Dookudu
2011
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Nov 13, 2014 · 9.52M subscribers. Subscribed. 22K. 2.5M views 9 years ago. Presenting "Aagadu" title track video song in voice of Shankar Mahadevan and the music is composed by S. Thaman, Lyrics are penned by...
Watch & Enjoy Aagadu Latest Telugu Movie Songs, Starring Mahesh Babu, Tamannah & others, Music Composed by SS Thaman, Directed By Srinu Vaitla. #Aagadu #Mahe...
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Shankar is an orphan raised by a sincere police officer named Rajarao. His son Bharath accidentally kills a kid, and Shankar takes the blame on him. Shankar is imprisoned, and Rajarao warns him not to meet him again. After graduating, Shankar is employed as a circle inspector of police. He is popularly referred to as "Encounter" Shankar because of ...
Origin and casting
On the first anniversary of Dookudu (2011), its producers Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta and Anil Sunkara announced on 23 September 2012 that they would bankroll a film featuring Mahesh Babu as the protagonist and directed by Srinu Vaitla under their banner 14 Reels Entertainment. Though initial reports stated that Vaitla would write the film's script with assistance from Gopimohan, he chose to work with new writers for developing the film's script further. Mahesh supported his decision, stating t...
Filming
Principal photography commenced on 28 November 2013 at Hyderabad. Tamannaah joined the film's sets on 12 December 2013. A village set resembling Tadipatri was erected in Gujarat for the film's shoot to avoid local interference from crowds that would ensue if shot in Andhra Pradesh, where Mahesh is a star. Few key scenes including a fight sequence were shot at Nanakramguda in a large set. The next schedule stated at Bellary from 23 February 2014. Mahesh did not suffer any injuries during the f...
Song sequences
The song "Aagadu" was filmed on Mahesh and few dancers at the Jindal Steel Factory, Bellary in October 2013. This became the first Telugu film to be shot there and also made the factory a notable location for the song shoots of Kannada films such as Rana Vikrama (2015), Ranna (2015), and Mr. Airavata (2015). Both the song and fight sequences were filmed in 23 days. Mahesh and the members of the film's unit had fallen sick and continued work using antibiotics. Mahesh called it the "most strenu...
S. Thaman composed the film's music, which marked his 50th film as a music director. Bhaskarabhatla penned the lyrics for four of the six songs in the soundtrack album, with Sri Mani penning the lyrics for one song and another one being a mashup of the film's dialogues. Haasan provided vocals for the song "Junction Lo" which happens to be the item ...
Theatrical
Aagadu was released on 19 September 2014 in 2000 screens across the globe. Eros International acquired the film's global distribution rights. The film was released in 150 screens across the United States, a record number for a Telugu film. Owing to Mahesh's popularity there, the makers offered to screen Aagadu in every university there and in other countries, if there are more than 100 students willing to watch the film.Efforts were made to release the film across the United States with subti...
Marketing
The prologue of the film was criticised by Pawan Kalyan's fans for its similarities with Gabbar Singh (2012). Also, the dialogue, "Prathodu pululu, simhalu, enugulu, elakalatho yedhava comparisons. Elaparam ochestundi" (English: Everyone is comparing themselves to tigers, lions, elephants and rats. It's quite irritating) was considered by a section of the audience as a satire on the popular dialogues of other films. After the teaser's release, the fans of Mahesh and Kalyan had a verbal fight...
Home media
After the release of the prologue, Gemini TV acquired the satellite rights for ₹ 97.5 million, one of the highest amount ever paid for a Telugu film. It surpassed the record held by Attarintiki Daredi (2013) which had a satellite deal of ₹ 90 million. The film had its global television premiere on 14 January 2015 on the eve of Pongal festival. It managed to get a TRP rating of 12.24, performing better than Mahesh's previous film 1: Nenokkadineon television.
Box office
Aagadu debuted with a positive response at the box office by crossing the US$1 million mark in two days including its paid previews at the United States box office. It collected ₹ 180.2 million in two days, which according to Indo-Asian News Service, was Mahesh's career best opener. By collecting a distributor share of ₹ 276 million in its first weekend globally, Aagadu became the second highest Telugu film with highest opening weekend figures. Due to unfavourable word of mouth, the film's bu...
Critical response
According to International Business Times India, Aagadureceived mixed reviews from the critics. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu called Aagadu a "simple, oft-repeated cop vs. don story", and added, "The difference here is the don is reduced to a cardboard. For a mind game to be interesting, both players need to be smart and second guess the opponent’s next move, which doesn’t happen here. If one is looking for gags, Aagadu offers them in plenty. But try an overdose of this formula and it co...
Aagadu (English Subtitled) Aagadu (English: He Will Not Halt) is a Telugu Action Comedy, about an orphan, Shankar is adopted by a cop Raja. When Raja's son accidentally causes the death of a boy, Shankar owns up the crime and lands in juvenile prison.
2h 45min. Age rating. PG. Production country. India. Director. Sreenu Vaitla. Aagadu. (2014) Original Title: ఆగడు. Watch Now. Filters. Best Price. Free. SD. HD. 4K. 🇺🇸. Stream. Subs HD. Rent. $2.99 HD. Buy. $9.99 HD. We checked for updates on 245 streaming services on May 12, 2024 at 8:53:52 AM. Something wrong? Let us know!
EP • Ss Thaman • 2014. 6 songs • 25 minutes Aagadu is the feature film soundtrack composed by S. Thaman for the Telugu film of the same name directed by Srinu Vaitla which stars Mahesh Babu,...
