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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dubai Seenu<br />
| image = Dubai Seenu Film Poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| writer = Srinu Vaitla<br>[[Gopimohan]]<br>[[Chintapalli Ramana]] (dialogue)<br />
| starring = [[Ravi Teja]]<br>[[Nayantara]]<br />
| director = [[Srinu Vaitla]]<br />
| producer = [[D.V.V. Danayya]]<br />
| distributor =<br />
| cinematography = Bharani K. Dharan<br />
| released = 8 June 2007<br />
| runtime =<br />
| editing = Varma<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]<br />
| studio = Universal Media<br />
| country = India<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Dubai Seenu''''' is a 2007 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action comedy]] film directed by [[Srinu Vaitla]]. Produced by [[DVV Danayya]], the film stars [[Ravi Teja]] and [[Nayantara]]. It has music composed by [[Mani Sharma]].<br />
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It was remade in Kannada as ''[[Dubai Babu]]''. A Tamil dubbed version titled ''Dubai Rani'' was released in Chennai on 29 July 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/300716/nayanthara-on-a-high.html|title=Nayanthara on a high|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=30 July 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Srinivas ([[Ravi Teja]]) is popular in his village as Dubai Seenu. He of seeking his fortune in Dubai. Seenu and his friends reach Mumbai but unfortunately get cheated by a fraudster Tataji ([[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]). After realizing that they were cheated, the friends start a Pav Bhaji center with the help of Patnaik ([[Krishna Bhagavaan]]), who is also a fraudster.<br />
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Madhumati ([[Nayantara]]), who was working as an RJ, goes to Mumbai in search of her brother. Seenu meets Madhu in a local train and loses his heart. Luckily, she surfaces right before his Pav Bhaji center. Seenu dares to propose his love, but Madhu does not reply and disappears. While Seenu was in search of Madhu, he meets Chakri ([[J. D. Chakravarthy]]). In fact, Seenu helps Chakri, who loved Puja ([[Neha Bamb]]), and got them married. Chakri and Puja promise Seenu to help him to go to Dubai. They make all arrangements. They, too, plan to return to Hyderabad to repay the loan borrowed by Chakri's father for his education. Just before leaving the office, Chakri and Puja find that their boss is none other than Jinnah Bhai ([[Sushant Singh]]) the most wanted mafia don in India.<br />
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Finding that the couple recognised him, Jinnah and his brother kill Chakri and Puja right before Seenu. Minutes before his death, Chakri reveals that Madhu was his sister. Seenu returns to Hyderabad, where he meets Madhu and pays off her debt. When she asks how he got the money, he reveals that it is her brother's money. Madhu's uncle Babji ([[Sayaji Shinde]]) also wants to marry her. In the end, Seenu kills Jinnah and his people and marries Madhu.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Ravi Teja]] as Srinivas "Seenu"<br />
* [[Nayantara]] as Madhumati<br />
* [[J. D. Chakravarthy]] as Chakri<br />
* [[Sushant Singh]] as Jinnah Bhai<br />
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Ramakrishna "Ramki"<br />
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Seenu's cousin<br />
* [[Bhanu Chander]] as DCP Dinesh<br />
* [[Neha Bamb]] as Pooja<br />
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Punjagutta Circle Inspector Babji<br />
* [[Raghu Babu]] as Panjagutta constable Durga<br />
* [[Supreeth]] as Matka Naik<br />
* [[Krishna Bhagavaan]] as Patnaik<br />
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Tataji/Netaji (Bommakanti Nagalingam)<br />
* [[Srinivasa Reddy]] as Srinu's friend<br />
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as "Fire Star" Solomon Raju<br />
* [[Chitram Seenu]] as Ramana<br />
* Surekha Vani as Dinesh's wife<br />
* [[Master Bharath]] as Seenu's nephew<br />
* [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]] as 9 to 9 Shastri<br />
* [[Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam|AVS]] as Prasad<br />
* [[Fish Venkat]] as Jinnah's henchman<br />
* [[Prudhvi Raj]] as Khadir<br />
* Sarika Ramachandra Rao as Ramachandra<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film marks Vaitla's third collaboration with Teja after ''[[Nee Kosam]]'' and ''[[Venky]]''.{{cn|date=May 2021}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was Scored by [[Manisharma]].<br />
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{{tracklist<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Once Upon<br />
| lyrics1 = Ramjogayya Sastry<br />
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]]<br />
| title2 = Diwali Holi<br />
| lyrics2 = Ramjogayya Sastry<br />
| extra2 = Deepu, Karunya, Kausalya<br />
| title3 = Kol Kol<br />
| lyrics3 = Sahithi<br />
| extra3 =[[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Saindhavi<br />
| title4 = Seenu Seenu<br />
| lyrics4 = Ramjogayya Sastry<br />
| extra4 = Naveen<br />
| title5 = Kanya Raasi<br />
| lyrics5 = Ramjogayya Sastry<br />
| extra5 =[[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Suchitra]]<br />
| title6 = Suppanathi<br />
| lyrics6 = Ramjogayya Sastry<br />
| extra6 = Manikya Vinayagam, [[Anuradha Sriram]]<br />
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}}<br />
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== Critical reception ==<br />
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The film was well received by both audience and critics. ''The Hindu'' wrote "Yes, there are blemishes in the screenplay but in a movie like this, one is really not supposed to bother about them as logic (Dubai Seenu never visits Dubai) is never the motive!".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/A-Ravi-Teja-show-all-the-way/article14775170.ece|title=A Ravi Teja show all the way|work=The Hindu|date=28 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611222104/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/09/stories/2007060908990200.htm|archive-date=11 June 2007}}</ref> ''Idlebrain'' wrote "On a while it’s a time pass film if you are looking for Ravi Teja kind of comedy".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-dubaiseenu.html|title=Dubai Seenu - Telugu cinema Review - Ravi Teja & Nayana Tara|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref><br />
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==Box-office performance==<br />
The movie has earned 107.3 million rupees in its opening week and 158.9 million rupees by the end of the second week, giving a strong competition with ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007), a [[Rajinikanth]] starrer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.iqlikmovies.com/artist-movie/2007/06/07/Dubai-Seenu/352/82|title=Telugu Movies|first=iQlik|last=Movies|website=iQlikmovies}}</ref> Considering its low budget of Rs. 9 Crores into concern it was declared a super hit. It has brought [[Ravi Teja]], depressed about the failure of ''[[Khatarnak]]'', into wonderful joy which was released with nearly 250 prints.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/telugu/interview.php?id=14475959&cid=2410|title=Welcome to Sify.com|website=www.sify.com}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-seenuvytla1.html|title=Seenu Vytla interview on Dubai Seenu - chitchat - Telugu film director|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0944195|title=Dubai Seenu}}<br />
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{{Srinu Vaitla}}<br />
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