''Doosukeltha'' () is a 2013 Indian

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directed by Veeru Potla. It stars Manchu Vishnu and Lavanya Tripathi.

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composed the music for the film.

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produced the film under the banner of

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Plot

A small bet by Chinna during his childhood results in his family escaping from a village. Eventually, he grows up to become a street smart and intelligent man with a kind heart. Due to his act, the life of Alekhya also gets disturbed, and her family immediately disowns her. She grows up to become a doctor, and a chance incident gets her in touch with Chinna. He starts liking her and also protects her from some unidentified killers. However, after discovering his real identity, Alekhya puts him away. In order to repair the mistake that he did in his childhood, Chinna decides to get Alekhya back to her family, and whether that happens or not forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and released by Junglee Music. All lyrics were written by

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Release

The film was released on 17 October 2013 to over 900 screens.

Box office

India

The film opened with 85–90% occupancy on the first day and earned 16.63 crore. On the film's first weekend, profits were approximately 357.5 million at the box office. Doosukeltha earned in its first week. The film became Manchu Vishnu's biggest opener in his career. Final worldwide earnings were 952.5 million, also making it the biggest hit ever in Vishnu Manchu's overseas career.

Overseas

The film was released on 43 screens overseas. In the first weekend alone it earned 2.5 million at the box office and 22.5 million at the box office overseas. The film record of Denikaina Reddy also starred Manchu Vishnu. The film is also the highest earning film in a Vishu's career. Doosukeltha earned 12.5 million net in the overseas market.

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. ''reviewers'' gave it a score of 5/10 average stating that it was an "Family entertainer with a decent mix of action elements." ''

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'' wrote: "First half of the film deals with action and romance episodes. The second half has entertainment and family orientation. Doosukeltha is a film that follows commercial format of entertainment movies to a T. Plus points are Vishnu and entertainment in the second half."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=3230300 2013 films Films scored by Mani Sharma 2010s Telugu-language films 2013 action comedy films Indian action comedy films 2013 masala films Films shot in Slovenia