Cast : Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Prakash Raj, Suman, Dr Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivas Rao,
Sonu Sood, Shayaji Shinde, Nazar, M S Narayana, Dharmavarapu Subrahmaniam,
Tanikella Bharani, Giribabu, Subba Raju, Brahmaji, Ajay, Chandra Mohan, Master Bharath, Sonia,
Supreeth, Shafi, Aditya Menon, Ijaaz Khan, Vinod Jevanth, Bharath, Siva Reddy, Sudha, Pragathi,
Satya Krishnan, Surekha Vani, Rajitha, Vinaya Prasad, Saranya, Baby Shreya Varma, Senthil,
Giridhar, Prabhakar, Sravan, Parvati Melton, etc.
Art: A. S. Prakash
Editor: M R Varma
Costumes: Mamata Anand, Roopa Vytla
Choreography: Raju Sundaram, Dinesh, Shobi
Stunts: Vijay
Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastry, Viswa, Bhaskarbhatla
Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Rahul Nambiar, Karthik, Rita, Ramya N. S.,
Navin Madhav, Ranjith, Divya, Ramajogayya Sastry, Koti, Megha, Ranina Reddy, Vardhini Thaman
Camera: K V Guhan and Prasad Murella
Story: Gopi Mohan
Dialogues: Kona Venkat
Music: S. Sai Thaman
Producers: Anil Sunkara, Achanta Gopichand, Achanta Ram
Screenplay - Direction: Sreenu Vytla
Sreenu Vytla has so far been known for comic family entertainers, but with Dookudu, he decided
to
shift gears given the lackluster performance of his previous two outings. Keeping
Mahesh's
image in mind, this time Sreenu concentrated on an
action packed sentimental family entertainer with the
relationship between
father and son (Prakash Raj and Mahesh) forming the
crux of the
plot.
Sreenu, however, took care not to miss his usual
comic entertainment with the likes of
M S Narayana,
Dr. Brahmanandam and Mahesh contributing hugely to those elements. Also, after a long time, one will
see full fledged
family episodes in a Mahesh film, ingredients that have been missing since Athadu.
Samantha, opposite Mahesh, will be a fresh combination and the teasers and print publicity material
already attest to a
good pairing. Buzz is that Parvati Melton's retro
item number will bring the audience
to their feet.
K.V. Guhan's photography is expected to be a highlight of the film.
S. S. Thaman's tunes are already
popular and will increase in popularity as the audiences flock to the theaters.
Vijay's stunts are another
highlight of the film.
Kona Venkat's dialogues have already received ample publicity, but there is more
than has been revealed.
Gopi Mohan's story has plenty of
twists and
surprises in store.
Mahesh has been instrumental in supporting and
encouraging the
team
of Sreenu Vytla, Anil Sunkara, Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta, Kona
Venkat and Gopi Mohan in getting out of their comfort zone and
attempting a
big canvas extravaganza.
Mahesh has already raised
expectations sky high on Dookudu by
tweeting that Sreenu Vytla has given him the
best film in his
career. The
producers have also raised expectations by retaining
distribution rights in major territories.
Releasing on
September 23 worldwide with the
highest number of
prints for a Telugu movie and tremendous pre-release
publicity not seen before for a Mahesh film,
Dookudu is all set to take in
record openings if the opening day word of
mouth spreads
positively across the state. Privately,
Mahesh has been opining that after Dookudu,
Sreenu Vytla can be referred to as
"Super Director." September 23 will reveal whether Sreenu will rightfully earn that moniker.
