Dhammu (దమ్ము) (2012) Review

Dammu, also spelt Dhammu (Telugu: దమ్ము), is a Telugu action film starring Jr. NTR, Trisha Krishnan and Karthika Nair in the lead roles apart from Bhanupriya, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Venu Thottempudi. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Singamagan.


Cast ::

*Jr. NTR as Sri Raja Vasi Reddy Vijaya Dhwaja Sri Simha
*Trisha Krishnan as Sathya
*Karthika Nair as Neelaveni
*Venu Thottempudi
*Abhinaya
*Bhanupriya
*Nassar
*Suman
*Brahmanandam
*Kota Srinivasa Rao
*Sampath Raj
*Ahuti Prasad
*Tanikella Bharani
*Subhalekha Sudhakar
*Rahul Dev
*Chalapathi Rao
*Ashok Kumar


Plot ::
Vijay (Jr. NTR) is an orphan who leads a simple life along with his friend (played by Ali). He falls in love with Sathya (Trisha Krishnan), who is a very rich girl. Sathya imposes a condition that Vijay’s family history and pedigree are very important. At this very moment, Vijay comes to know that a rich and powerful royal family is on the lookout to adopt a heir and Vijay seizes the chance. But once he goes there, he realizes that things are not as simple as they seem. The family has a violent past and a bitter dispute with another powerful family (headed by Nassar). He also realizes that thousands of people in the area are now dependent on him for their very survival. Vijay does not like violence and he tries his best to solve the problems peacefully. But the rival gang does not give him a chance. What does Vijay do? Does he shoulder the family’s burdens and solve the problems ? And does Sathya really love him? This forms the rest of the story.


Production ::
Dhammu has music scored by Keeeravani. Shruti Hassan, who was originally signed to play the female lead, walked out citing date issues. Later the producers approached Kajal Aggarwal who also couldn't accommodate bulk dates for the film. The producers finalised Trisha Krishnan as the first female lead. According to reports, Bhanupriya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Venu Thottempudi and Subhalekha Sudhakar play supporting roles.


Release ::
The Telugu and Tamil versions released on April 27, 2012. Dhammu is released in approx 1200 theaters worldwide which is considered to be a record in Tollywood, According to CNN IBN Dhammu is a starting point of a major blow to the collections of Kannada films in Karnataka. It released in approx of 60+ theaters in Karnataka which is considered to be a record by out of state movie.


Reviews ::
Deccan Chronicle wrote: "Dammu (Valour), as one of the worst Telugu film ever made on action and low on content"[12]. Sify wrote: "Boyapati uses the same formula of Tollywood action movies with good dialogues, high voltage fight sequences and wraps ups with interesting twist and NTR`s charged up performance"[13]. Rediff wrote: "Director Boyapati Seenu's new film Dammu has an outdated and clichéd storyline, regressive content, and mindless and excessive violence"


Soundtrack ::

The soundtrack of the film was released on March 29, 2012 at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad. M. M. Keeravani's music label, Vel Records, bagged the film's audio rights. The lyrics for all the songs were written by Chandrabose.
Tracklist
No. Title Artist(s)
1. "Sound of Vel" 
2. "O Lily"  
3. "Ruler (Movie Version)" 
4. "Raja Vasi Reddy"
5. "Vaastu Bagunde" 
6. "Dhammu"  
7. "Ruler (CD Version)"  




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