Drona (2009 film)
| Drona | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | J. Karun Kumar |
| Written by | J. Karun Kumar |
| Produced by | D.S. Rao |
| Starring | Nithiin Priyamani |
| Cinematography | S. K. A. Bhupathi |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Anup Rubens |
| Distributed by | Sai Krishna Productions |
Release date | 20 February 2009 (India) |
Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Drona is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by J.Karun Kumar and produced by D. S. Rao. The film stars Nithiin and Priyamani while Kelly Dorjee, Mukesh Rishi, Sita, Sunil, and Raghubabu play supporting roles. The music composed by Anup Rubens. The film released in 2009.[1] The film was later dubbed into Hindi & Malayalam as Sarfira - The Power Man & Drona.
Plot[edit]
Drona (Nithiin) is the only son of (Mukesh Rishi) and Sita. Drona’s father Mukesh Rushi is an honest and dedicated Police officer. Drona likes his mother Meenakshi (Seetha) so much and love her as his own life. When he was a child Drona steals his father’s revolver to scare his friends. On knowing this his father scolds him, consequently Drona leaves his home and gets lost. After 20 years, he comes back to his parents with the name Chandu. A Neighboring girl Indu (Priyamani) likes Drona/Chandu a lot. On a fateful day, she finds out that Chandu is none other than the long lost boy, Drona. It's revealed that Drona and his friend were kidnapped along with other boys. They were forced to become thieves. Drona had no other choice to kill a group of police officers in self-defense, while trying to escape with the jewelry because the bad guys have to take poison out of Drona's body and the other guys might get killed by the bad guys. The officers had to shoot Drona. Drona made a bad choice to kill 2 innocent people flying a police helicopter. Drona shouldn't have killed the people, who were flying the helicopter. Drona becomes an approver to send the robbers and their kingpin to jail.
Cast[edit]
- Nithiin as Drona
- Priyamani as Indu
- Mukesh Rishi as Drona's father and Police Officer
- Kelly Dorjee as Sarkar (International Terrorist)
- Sunil
- Raghu Babu
- Sivaprasad
- Karate Kalyani
- Rakhi Sawant as item number "Sayyare Sayya"
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed by Anup Rubens and released by Aditya Music.
| Drona | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:07 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Anup Rubens | |||
| Anup Rubens chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vaddantana" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Pranavi Acharya, Rehan Khan | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Vade Vade" | Ananta Sriram | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Sayyare Sayya" | Sahithi | Kalpana | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Em Maya Chesavo" | Ananta Sriram | Ranjith, Harshika | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Em Maya Chesavo" (Remix) | Ananta Sriram | Ranjith, Harshika | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Vennela Vaana" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Udit Narayan, Sowmya | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Drona" (Sentiment Bit) | Instrumental | Revathi | 2:17 |
| 8. | "Drona" (Theme Music) | Chaitanya Prasad | Muralidhar, Siddharth, Raghuram | 2:02 |
| Total length: | 30:07 | |||
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Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Idlebrain |   [2] |
| Rediff.com | [3] |
| 123telugu.com | [4] |
The film opened to mostly negative reviews.
Idlebrain Jeevi in his review Stated that "the main drawbacks of the film are incompetent direction and bad villain characterization. When the villain’s character is not etched properly, the heroism does not get elevated. It may find some favor in B and C centers. On a whole, Drona is a badly shot film"[2]
Awards[edit]
- Sai Krishna won the Nandi Award for Best Child Actor
References[edit]
- ^ "Nithin's 'Drona' comes on Diwali - Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Drona review - Telugu cinema Review - Nitin & Priyamani". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Review: Drona is pedestrian". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Drona Movie Review, Trailers, Galleries, Photos - 123telugu.com - Andhra Pradesh News and Views". www.123telugu.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- News Source:indiaglitz.com [1]. Fair use under educational and information purpose.
