Dookudu
2011 · Movie · Not Rated · 174 min · ★ 6.8 · 71% critics
A relentless cop goes undercover to protect his father, who is recovering from a coma, by stepping into the public role his father always dreamed of. As he keeps up the act, he also pursues the people behind an old attempt on his father’s life, balancing duty, deception, and personal stakes.
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Details
- Original title
- దూకుడు
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-09-23
- Language
- TE
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 174 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (51 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a lively action-comedy with undercover antics, romance, and plenty of laughs alongside revenge-driven stakes; Not for you if you dislike broad humor or familiar villain setups like in Gabbar Singh.
Pros: action-comedy mix; charming lead energy; crowd-pleasing humor | Cons: uneven second half; repetitive villain beats; some plot redundancy
Themes
- coma
- undercover
- mafia boss
- deception
- revenge
- mafia
- tv show in film
- make believe
- father son relationship
- love story
- reality tv
- tv show
Cast & crew
Mahesh Babu
as ACP G. Ajay Kumar
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
as Prashanthi
Prakash Raj
as Shankar Narayana
Sonu Sood
as Nayak
Brahmanandam
as Padmasri
M. S. Narayana
as Bokka Venkata Rao
Adithya Menon
as Sivayya
Kota Srinivasa Rao
as Mallesh Goud
Sayaji Shinde
as Meka Narasinga Rao
Sonia Deepti
as Prashanthi's friend
Directed by Sreenu Vaitla