Doosukeltha (2013)

Name: Doosukeltha
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2013-10-17
Duration: 150 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Vishnu Manchu, Lavanya Tripathi, Brahmanandam, Ahuti Prasad, Kota Srinivasa Rao

Doosukeltha (2013), directed by Veeru Potla, starring Vishnu Manchu and Lavanya Tripathi.

10/17/2013 BR Comedy and Drama 2h 30m

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Synopsis

Chinna (Vishnu) is a very witty and resourceful person who knows how to get things done. As kids, Chinna and Piccheshwar (Vennela Kishore) have a tiff and Piccheshwar leaves the village in a huff. Piccheshwar’s outraged grandfather (Kota Srinivasa Rao) orders the execution of Chinna’s family, forcing them to flee as well. As the years go by, Chinna grows into a tall and fearless young fellow. He applies for a job as a journalist and he is sent on an assignment by his boss Avatar (Posani). The assignment is to conduct a sting operation on Minister Dilleeswara Rao (Pankaj Tripathi). Chinna succeeds in capturing incriminating footage, but he is caught and thrashed by the minister’s goons.

Veeru PotlaDirector, Screenplay, Writer, Story
Marthand K VenkateshEditing
Mohan BabuProducer
Gopi MohanScreenplay

About the film

Doosukeltha (transl. I will surge ahead) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Veeru Potla. It stars Manchu Vishnu and Lavanya Tripathi. Mani Sharma composed the music for the film. Mohan Babu produced the film under the banner of 24 Frames Factory.

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Plot

A small bet by Chinna during his childhood results in his family escaping from a village. Eventually, he grows up to become a street smart and intelligent man with a kind heart. Due to his act, the life of Alekhya also gets disturbed, and her family immediately disowns her. She grows up to become a doctor, and a chance incident gets her in touch with Chinna. He starts liking her and also protects her from some unidentified killers. However, after discovering his real identity, Alekhya puts him away. In order to repair the mistake that he did in his childhood, Chinna decides to get Alekhya back to her family, and whether that happens or not forms the rest of the story.

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by Mani Sharma and released by Junglee Music. All lyrics were written by Ramajogayya Sastry.

Release

The film was released on 17 October 2013 to over 900 screens.

Box office

The film opened on the first day with ₹ 1.63 crore. On the film's first weekend, profits were approximately ₹ 35.57 million at the box office. Doosukeltha earned ₹120 million (US$1.2 million) in its first week. The film became Manchu Vishnu's biggest opener in his career. Final worldwide earnings were ₹ 200.5 million, also making it the biggest hit ever in Vishnu Manchu's overseas career.

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. reviewers gave it a score of 5/10 average stating that it was a "family entertainer with a decent mix of action elements." Idlebrain.com wrote: "First half of the film deals with action and romance episodes. The second half has entertainment and family orientation. Doosukeltha is a film that follows commercial format of entertainment movies to a T. Plus points are Vishnu and entertainment in the second half."

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External links

Doosukeltha at IMDb

Text from Doosukeltha on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doosukeltha

Trivia

It premiered on October 17, 2013, a Thursday.
It runs 2h30 — well over the usual two hours.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

Studios24 Frames Factory
CountriesIndia
LanguagesTelugu
StatusReleased

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Veeru Potla Director
Marthand K Venkatesh Editing
Mohan Babu Producer
Gopi Mohan Screenplay
Veeru Potla Screenplay
Veeru Potla Writer
Veeru Potla Story

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What is Doosukeltha about?

Doosukeltha: Chinna (Vishnu) is a very witty and resourceful person who knows how to get things done. As kids, Chinna and Piccheshwar (Vennela Kishore) have a tiff and Piccheshwar leaves the village in a huff. Piccheshwar’s outraged grandfather (Kota Srinivasa Rao) orders the execution of Chinna’s family, forcing them to flee as w…

Who directed Doosukeltha?

Doosukeltha was directed by Veeru Potla in 2013.

Who stars in Doosukeltha?

The cast of Doosukeltha includes Vishnu Manchu, Lavanya Tripathi, Brahmanandam, Ahuti Prasad and Kota Srinivasa Rao.

How long is Doosukeltha?

Doosukeltha runs for 150 minutes, or 2h30.