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Duvvada Jagannadham
Film poster
Directed byHarish Shankar
Written byHarish Shankar
Screenplay byRamesh Reddy
Sathish Vegnesha
Story byHarish Shankar
Produced byDil Raju
StarringAllu Arjun
Pooja Hegde
Rao Ramesh
Subbaraju
Chandra Mohan
Murali Sharma
CinematographyAyananka Bose
Edited byChota K. Prasad
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
company
Release date
  • 23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹50 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹115 crore[1]

Duvvada Jagannadham or DJ is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action comedy film written and directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Dil Raju under his banner Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, while Rao Ramesh, Subbaraju, Chandra Mohan, and Murali Sharma play supporting roles. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Ayananka Bose handled the cinematography.

Principal photography commenced in August 2016 in Hyderabad.[2] The production crew also chose Abu Dhabi as a filming location,[3] as they would benefit from the Emirate's 30% film production rebate.[4]

The film grossed approximately ₹115.10 crore in its theatrical run.[1]

Plot

Duvvada Jagannadham Shastri (Allu Arjun) is a cook working as a caterer in Vijayawada along with his family. He rescues a high-profile cop named Purushottam (Murali Sharma) from the attack of a crime mafia in Hyderabad. Seeing the quality of a rebellion in the priest and his sharpshooting skills, Purushottam trains Jagannadham to become DJ, an undercover officer who fights crime in the disguise of a Brahmin priest. Jagannadham falls in love with Pooja (Pooja Hegde) the daughter of a corrupt home minister named Pushpam (Posani Krishna Murali) involved with yet another real estate crime lord, Royyala Naidu (Rao Ramesh). Royyala Naidu operates Naidu Industries and the Agro Diamond Financing company in disguise. On the other hand, DJ decides to take on Royyala Naidu in his mission but does not know who he is in actual life. The rest of the story is how DJ uses Royyala Naidu's son Royyala Avinash (Subbaraju), who suffers with histrionic personality disorder, and through him, DJ destroys Royyala Naidu's corrupt business empire, thereby rescuing the Agro Diamond scam victims.

Cast

Production

Initially, Shruti Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal were approached to play the lead actress, but Pooja Hegde was eventually finalized for that role.[6]

The film team placed a statue of Lord Shiva in Chennakeshava Temple in Belur. This is against the custom and tradition of the temple and was opposed by the temple priests.[7] The film team obtained permission from the Department of History and Archaeology for the shoot and resumed it.[8] The film completed the shooting of major action episodes at the aluminum factory in Hyderabad on 21 April 2017.

Soundtrack

Duvvada Jagannadham
Soundtrack album by
Devi Sri Prasad
Released22 May 2017
Recorded2017
GenreSoundtrack
Length20:47
LabelAditya Music
ProducerDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Rarandoi Veduka Chudham
(2017) 		Duvvada Jagannadham
(2017) 		Jaya Janaki Nayaka
(2017)

The Music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and Released by Aditya Music.

Telugu (Original )Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."DJ Saranam Bhaje Bhaje"Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara RaoVijay Prakash, Chorus04:20
2."Gadilo Badilo Madilo"SahithiK. S. Chitra, M. L. R. Karthikeyan04:24
3."Mecchuko"Sri ManiNakash Aziz04:20
4."Seeti Maar"BalajiJaspreet Jasz, Rita04:10
5."Box Baddhalai Poyi"Bhaskara BhatlaSagar, Geetha Madhuri03:33
Total length:20:47
Hindi Dubbed Track-List
No.TitleLength
1."Mujhko"04:19
2."Asmani Hoga"04:24
3."Seeti Maar"04:10
4."Box Blast Karde"03:33
Malayalam Dubbed Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."DJ Saranam Bhaje Bhaje"Siju ThuravoorChorus04:20
2."Mayilo Kuyilo"Siju ThuravoorMadhu Balakrishnan, Rajalakshmi Abhiram04:24
3."Tappo Tappo Nenjil Thatti"Siju ThuravoorVidhu Pratap04:16
4."Seeti Maar"Siju ThuravoorVipin Xavior, Ranjini Jose03:59
5."Minna Minnipole"Siju ThuravoorVidhu Pratap, Durga Viswanath03:33
Total length:20:32
Tamil Dubbed Track-List
No.TitleLength
1."DJ Saranam Bhaje Bhaje"03:28
2."Asmaika Yoga"04:03
3."Pakka Pakka Pattukutty"03:53
4."Seeti Maar"03:42
5."Paaku Vethale Potte"03:18
Total length:18:24
Bengali Dubbed Track-List
No.TitleLength
1."DJ Saranam Bhaje Bhaje"04:19
2."Asmaika Yoga"04:24
3."Seeti Maar"04:10
4."O Soni Kudi"03:21

Release

The film's release was originally scheduled for 19 May 2017,[9] but it was postponed to 23 June 2017.[10]

Accolades

Filmfare Awards

Zee Telugu Cine Awards

Category Nominee Result
Best Director Harish Shankar Nominated
Favourite Hero of the Year Allu Arjun Won
Favourite Heroine of the Year Pooja Hegde Won
Best Actor in Negative Role Rao Ramesh Won
Best Music Director Devi Sri Prasad Won
Best Male Singer Jaspreet Jasz (song-"Seeti Maar") Nominated
Best Dialogue Harish Shankar Nominated
Best Choreography Sekhar Master Nominated
Best Cinematographer Ayananka Bose Nominated
Best Costume Designer Subarna Rai Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c Hooli, Shekhar H. (31 August 2017). "DJ lifetime box office collection: Duvvada Jagannadham fails to beats Allu Arjun's Sarrainodu record". ibtimes.co.in. International Business Times. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Allu Arjun's next film titled as 'Duvvada Jagannadham' – Times of India". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Tollywood Movie Duvvada Jagannadham ('DJ') filming complete". www.twofour54.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Indian Telugu film Duvvada Jagannadham to be shot in Abu Dhabi – The National". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Pooja Hegde finalised for Allu Arjun's next". Times of India (15 September 2016)
  6. ^ "Shruti Haasan turns down Allu Arjun's film". m.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. ^ Manaswini K (18 February 2017) Protestors Stalled Allu Arjun’s DJ Shoot. mirchi9.com
  8. ^ "Shoot of Telugu film Duvvada Jagannadham stalled in Belur – Times of India". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Pawan Kalyan to launch Duvvada Jagannadham Song?". The Hans India. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Duvvada Jagannadham Seeti Maar song trailer: Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde set dance floor on fire, watch video". 20 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  11. ^ https://m.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652-1.html
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