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{{Infobox film
| name = Damarukam
| image = Damarukam poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| screenplay = Srinivasa Reddy
| story = Veligonda Srinivas
| producer = {{plainlist|
*[[R. R. Venkat]]
*K. Achi Reddy (presents)
}}
| director = [[Srinivasa Reddy (director)|Srinivasa Reddy]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Nagarjuna]]
*[[Anushka Shetty]]
*[[P. Ravishankar]]
}}
| music = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
| editing = [[Gautham Raju]]
| studio = [[R. R. Movie Makers]]
| distributor = [[Bellamkonda Suresh|Sri Sai Ganesh Productions]] (Vizag)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|11|23}}
| runtime = 157 min
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Damarukam''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film|action]] [[fantasy film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-dhamarukam.html|title=Dhamarukam review - Telugu cinema|publisher=[[idlebrain.com]]}}</ref> produced by R. R. Venkat on [[R. R. Movie Makers]] banner and written and directed by [[Srinivasa Reddy (director)|Srinivasa Reddy]], cinematography by [[Chota K. Naidu]]. Starring [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]], [[Anushka Shetty]], [[Prakash Raj]] play the lead roles and music composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]]. The film was released on 2012. Naidu won [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer - South]].

==Plot==
The protagonist of the movie is born with the divine grace of Lord Shiva, and the boy's parents are advised to name him as Mallikarjuna as he is destined to accomplish a great work. During his childhood, Mallikarjuna faces a great tragedy as his parents and grandparents are killed by a huge [[Black panther|Black Panther]] when they are returning from Kashi. This incident leaves his younger sister, Sailu, paralyzed from the waist and hence renders her lame (Sailu had a talent for dancing before this incident). Malli then develops strong hatred towards Lord Shiva.

Meanwhile, the scene shifts to the focus of a demon named Andhakasura. We see him performing a severe penance to obtain the boon of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva blesses the demon that he will not interfere in the latter's attempt to sacrifice a virgin girl in order to obtain complete rulership over the three worlds. The demon is advised by his aged friend Maayi that the sacrifice must be made in a month having two solar eclipses, in such a way that he has to marry the girl and sacrifice her before the solar eclipse ends. This will render the demon matchless and a master over all the five elements.

The story then shifts to Malli, now an adult whose motive is to help people and take care of his bedridden sister. He falls in love with Dr. Maheshwari on a visit to the hospital where his sister is being treated. There are many scenes where the atheist Malli forces the people of his colony, who include Rudraksha, Ringu Raja, President and others, not to worship, on account of his childhood tragedy. Then, on one occasion, Malli questions Lord Shiva for his condition and drives away in his car, only to meet with an accident. Lord Shiva comes and saves him. Lord Shiva calls himself as Saambayya, befriends Malli and goes to his home.

The demon chooses Dr. Maheshwari as his target for the sacrifice and prevents the Kaapaalikas (who arrive at the temple) from having access to Mahi, on the first solar eclipse day. Malli rescues Mahi from the Kaapaalikas, and Mahi's parents entrust Malli to take care of Mahi. Then, Mahi's parents decide to get Mahi married to a relative, Rahul, who is to arrive from the US. This advice is given by a saint known to Mahi's family. On his arrival to the airport, Andhakaasura kills Rahul in the washroom and takes his form. The demon, now in Rahul's form, enters Mahi's home and kills three dogs who guard Mahi. The demon also paralyzes Mahi's father, when he comes to know the truth about him. He also tries to kill Malli and Mahi, on their way to a temple, but Lord Shiva intervenes by sending his divine vehicle, Nandi, who saves Malli. This infuriates the demon, who feels that Lord Shiva has not kept his promise. He challenges the Lord, to which he replies that it was his duty to protect his devotee. The demon then decides to oppose Lord Shiva, so he kills the saint known to Mahi's family, impersonates him and convinces Malli, Mahi and others that Saambayya is not a good person by faking his death at the hands to Saambayya. This makes Malli angry on Saambayya, and he returns the ring of friendship given to him by Saambayya.

Finally, Malli convinces Mahi's family that Rahul is actually Andhakaasura. Then, the demon carries Mahi to the spot of sacrifice and prepares for the ritual. Meanwhile, Malli is advised by the Kaapalika chief to worship Lord Shiva, and he tells Malli about his purpose of birth to destroy the demon and the means to do it, as he was the reason for the tragedy in Malli's childhood and Lord Shiva saved him as Saambayya. Malli confronts the demon, is initially defeated, but he heads skyward to get a blessing from Lord Shiva and finally destroys Andhakaasura by piercing the Trident given by Lord Shiva.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] as Mallikarjuna / Malli
* [[Anushka Shetty]] as Maheshwari / Mahi
* [[Prakash Raj]] as [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] / Sambayya
* [[P. Ravi Shankar|Ravi Shankar]] as Andhakasura Rakshasha
* [[Ganesh Venkatraman]] as Rahul
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Rudraksha
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Vankara Satyam
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Vishwanadham
* [[Avinash]] as Kaapaalika's chief
* [[Brahmaji]] as Vishwanadham's brother
* [[Mamilla Shailaja Priya|Priya]] as Mallikarjuna's mother
* [[Sameer Hasan|Sameer]] as Mallikarjuna's father
* [[Geetanjali]] as Mallikarjuna's grandmother
* [[Giri Babu]] as Mallikarjuna's grandfather
* [[Raghu Babu]] as Goke Ring Raju
* [[Krishna Bhagavan]] as Colony President
* [[Thagubothu Ramesh]] as Full Bottle Vasu
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragati]] as Rajeshwari
* [[Abhinaya (actress)|Abhinaya]] as Sailaja / Sailu
* [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] as Maayi
* [[Prithviraj (30 Years Industry)|Prithviraj]] as Ad Film Director
* [[Duvvasi Mohan]]
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]
* [[Satya Krishnan]]
* [[Rajitha]]
* Sravan
* Kamal
* Prabhu
* Ramaraju
* Vijaya Rangaraju
* Apoorva
* Kalpana
* Lakshmi
* Aruna
* Amurtha Gowri
* Sruthi
* Archana
* Anitha
* Nandini
* Nancy
* Master Gaurav as Young Malli
* [[Charmy Kaur|Charmy]] as Sakkubai ([[item number|special appearance]])
{{colend}}

==Production==

===Casting===
The film sees [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna]] and [[Anushka Shetty]] playing the leads. [[Prakash Raj]], [[P. Ravi Shankar]], [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]], [[Ganesh Venkatraman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/71320.html|title=Ganesh Venkatraman in Anushka's 'Damarukam' |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref> [[Brahmanandam]], [[Krishna Bhagavaan]], Ahuti Prasad, [[Ali]], [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]], [[Raghu Babu]], [[M.S. Narayana]] and [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] are in the cast. Editing is by [[Gautham Raju]], art is by Ashok, cinematography is by [[Chota K. Naidu]] and music is by [[Devi Sri Prasad]].,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/66327.html|title='Damarukam' begins on a brisk note |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=2 May 2011}}</ref> Times of Ap reported that [[Lakshmi Rai]] was set to shake legs with Nagarjuna for the introduction song in this movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofap.com/cinema/lakshmi-rai-shake-legs-nagarjuna/|title=Lakshmi Rai to shake legs with Nagarjuna|date=22 August 2012 |access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> The makers then have decided to set [[Charmy Kaur|Charmy]] in the place of Lakshmi Rai for the introduction song in this movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/lakshmi-rai-misses-out-charmee-grabs/|title=Lakshmi Rai misses out, Charmee grabs|publisher=mirchi9|date=28 August 2012 |access-date=29 August 2012}}</ref> Nagarjuna had shown his six-pack abs for the first time in the movie.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/news-interviews/34524700_1_nag-film-amish-tripathi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729173255/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/news-interviews/34524700_1_nag-film-amish-tripathi |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title= Nagarjuna unveils his six packs |date= 17 October 2012}}.</ref>

===Filming===
The shooting of the film began on 25 April 2011. The first schedule of the film was in [[Switzerland]], where [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna]] would romance [[Anushka Shetty]] to the choreography of [[Raju Sundaram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/65780.html|title='Damarukam' to begin shoot in Europe soon |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/65938.html|title='Damarukam' from April 25 |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=18 April 2011}}</ref> On 29 September 2012, The theatrical trailer of this socio-fantasy film has released with the movie Rebel, which graced the theatres that day. According to the producer Dr Venkat, the trailer has received a huge response from the film goers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Social Post |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2012/nagarjuna-damarukam-theatrical-trailer-response-099868.html |title=Nagarjuna's Damarukam theatrical trailer gets huge response | News - Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=29 September 2012 |access-date=17 November 2012}}</ref> This movie is the first Telugu film ever with over 70 minutes of special effects. A team of visual effects experts at Firefly Creative Studio have been working on the movie for over a year now. Firefly, the company which worked on special effects for films like [[Anji (film)|Anji]], [[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundathi]], [[Magadheera]] and [[Anaganaga O Dheerudu]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Karthik Pasupulate|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-15/news-interviews/33862434_1_damarukam-vfx-visual-effects |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025040236/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-15/news-interviews/33862434_1_damarukam-vfx-visual-effects |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2012 |title=Damarukam has 70 mins of VFX |date=15 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 November 2012}}</ref> Vyshnavi Films purchased the overseas theatrical rights.

===Release===
After much delays the film was released on 23 November 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-24/news-interviews/35333678_1_damarukam-day-collections-tollywood-box-office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034305/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-24/news-interviews/35333678_1_damarukam-day-collections-tollywood-box-office |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Damarukam first day collections |access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sashidhar AS, TNN 23 Nov 2012, 12.11PM IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/news-interviews/35318117_1_movie-review-nandi-chota-k-naidu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034310/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/news-interviews/35318117_1_movie-review-nandi-chota-k-naidu |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Damarukam Telugu movie review highlights | access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
idlebrain.com jeevi gave a rating of 3/5 stating "First half of the film is good, Plus points of the film are Nagarjuna and the grandeur". Great andhra also rated 3/5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/damarukam-review-sounds-alright-42157.html|title='Damarukam' Review: Sounds Alright|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-dhamarukam.html|title=Dhamarukam review|publisher=idlebrain.com|access-date=22 November 2012}}</ref> DNA India gave the film 2.5 and Times of India gave 3.5 ratings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_review-damarukam-telugu_1768995 |title=Review: Damarukam (Telugu) - Entertainment - DNA |access-date=24 November 2012}}. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 24 November 2012.</ref> Reddif also rated 3/5 and said "This socio-fantasy is one-of-its-kind in today's times and can be watched once for the stunning visuals".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-damarukam/20121123.htm|title=Review: Damarukam is a one-time watch|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref>

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ceremony
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[60th Filmfare Awards South]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/60th-idea-filmfare-awards-2013-south-nominations-3603.html | title=60th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 (South) Nominations | work=Filmfare | date=4 July 2013 | access-date=5 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406095119/http://www.filmfare.com/features/60th-idea-filmfare-awards-2013-south-nominations-3603.html | archive-date=6 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/list-of-winners-at-the-60th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-3745.html | title=List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South) | work=Filmfare | date=21 July 2013 | access-date=5 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406095125/http://www.filmfare.com/news/list-of-winners-at-the-60th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-3745.html | archive-date=6 April 2016}}</ref>
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Best Actor]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress]]
|[[Anushka Shetty]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[P. Ravi Shankar]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu|Best Lyricist]]
|Jonnavithula (for song ''"Shiva Shiva Shankara"'')
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Gopika Poornima]] (for Song ''"Laali Laali"'')
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South|Best Cinematographer]]
|[[Chota K. Naidu]]
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|Best Cinematographer
|[[Chota K. Naidu]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Actor in a Supporting Role
|[[Prakash Raj]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[CineMAA Awards]]<ref name="C MAA A 2013 IB">{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/maaawards2013announced.html |title=CineMAA Awards 2013 |publisher=idlebrain.com |date=16 June 2013|access-date=16 June 2013  }}</ref>
|[[CineMAA Awards|Best Editor]]
|Gautham Raju
|{{won}}
|-
|[[CineMAA Awards|Best Costume Designer]]
|Payal
|{{won}}
|-
|[[CineMAA Awards|Best Fight Master]]
|Vijay
|{{won}}
|}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Damarukam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Album Cover
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2012|9|10}} at [[Shilpakala Vedika]] [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| recorded = 2011–2012 Recorded and Mixed at "Brindavan – The Garden of Music"
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 34:32
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = Devi Sri Prasad
| prev_title = [[Julai|Julayi]]
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = [[Sarocharu]]
| next_year = 2012
}}

Music was composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]]. Music was released on [[Aditya Music]].

The audio release was held on 10 September 2012 at [[Shilpakala Vedika]] in Hyderabad. Devi Sri Prasad scored the music and there are 10 songs for which lyricists [[Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao|Jonnavittula]], Chandra Bose, Sahithi and Bhaskara Bhatla have penned the lyrics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/audio-review-damarukam-dsp-is-in-good-form.html |title=Audio Review : Damarukam – DSP is in good form |publisher=123telugu.com |date=1 January 1998 |access-date=17 November 2012}}</ref> entertainment.in.msn.com gave a moderate review stating "Devi Sri Prasad's 50th album is unique from his usual run-of-the-mill compositions, but not his best. As a fan of the composer, the listener will be satisfied, but as a music lover, one doubts if this album would live up to listeners' expectations."<ref>{{cite web |author=Ians |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/music-review-damarukam |title=Music Review: 'Damarukam' |publisher=Entertainment.in.msn.com |date=14 September 2012 |access-date=17 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918165612/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/music-review-damarukam |archive-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> telugu.way2movies.com gave a positive review stating "Damarukam has the mix of devotional tracks on Lord Siva along with the romantic duets and a mass track. The devotion numbers are highly appealing and catch your attention while the duets are likeable with the repeated listen. Sakkubai will be instantly liked by masses. DSP scores well with his 50th album Damarukam."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://telugu.way2movies.com/review_music/Damarukam-Music-Review-17029-246987.html |title=Damarukam Music Review |publisher=Telugu.way2movies.com |date=13 September 2012 |access-date=17 November 2012}}</ref> Musicperk.com rated the album 8.5/10 quoting "A must-listen album by DSP. Not a song to be left out".<ref>{{cite web|author=Venkatrangan .R. |url=http://www.musicperk.com/damarukam/ |title=Damarukam | Musicperk - Trending news, analysis, reviews, ratings and exclusive content for music |publisher=Musicperk |date=23 September 2012 |access-date=17 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Social Post |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2012/nagarjuna-damarukam-music-launch-stars-galore-099324.html |title=Nagarjuna's Damarukam music launched in a grand way | News - Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=11 September 2012 |access-date=17 November 2012}}</ref>

{{Tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 34:32
| title1 = Omkaram
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = [[Jonnavittula]]
| extra1 = Venkat Sai
| length1 = 01:04
| title2 = Aruna Dhavala
| note2 =
| lyrics2 = [[Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao|Jonnavittula]]
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| length2 = 01:05
| title3 = Nestama Nestama
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| extra3 = Sri Krishna, [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
| length3 = 04:56
| title4 = Reppalapai
| note4 =
| lyrics4 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
| extra4 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length4 = 03:42
| title5 = Dheemtana
| note5 =
| lyrics5 = Karunakar, Jonnavittula (Mantras)
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length5 = 02:08
| title6 = Sakkubaai Garam Chaai
| note6 =
| lyrics6 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra6 = [[Suchith Suresan]], [[Mamta Sharma]]
| length6 = 03:42
| title7 = Laali Laali
| note7 =
| lyrics7 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra7 = [[Gopika Poornima]]
| length7 = 04:47
| title8 = Bhoonabhontaalake
| note8 =
| lyrics8 = Jonnavittula
| extra8 = M. L. R. Karthikeyan
| length8 = 02:02
| title9 = Kanyakumari
| note9 =
| lyrics9 = Sahiti
| extra9 = [[Jaspreet Jasz]], [[Sunitha Upadrashta|Sunita]]
| length9 = 04:31
| title10 = Shiva Shiva Shankara
| note10 =
| lyrics10 = Jonnavittula
| extra10 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length10 = 04:52
| all_writing =
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1842347}}

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