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{{short description|2012 film by Boyapati Srinu}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dhammu
| image = Dammu poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical Poster
| director = [[Boyapati Srinu]]
| producer = [[K. S. Rama Rao]] K. A. Vallabha
| writer = '''Story''' & '''Screenplay''': Boyapati Srinu '''Dialogues''': M. Rathnam
| starring = [[N.T. Rama Rao Jr.]] [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] [[Karthika Nair]]
| music = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur A. Wilson]]
| editing = [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]]
| distributor = [[Sri Venkateswara Creations|Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors]] (Nizam)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zustcinema.com/2011/12/dil-raju-releasing-dammu-racha.html |title=Dil Raju releasing Dammu & Racha ~ Telugu Cinema News Updates |publisher=Zustcinema.com |access-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215205514/http://www.zustcinema.com/2011/12/dil-raju-releasing-dammu-racha.html |archive-date=15 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Ficus Inc. (Overseas)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/usschedules/dammu.html |title=NTR's "Dammu" Overseas by Ficus |publisher=idlebrain.com |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref>
| studio = [[Creative Commercials]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|4|27}}
| runtime = 155 minutes<ref name=bbfc>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/dammu-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znzmxnje|title=DAMMU|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| gross = ₹35 crores [[Box office#Distributor rentals|distributors' share]]
}}
'''''Dhammu'''''{{efn|Alternatively spelt ''Dammu''.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhammu |url=https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Dhammu/0G551NJ31DCC38VTM088G1763U}}</ref> ({{Translation|Guts}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action drama film]] co-written and directed by [[Boyapati Srinu]]. The film stars [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], [[Karthika Nair]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Sampath Raj]], [[Rahul Dev]], [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]], [[Suman (actor)|Suman]], [[Brahmanandam]], [[Ali (actor)|Ali]], [[Bhanupriya]], [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] and [[Venu Thottempudi]].

''Dhammu'' was released theatrically on 27 April 2012 and received mixed to negative reviews from critics who praised cast performance and action sequences, but criticized its screenwriting, excessive violence, and double-meaning dialogues. The film was unofficially remade in [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bengali (Bangladesh)]] as ''[[Rajababu - The Power]]'' starring [[Shakib Khan]], [[Apu Biswas]] and [[Eamin Haque Bobby|Bobby]]. The film was dubbed into [[Tamil language|Tamil]] titled ''Singamagan''.

==Plot==
[[Rama|Rama Chandra]] is an [[Orphans in India|orphan]] who leads a simple life along with his friend. He falls in love with Sathya, who is a rich girl. Sathya imposes a condition that Rama Chandra's family history should be important. At this very moment, Rama Chandra learns that a rich and powerful royal [[Solar dynasty|Suryavamsi]] family seeks to adopt an heir, where he seizes the chance.

Rama Chandra goes there and realizes that Suryavamsi family has a violent past and a bitter dispute with another rich and powerful royal [[Lunar dynasty|Chandravamsi]] family headed by a Chandravamsi King and also realizes that thousands of people in the area are now dependent on him for their very survival. Rama Chandra also discovers that he is actually the real heir to the family and his real name is Raja Vasireddy Vijayadwaja Srisimha. It is revealed he was the biological son of the Suryavamsi family who was taken away from birth as secret to protect him from Chandravamsi forces and was renamed as Rama Chandra. Despite his hatred towards violence, Vijaya tries his best to solve the problems peacefully, but the rival gang does not give him a chance. Vexed with the violence, Vijaya returns and beats up Chandravamsi's king eldest son men before injuring the latter. His middle son later kills him. Now Vijaya is the heir of Suryavamsi family. However, when Chandravamsi's king youngest son killed Vijaya's brother-in-law when Vijaya thwarted him, a grief stricken and enraged Vijaya kills Chandravamsi's king youngest son and his men in retaliation. As Vijaya returned home, a police officer beats him up until he was stopped by Raja of Veera Durgam fotg. He revealed about Vijaya true identity. Now Vijaya arrived at Chandravamsi's king house and attack Chandravamsi's king middle son and his men before he opens the Chandravamsi King's eyes by placing a sword on his middle son. Chandravamsi King realizes that his mistakes and apologizes to Vijaya and the family, thus ending the violent nature of the village.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]] as [[Rama|Rama Chandra]] / [[Raja]] Vasireddy Vijayadwaja Srisimha
* [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] as Sathya
* [[Karthika Nair]] as Neelaveni
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as [[Lunar dynasty|Chandravamsi]] King
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Jaanaki
* [[Bhanupriya]] as Rama Chandra's mother
* [[Venu Thottempudi]] as Rama Chandra's brother-in-law
* [[Abhinaya (actress)|Abhinaya]] as Rama Chandra's first elder sister
* [[Hari Teja]] as Rama Chandra's second elder sister
* Chitralekha as Rama Chandra's third elder sister
* [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as [[Solar dynasty|Suryavamsi]] King/Raja Surya Pratap Singh
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Raja of Veera Durgam Fort
* [[Ahuti Prasad]] as Neelaveni's father
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Rama Chandra's friend
* [[Rahul Dev]] as [[Andhra Pradesh Police|Police Officer]]
* [[Sampath Raj]] as Chandravamsi King's elder son
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as Chandravamsi King's second son
* Sridhar Rao as Chandravamsi King's third son
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Head Priest
* [[Chalapathi Rao]] as Krishnam Raju
* [[Subhalekha Sudhakar]] as Sathya's father
* [[Prabhakar (Telugu actor)|Prabhakar]] as Chandravamsi King's henchmen
* [[Snigdha (actress)|Snigdha]] as Sathya's friend
* Kolla Ashok Kumar as Rama Chandra's servant
* [[Chatrapathi Sekhar]]
* [[Prasad Babu]]
* [[Shanoor Sana]] as [[Kaikeyi]]
* Sandhya Janak<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/tollywoods-favorite-mommy-sandhya-janak/articleshow/13034616.cms|title=Tollywood's favorite mommy|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 May 2012|access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
* [[Rahul Mahajan]] (uncredited appearance)
* [[Maryam Zakaria]] as [[item number]]
{{colend}}

==Production==
''Dhammu'' has music scored by [[M. M. Keeravani]]. [[Shruti Hassan]], who was originally signed to play the female lead, walked out citing date issues.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Shruti-Haasan-walks-out-of-Dammu/articleshow/10389054.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019123415/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-18/news-interviews/30289755_1_shruti-haasan-film-dammu|url-status=live|archive-date=19 October 2011|title=Shruti Haasan walks out of Dammu|author=Suresh Kavirayani|access-date=18 October 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 October 2011}}</ref> Later the producers approached [[Kajal Aggarwal]] who also couldn't accommodate bulk dates for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kajal-opposite-ntr-in-dammu-news-news-lktqsqabcca.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023005141/http://www.sify.com/movies/kajal-opposite-ntr-in-dammu-news-news-lktqsqabcca.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2011|title=Kajal opposite NTR in Dammu!|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> The producers finalised [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] as the first female lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/trisha-salvages-career-081|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102081133/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/trisha-salvages-career-081|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 November 2011|title=Trisha salvages career|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2 November 2011}}</ref> According to reports, Bhanupriya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, [[Venu Thottempudi]] and [[Subhalekha Sudhakar]] play supporting roles.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Dammu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Album cover
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2012|3|29}}
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 29:32
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = Vel records [[Sony Music Entertainment]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/lk/album/dhammu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/579963296|title=Dhammu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP|website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
| producer = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| prev_title = [[Rajanna]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Eega]]
| next_year = 2012
}}

The soundtrack of the film was released on 29 March 2012 at [[Shilpakala Vedika]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. [[M. M. Keeravani]]'s music label, Vel Records, and [[Sony Music Entertainment]] secured the film's audio rights. The lyrics for all the songs were written by [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]].

{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 29:32
| title1 = Sound of Vel
| note1 = Instrumental
| length1 = 00:46
| title2 = O Lily
| note2 =
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = [[Baba Sehgal]]
| length2 = 04:30
| title3 = Ruler (Movie Version)
| note3 =
| extra3 = Prudhvi Chandra, [[L. V. Revanth|Revanth]], [[Sahiti G|Sahiti]], [[Geetha Madhuri]]
| length3 = 04:55
| title4 = Raja Vasi Reddy
| note4 =
| extra4 = [[M. M. Keeravani]], Krishna Chaithanya
| length4 = 04:44
| title5 = Vaastu Bagunde Baby
| note5 =
| extra5 = [[Rahul Sipligunj]], [[Sravana Bhargavi]], Shivani
| length5 = 04:32
| title6 = Dhammu
| note6 =
| extra6 = Rahul Sipligunj, Sravana Bhargavi, Shivani
| length6 = 04:21
| title7 = Ruler (CD Version)
| note7 =
| extra7 = [[M. M. Keeravani]], [[Geetha Madhuri]]
| length7 = 05:44
}}

==Release ==
The Telugu and Tamil versions released on 27 April 2012. ''Dammu'' released on approximately 2550 screens worldwide which was a record in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]].It released in approx of 140+ theatres in [[Karnataka]] which is considered to be a record by out of state movie.<ref name="IBN">{{cite news|title=Dammu release in Karnataka may pose threat to Kannada films|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dammu-release-may-pose-threat-kannada-films/252739-71-176.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502004932/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dammu-release-may-pose-threat-kannada-films/252739-71-176.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2012|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=27 April 2012|access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
B.V.S. Prakash of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' wrote "''Dhammu'' (Valour), as one of the Telugu films that made high on action and low on contents".<ref>{{cite web|author=B.V.S. Prakash |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/movie-reviews/dammu-review-jr-ntr-still-angry-young-man-507 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501094546/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/movie-reviews/dammu-review-jr-ntr-still-angry-young-man-507 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2012 |title=Dammu review: Jr NTR still the angry young man |work=Deccan Chronicle|date=28 April 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote "Boyapati uses the same formula of Tollywood action movies with good dialogues, high voltage fight sequences and wraps ups with interesting twist and NTR's charged up performance".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dammu-review-review-telugu-14997425.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421222651/http://www.sify.com/movies/dammu-review-review-telugu-14997425.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2014 |title=Movie Review:Dammu review |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref>

Radhika Rajamani of ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Boyapati Seenu's new film Dammu has an outdated and clichéd storyline, regressive content, and mindless and excessive violence".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-dammu-is-for-ntr-jr-fans/20120427.htm |title=Review: Dammu is strictly for NTR Jr fans – Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref>

===Box office===

===Home media===
The satellite and digital rights were sold to [[Zee Telugu]] and [[ZEE5]] for {{INRConvert|6.6|c}}, the highest buy-over for any film in 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140507075201/http://timesofap.com/cinema/dammu-satellite-rights-6-6-crores-bagged-by-zee-tv.html Dammu Satellite Rights 6.6 Crores Bagged by Zee TV – Timesofap]. timesofap.com</ref>

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ceremony
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
||[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|Best Actress in a Supporting Role
|[[Bhanupriya]]
|{{nom}}
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=2294567}}

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