Duvvada Jagannadham


Duvvada Jagannadham or DJ is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action comedy film written and directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Dil Raju under his banner Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, while Rao Ramesh, Subbaraju, Chandra Mohan, and Murali Sharma play supporting roles. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Ayananka Bose handled the cinematography.
Principal photography commenced in August 2016 in Hyderabad. The production crew also chose Abu Dhabi as a filming location, as they would benefit from the Emirate's 30% film production rebate.
The film grossed approximately 115.10 crore in its theatrical run.

Plot

Duvvada Jagannadham Shastri is a cook working as a caterer in Vijayawada along with his family. He rescues a high-profile cop named Purushottam from the attack of a crime mafia in Hyderabad. Seeing the quality of a rebellion in the priest and his sharpshooting skills, Purushottam trains Jagannadham to become DJ, an undercover officer who fights crime in the disguise of a Brahmin priest. Jagannadham falls in love with Pooja the daughter of a corrupt home minister named Pushpam involved with yet another real estate crime lord, Royyala Naidu. Royyala Naidu operates Naidu Industries and the Agro Diamond Financing company in disguise. On the other hand, DJ decides to take on Royyala Naidu in his mission but does not know who he is in actual life. The rest of the story is how DJ uses Royyala Naidu's son Royyala Avinash, who suffers with histrionic personality disorder, and through him, DJ destroys Royyala Naidu's corrupt business empire, thereby rescuing the Agro Diamond scam victims.

Cast

Initially, Shruti Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal were approached to play the lead actress, but Pooja Hegde was eventually finalized for that role.
The film team placed a statue of Lord Shiva in Chennakeshava Temple in Belur. This is against the custom and tradition of the temple and was opposed by the temple priests. The film team obtained permission from the Department of History and Archaeology for the shoot and resumed it. The film completed the shooting of major action episodes at the aluminum factory in Hyderabad on 21 April 2017.

Soundtrack

The Music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and Released by Aditya Music.

Release

The film's release was originally scheduled for 19 May 2017, but it was postponed to 23 June 2017.

Accolades

[65th [Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]

CategoryNomineeResult
Best DirectorHarish Shankar
Favourite Hero of the YearAllu Arjun
Favourite Heroine of the YearPooja Hegde
Best Actor in Negative RoleRao Ramesh
Best Music DirectorDevi Sri Prasad
Best Male SingerJaspreet Jasz
Best DialogueHarish Shankar
Best ChoreographySekhar Master
Best CinematographerAyananka Bose
Best Costume DesignerSubarna Rai