DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham
Duvvada Jagannadham | |
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Directed by | Harish Shankar |
Written by | Harish Shankar |
Screenplay by | Ramesh Reddy Sathish Vegnesha |
Story by | Harish Shankar |
Produced by | Dil Raju |
Starring | Allu Arjun Pooja Hegde Rao Ramesh Subbaraju Tanikella Bharani Vennela Kishore Murali Sharma |
Cinematography | Ayananka Bose Sushil Choudhary |
Edited by | Chota K Prasad |
Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Production company | |
Release dates | Original
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Running time | 156 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹50 crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹115.10 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. 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 Jagannatham Shastri (Allu Arjun) is a cook, working as a caterer in Vijayawada along with his family.Jagannatham rescues a high-profile cop (Murali Sharma) from the attack of a crime mafia in Hyderabad. Seeing the quality of a rebellion in the priest, and his sharp shooting skills, the cop trains the priest to become DJ, an undercover officer who fights crime in disguise of a Brahmin priest. Jagannadham falls in love with Pooja (Pooja Hegde) the daughter of a corrupt home minister (Posani Krishna Murali) involved with yet another real estate crime lord Royyala Naidu (Rao Ramesh) who operates Naidu Industries, and 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. Rest of the story is as how Duvvada Jagannadham 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 Agro Diamond scam victims.
Cast
- Allu Arjun as Duvvada Jagannadham Shastri (Dhruvaraja Jagannadh in Malayalam version / Dhruv Jagannadh in Hindi version) alias DJ
- Pooja Hegde[5] as Pooja
- Chandra Mohan as DJ's uncle
- Rao Ramesh as Royyala Naidu (Royal Naidu in Hindi version)
- Murali Sharma as Purushottam
- Posani Krishna Murali as Home minister Pushpam
- Subbaraju as Royyala Avinash / Chanti
- Tanikella Bharani as Duvvada Subrahmanyam Shastri
- Vennela Kishore as Akella Vigneshwara Sharma
- Hari Teja as DJ's elder sister
- Rama Krishna Shatru as Badda Stephen Prakash
- Prabhakar as Suri
- Vidyullekha Raman as Katyayini
- Sameer Hasan as Agro Diamond CEO
- Shashank
Production
Initially Shruti Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal were approached to play the lead actress, but Pooja Hegde was finalised 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
Devi Sri Prasad composed the soundtrack album (released by Aditya Music) and background score for Duvvada Jagannadham.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "DJ Saranam Bhaje Bhaje" | Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao | Vijay Prakash & Chorus | 04:20 |
2. | "Gadilo Badilo Madilo" | Sahithi | K.S.Chitra & M. L. R. Karthikeyan | 04:25 |
3. | "Mecchuko" | Srimani | Nakash Aziz | 04:20 |
4. | "Seeti Maar" | Balaji | Jaspreet Jasz & Rita | 04:10 |
5. | "Box Baddhalai Poyi" | Bhaskara Bhatla | Sagar & Geetha Madhuri | 03:33 |
Total length: | 20:08 |
Release
The film's release was originally scheduled for 19 May 2017,[9] but was postponed to 23 June 2017.[10]
Accolades
- Best Music Director - Devi Sri Prasad - Nominated[11]
Zee Telugu Cine Awards
Category | Nominee | Result | |||
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Allu Arjun's next film titled as 'Duvvada Jagannadham' – Times of India". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Tollywood Movie Duvvada Jagannadham ('DJ') filming complete". www.twofour54.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Indian Telugu film Duvvada Jagannadham to be shot in Abu Dhabi – The National". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Pooja Hegde finalised for Allu Arjun's next". Times of India (15 September 2016)
- ^ "Shruti Haasan turns down Allu Arjun's film". m.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Manaswini K (18 February 2017) Protestors Stalled Allu Arjun’s DJ Shoot. mirchi9.com
- ^ "Shoot of Telugu film Duvvada Jagannadham stalled in Belur – Times of India". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Pawan Kalyan to launch Duvvada Jagannadham Song?". The Hans India. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Duvvada Jagannadham Seeti Maar song trailer: Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde set dance floor on fire, watch video". 20 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ https://m.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652-1.html
External links
- 2017 films
- 2010s Telugu-language films
- Indian films
- Films directed by Harish Shankar
- Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad
- Films shot in Karnataka
- Films about corruption in India
- Films shot in Hyderabad, India
- Films shot in Abu Dhabi
- Histrionic personality disorder in fiction
- Films shot in the United Arab Emirates
- Indian action films
- Indian vigilante films
- Indian action comedy films
- 2010s comedy films
- 2010s action films
- Telugu-language films dubbed in Hindi
- Telugu-language films dubbed in Malayalam