songs composed by Chakri. Music of the film was launched on 25 December 2006. The song "Ninne Ninne" was the most popular song in the soundtrack among music lovers.

Release

The film was released on 500 screens, including 424 in

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, 32 in

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, 8 in

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, 2 in

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, 3 in

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and 31 overseas.

Box office

''Desamuduru'' ran for more than 175 days. The film grossed 12.58 crore and a share of 9.5 crore. worldwide in the first week of its release. The film grossed 20 crore in four weeks. It ran for more than 365 days. The film grossed 20 crore in four weeks. The film is one of the most successful films in

's career at the time of its release and one of the highest-grossing movies of 2007. This movie's dubbed version was released in

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titled as `Hero´. This movie was a blockbuster in Kerala too.

Accolades

; 55th Filmfare Awards * Best Film –

– Nominated * Best Director –

– Nominated * Best Actor –

– Nominated * Best Music Director – Chakri – Nominated *

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–

– Won ;

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* Best Choreographer – Nobel – "Satte E Godava Ledu" – Won ;

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*Best Young Performers – Allu Arjun – Won *Best Debut Heroine – Hansika Motwani – Won ;

CineMAA Awards The CineMAA Awards are presented annually by the Maa TV Group to honour artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Telugu Cinema. The awards were introduced in 2004. The CineMAA Awards are voted for by both the public and a commit ...

*Best Actor (Jury) – Allu Arjun – Won *Best Female Debut – Hansika Motwani – Won

References

External links

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