Sudigadu(2012)
Sudigadu is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language parody film directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao. It stars Allari Naresh in a double role as Kamesh and Shiva, alongside Monal Gajjar as Priya. The story follows a baby born with a six-pack body and superhuman powers who grows up to fight a vengeful gangster and a mysterious crime lord. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Tamizh Padam and spoofs classic Telugu cinema tropes. It received mixed reviews but became a major commercial success, collecting a distributors' share of ₹22 crore. The film was released on 24 August 2012.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- ZEE5, Airtel Xstream Play, Watcho
- Theatrical Release
- 24 August 2012
- Director
- Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rating
- 6.1/10
Storyline
A baby born with a six-pack body accidentally kills a gangster's son. The gangster swears revenge. Years later, the baby grows into Shiva, a young man with superhuman powers. He must protect his family and fight both the gangster and a mysterious crime lord called Don D.
“Lucky man, unlucky villains.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Sudigadu
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & M. S. Narayana (79 films together), Brahmanandam & Raghu Babu (54 films together), Brahmanandam & Ali (42 films together), Brahmanandam & Venu Madhav (42 films together), Brahmanandam & Jayaprakash Reddy (35 films together), and Sayaji Shinde & Brahmanandam (30 films together).
Trivia
- The film is a spoof that parodies over 50 popular Telugu movies from the 1980s and 1990s.
- Actor Allari Naresh plays a dual role, portraying both the hero Shiva and the villain Thikkal Reddy.
- Director Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao is known for comedy films, and this was his first full-length spoof project.
- Many scenes directly recreate famous moments from blockbusters like 'Shankar Dada MBBS' and 'Indra' for comic effect.
- The movie includes cameo appearances by several well-known Telugu actors playing exaggerated versions of their iconic roles.
- Despite its niche spoof genre, the film developed a cult following after its home video and television releases.
- The soundtrack composer, Sai Karthik, incorporated reworked versions of popular film tunes into the background score.