Operation Duryodhana (film)

Operation Duryodhana
Directed by	Posani Krishna Murali
Produced by	Posani Krishna Murali; A. Mallikarjuna Rao
Written by	Posani Krishna Murali
Starring	Srikanth
Music by	M. M. Srilekha
Cinematography	Raja
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Production; company	Aman International Movies
Release date	31 May 2007 (India);
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹ 1.5 crores
Box office	₹ 13.5 crores

Operation Duryodhana is a 2007 Telugu political thriller film, loosely inspired by the 2005 sting operation of the same name.[1] The movie was written and directed by Posani Krishna Murali starring Meka Srikanth in lead role. Srikanth earned a nomination for Filmfare Best Actor – Telugu for his portrayal in the movie. The film was remade in Tamil as Thee. It was also dubbed into Hindi as Operation Dhuryodhana.[2]

Plot

Mahesh (Srikanth) is a sincere and honest police officer. He loses his kids and his wife gets paralyzed as few politicians who don't like his sincerity harm his family. Mahesh changes his appearance and name to join the gang of politicians to become one. The rest of the story is about how he makes people realize that there is some fault in the system.

Cast

Srikanth as Mahesh/ Bagavanthudu
Krishna Bhagavan
Brahmanandam
Chalapathi Rao as Party President
Kalyani as Mahesh's Wife
Mumaith Khan as Party Secretary
Venu Madhav
Narra Venkateswara Rao
Motkupalli Narasimhulu in a guest role
Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Gehana Vasisth in a dance number
Aparna
M.S. Narayana

Soundtrack

Reception

The film was well received by both critics and the audience. Dialogues and most particularly the satires about promises made by political leaders became very famous. Srikanth was well appreciated for his rough and angry young man look. The unrelated sequel to this movie Operation Duryodhana 2 is released in 2013 under the direction of Nandam Harischandra Rao with Jagapathi Babu in lead role.

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References

staff (22 July 2007). "'Success' story". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
"Operation Dhuryodhana (Hindi) full movie". YouTube.

External links

Operation Duryodhana on IMDb

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[1] staff (22 July 2007). "'Success' story". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2012.

[2] "Operation Dhuryodhana (Hindi) full movie". YouTube.