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{{short description|2011 Telugu-language film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dhada
| image = Dhada Poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Ajay Bhuyan
| producer = D. Siva Prasad Reddy
| screenplay = Ajay Bhuyan<br />Shiv Singh
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| label1= Dialogues by
| data1 = {{Ubl |[[Abburi Ravi]]}}
}}
| story = Ajay Bhuyan
| starring = {{ubl|[[Naga Chaitanya]]|[[Kajal Aggarwal]]}}
| music = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cinematography = [[Gnana Shekar V.S.]]
| editing = Dharmendra Kakarala
| studio = Sri Kamakshi Enterprises
| distributor = R. R. Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|8|11}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INRConvert|30|m}}<ref name="bharatwaves.co.in">{{Cite web |title=Bharatwaves.co.in |url=http://www.bharatwaves.co.in/news/Whooping-offer-for-Dhada-remake-rights-21431.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201155643/http://www.bharatwaves.co.in/news/Whooping-offer-for-Dhada-remake-rights-21431.html |archive-date=1 February 2014 |access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|12|m}}<ref name="chalanachithram.com">{{Cite web |title=Chalanachithram.com DB: Dhada Budget 20 crores |url=http://www.chalanachithram.com/discus/messages/118/150075.html?1312222147 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175632/http://www.chalanachithram.com/discus/messages/118/150075.html?1312222147 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref>
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'''''Dhada''''' ({{Translation|[[Tremor]]}}) is a 2011 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]] directed by Ajay Bhuyan and produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110606035101/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/67297.html Naga Chaitanya's 'DHADA' First Look – Telugu Movie News]. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.</ref> The film features [[Naga Chaitanya]] and [[Kajal Aggarwal]]. The music composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]], cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S of ''[[Vedam (film)|Vedam]]'' fame, editing by Dharmendra Kakarala of ''[[Prasthanam]]'' and ''[[LBW: Life Before Wedding|LBW - Life Before Wedding]]'' fame.

The film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Tiger Vishva''. The film has action scenes inspired from the 2009 film, ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]''. ''Dhada'' collected {{INRConvert|12|m}}(gross) in its total run.<ref name="nagfans.com">{{Cite web |title=Dhada BoxOffice Updates : All in One - Page 11 |url=http://nagfans.com/forum/showthread.php/41859-Dhada-BoxOffice-Updates-All-In-One/page11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111082529/http://nagfans.com/forum/showthread.php/41859-Dhada-BoxOffice-Updates-All-In-One/page11 |archive-date=11 November 2014 |access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref> The film received negative reviews and was a box office failure.

==Plot==
Viswa an angry young man who had done his Master graduate in [[Texas]] USA who desperately wants to go back to [[India]] and settle down because he had sweet memories with his late parents in India. His family members are introduced, namely his older brother Rajiv and his sister-in-law Preethi who are settled in US who they don't want Viswa to leave them. Viswa meets Rhea, who is the only lonely daughter of a wealthy business tycoon Mahendra who is concerned about money and growth, but not about affection and love.

Meanwhile, Viswa is trying to get Rhea's attention. He accidentally gets into a quarrel with a gang that does business with human trafficking. He fights and frees some girls who are abducted. Then the gang leader RD got pressure from his new client Kelly who is going to buy those girls then both gangs tries to find Viswa and kill him. Slowly, Rhea falls for Viswa, and they decided to get married with the acceptance of Rajeev and Preethi. Rhea decided to confess her relationship to her father. Meanwhile, Mahendra sets up a proposal with another business tycoon Amit. Rhea is not interested and reveals her relationship with Viswa. Then Amit stands for her to convince Mahendra, and Viswa meets him to thank him for his support.

Then, it is revealed that Rajeev is working under RD and also killed Preethi's father. Having no clue about Viswa, RD orders Rajeev to find out the person who destroyed his business. Rajeev accepts to find him soon.

RD and Kelly soon coincidentally find out that Rajeev is the older brother of Viswa and tries to nab them. Meanwhile, Rajeev also finds out regarding this and tries to save his brother from the gang. Viswa questions his brother, thinking who suddenly changes his mind to go to India. Then, there is no option left. Rajeev reveals for whom he works, why he was here and also reveals that RD, who actually triggered the gun through his gunpoint to kill his father-in-law from that day onwards to protect Preethi from RD he became a concubine and forced to serve him. Then Viswa makes him confident and decided to confront them.

Then, in the fight, RD and Kelly reveal that they have abducted Rhea and showed her video, who was sedated and decided to sell her. Then, waiting for the opportunity, Rajeev and Viswa managed to kill all the gang, including RD and Kelly.

Then Viswa soon reaches to rescue Rhea, surprises Amit by revealing he is the master mind behind the abduction of Rhea and attempting to kill him. Then Amit shows his real face and reveals that he was disappointed when Rhea rejected him, having an insatiable lust on her he felt possessive and reached out RD to give [[contract killing|a contract to kill]] Viswa and finds he was his common enemy and joined hands with them and orchestrates the whole plan. Then, the fight ensues between them. Eventually, Viswa becomes victorious and kills Amit. Before dying, he tries to kill Rhea by locking her in a car and throwing the car into an ocean, but Viswa saves her. The film ends with Viswa bringing Rhea out of the ocean in a blanket and them talking.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Naga Chaitanya]] as Viswa
* [[Kajal Aggarwal]] as Rhea
* [[Srikanth (actor, born 1979)|Sriram]] as Rajiv, Viswa's brother
* [[Sameksha|Samiksha]] as Preethi, Viswa's sister-in-law
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Krishna Satyannarayana
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Raj Gopal, Viswa's father
* [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] as Vasanthi, Viswa's mother
* [[Rahul Dev]] as RD
* [[Eijaz Khan]] as Amit
* [[Kelly Dorji]] as Kelly
* [[Mukesh Rishi]] as Dhanraj, Rhea's father
* [[Janaki Sabesh]] as Rajyalakshmi, Preethi's mother
* [[Junaid Sheikh]] as Michael
* [[Uttej]]
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Venu
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Narayana Murthy, Preethi's father (cameo)
* [[Satya Krishnan]] as Spandana, Rhea's mother (cameo)
* [[Aruna Shields]] as an [[item number]] "Bhoome Gundranga"
{{colend}}

==Production==
Reports emerged in December 2009 that director Ajay Bhuyan would direct a film starring [[Naga Chaitanya]] in the lead role.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100929172618/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/12/18/stories/2009121850270100.htm Friday Review Hyderabad : The big switch]. The Hindu (18 December 2009). Retrieved on 3 February 2012.</ref> 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111030011531/http://www.sify.com/movies/kajal-opposite-naga-chaitanya-news-telugu-kkfrbMgfebj.html Kajal opposite Naga Chaitanya]. Sify.com (16 January 2010). Retrieved on 3 February 2012.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100117205118/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/53602.html Kajal roped in as heroine in Nag's film – Telugu Movie News]. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.</ref> The producers approached [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Kamalinee Mukherjee]] to appear as the brother and the sister-in-law of Naga Chaitanya, although talks were unsuccessful.<ref name="indiaglitz1">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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20100521013355/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/57072.html Naga Chaitanya and Kajal Aggarwal New Movie From Tomorrow – Telugu Movie News]. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.</ref> Subsequently, [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]] and [[Natassha|Anita Hassanandani]] were selected for the roles, but Anita opted out before her schedule began and was then replaced by [[Sameksha|Samiksha]].<ref>[http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/july-2010/naga-chaitanya-ajay-bhuyan-combo-second-schedule-090710.html Naga Chaitanya, Ajay Bhuyan Combo Second Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210014350/http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/july-2010/naga-chaitanya-ajay-bhuyan-combo-second-schedule-090710.html |date=10 February 2011 }}. CineGoer.com (9 July 2010). Retrieved on 3 February 2012.</ref>

The film began shooting in May 2010 after delays.<ref name="indiaglitz1" /> The film was completed in four schedules, with the climax being shot in [[Bangkok]], Thailand.<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news291.html Telugu cinema news] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035101/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news291.html |date=27 February 2022 }}. idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Dhada
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 5 January 2011
| recorded = 2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 26:47
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| prev_title = [[Venghai]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Oosaravelli]]
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|56JMmFJYfHw|Official Audio Jukebox}}
}}}}
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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121024025917/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/69056.html Chaitu's 'Dhada' audio launched – Telugu Movie News]. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 3 February 2012.</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length=26:47
| headline =Track-List
| title1 = Bhoome Gundranga | extra1 = Richard, [[Ranina Reddy]] | lyrics1 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]] | length1 = 04:02
| title2 = Hello Hello | extra2 = [[Nikhil D'Souza]], [[Neha Bhasin]] | lyrics2 = [[Ananth Sreeram]] | length2 = 04:17
| title3 = Telugu Bengali |extra3 = [[Neeraj Shridhar]], Sricharan, [[Megha (singer)|Megha]] | lyrics3 = Ananth Sreeram | length3 = 04:54
| title4 = Godava Godava | extra4 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Priya Himesh]]| lyrics4 = Ramajogayya Sastry | length4 = 03:57
| title5 = Diwali Deepanni | extra5 = Kalyan, [[Andrea Jeremiah]]| lyrics5 = Ramajogayya Sastry | length5 = 03:55
| title6 = Chinnaga Chinnaga | extra6 = [[Sagar (singer)|Sagar]] | lyrics6 = Ananth Sreeram | length6 = 01:17
| title7 = Ey Pilla | extra7 = [[Jaspreet Jasz]], [[Suchitra]], | lyrics7 = Ramajogayya Sastry | length7 = 04:32
}}

==Accolades==

;[[59th Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards South]]
* Nominated - [[59th Filmfare Awards South|Best Playback Singer - Female]] - Neha Bhasin – "Hello Hello"

;[[1st South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]]
* Nominated - [[1st South Indian International Movie Awards|Best Debutant Director]] - Ajay Bhuyan

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

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1954381}}

[[Category:2011 action comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:2011 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2000s masala films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangkok]]
[[Category:Films shot at Ramoji Film City]]
[[Category:Films about human trafficking in India]]
[[Category:Films about prostitution in India]]
[[Category:Films shot in Switzerland]]
[[Category:2011 comedy films]]

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