Dhada

Dhada

Release poster
Directed by Ajay Bhuyan
Produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy
Written by Ajay Bhuyan
Shiv Singh
Abburi Ravi
Story by Ajay Bhuyan
Starring
Music by Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography Gnana Shekar V.S
Edited by Dharmendra Kakarala
Production
company
Sri Kamakshi Enterprises
Distributed by R R Movies
Release dates
  • 11 August 2011 (2011-08-11)
Running time
 130 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu
Budget ₹300 million (US$4.5 million)(citation needed)[1]
Box office ₹225 million (US$3.3 million)[2][3]

Dhada (English Translation: Tremor) is a 2011 Telugu-language action-romance film directed by Ajay Bhuyan and produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy.[4] The film features Naga Chaitanya and Kajal in the lead roles. The film features music by Devi Sri Prasad, cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S of Vedam fame, editing by Dharmendra Kakarala of Prasthganam and LBW - Life Before Wedding fame. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Tiger Vishva. The film has action scenes inspired from the 2009 British-American film, Sherlock Holmes. In 2013 the movie was dubbed in Hindi under the same title and produced By GoldMinesTeleFilms. Dhada collected ₹225 million (US$3.3 million)(gross) in its total run.[5] The film received negative reviews and was a box office failure.

Plot

Viswa's (Naga Chaitanya) family members are introduced, namely his older brother Rajiv (Srikanth), and his sister-in-law (Sameksha). Viswa meets Rhea (Kajal Aggarwal), who is an only daughter of a wealthy business tycoon (Mukesh Rishi) who is concerned about money and growth, but not about affection and love. While Viswa is trying to get Rhea's attention, he accidentally gets into a quarrel with a gang who does business with human trafficking. He fights and frees some girls who were kidnapped. and the gang leader (Rahul Dev) tries to find Viswa and kill him. Rhea's father sets up a proposal with another business tycoon's son, Amit (Eijaz Khan). Rhea is not interested. The gang's owner soon finds out that Rajiv works for him and tries to chase him down, but Viswa beats everybody up. He soon realizes that he has to save Rhea from her soon-to-be husband. Rhea's fiance tries to kill her by locking her in a car and throwing the car into an ocean, but Viswa saves Rhea. The film ends with Viswa bringing Rhea out of the ocean in a blanket and the two are talking.

Cast

Production

Reports emerged in December 2009 that director Ajay Bhuyan would direct a film starring Naga Chaitanya in the lead role.[6] The film soon began production works with Kajal Aggarwal being signed on in a leading role, with the producers announcing a release date of July 2010.[7][8] The producers approached Arjun and Kamalinee Mukherjee to appear as the brother and the sister-in-law of Naga Chaitanya, although talks were unsuccessful.[9] Subsequently Srikanth and Anita Hassanandani were selected for the roles, but Anita opted out before her schedule began and was then replaced by Samiksha.[10]

The film began shooting in May 2010 after delays.[9] The film was completed in four schedules, with the climax being shot in Bangkok, Thailand.[11]

Pre-release business

Dhada Pre-release business
Territories and ancillary revenues Price
Satellite rights with a TV channel ₹50 million (US$740,000)
AP distribution rights ₹120 million (US$1.8 million)
Music rights ₹5 million (US$74,000)
Other rights ₹30 million (US$450,000)
Overseas rights ₹10 million (US$150,000)
Hindi remake rights ₹8 million (US$120,000)
Total ₹220 million (US$3.3 million)

Distribution

Dhada AP distribution rights were sold for ₹120 million (US$1.8 million) to RR Movie Makers.Its overseas rights were sold for ₹10 million (US$150,000).[2] Its Hindi remake rights were sold for ₹8 million (US$120,000).[1]

Satellite rights

Maatv bought the satellite rights for ₹50 million (US$740,000).[1] Its music rights were sold for ₹5 million (US$74,000) and home media rights were sold for ₹2 million (US$30,000)

Box office

Dhada was released with 300 digital prints in 350 theaters(AP).The film was released in 55 theaters in hyderabad itself[5] Dhada collected ₹210 million (US$3.1 million)(Gross) and ₹120 million (US$1.8 million)(share) in 50 Days.[3]

Soundtrack

Dhada
Soundtrack album to Dhada by Devi Sri Prasad
Released 5 January 2011
Recorded 2010
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 26:47
Language Telugu
Label Aditya Music
Producer Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
100% Love
(2011)		 Dhada
(2011)		 Venghai
(2011)

The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The music was released on 25 July 2011 at Shilpa Kala Vedika, Hyderabad.The soundtrack consists of seven tracks. It was released by Aditya Music. Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Dr D Ramanaidu attended the function as chief guests.[12] The Music has been received exceptionally well by the audience.

No. TitleLyricsPerformer(s) Length
1. "Bhoome Gundranga"  Ramajogayya SastryRichard, Ranina Reddy 04:02
2. "Hello Hello"  Ananth SreeramNikhil D Souza, Neha Bhasin 04:17
3. "Telugu Bengali"  Ananth SreeramNeeraj Shridhar, Sricharan, Megha 04:54
4. "Godava Godava"  Ramajogayya SastryKarthik, Priya Himesh 03:57
5. "Diwali Deepanni"  Ramajogayya SastryKalyan, Andrea Jeremiah 03:55
6. "Chinnaga Chinnaga"  Ananth SreeramSagar 01:17
7. "Ey Pilla"  Ramajogayya SastryJaspreet Jasz, Suchitra, 04:32

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.bharatwaves.co.in/news/Whooping-offer-for-Dhada-remake-rights-21431.html
  2. 1 2 http://www.chalanachithram.com/discus/messages/118/150075.html?1312222147
  3. 1 2 http://www.ntrfanz.com/db/index.php?/topic/4622-dhada-collections/
  4. ↑ Naga Chaitanya's 'DHADA' First Look – Telugu Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.
  5. 1 2 http://nagfans.com/forum/showthread.php/41859-Dhada-BoxOffice-Updates-All-In-One/page11
  6. ↑ Friday Review Hyderabad : The big switch. The Hindu (18 December 2009). Retrieved on 3 February 2012.
  7. ↑ Kajal opposite Naga Chaitanya. Sify.com (16 January 2010). Retrieved on 3 February 2012.
  8. ↑ Kajal roped in as heroine in Nag's film – Telugu Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.
  9. 1 2 on the technical side producers had Kiran Ganti as their film editor who has been changed after replaced by Dharmendra Kakarala who was into fame with his editing in Prasthanam and LBW Naga Chaitanya and Kajal Aggarwal New Movie From Tomorrow – Telugu Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.
  10. ↑ Naga Chaitanya, Ajay Bhuyan Combo Second Schedule. CineGoer.com (9 July 2010). Retrieved on 3 February 2012.
  11. ↑ Telugu cinema news. idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.
  12. ↑ Chaitu's 'Dhada' audio launched – Telugu Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.

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