Dagudumootha Dandakor

Dagudumootha Dandakor
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Directed by	R. K. Malineni
Produced by	Ramoji Rao Krish (presents)
Written by	Peddinti Ashok Kumar (dialogues)
Screenplay by	R. K. Malineni
Story by	A. L. Vijay
Based on	Saivam (2014)
Starring	Rajendra Prasad Sara Arjun
Music by	E. S. Murthy
Cinematography	V. S. Jnanasekhar
Edited by	Dharmendra Kakarala
Production company	Ushakiran Movies First Frame Entertainment
Distributed by	Sri Venkateswara Creations
Release date	9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)
Running time	109 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Dagudumootha Dandakor is a 2015 Telugu drama film produced by Ramoji Rao on Ushakiran Movies & First Frame Entertainment banner, prensented by director Krish and directed by R. K. Malineni. Starring Rajendra Prasad, Sara Arjun in the lead roles as grandfather and granddaughter and music composed by E. S. Murthy. The film is remake of Tamil Movie Saivam (2014). The film is first debut to director R. K. Malineni and Sara Arjun replicated her role in Telugu.

Rajugaru (Rajendra Prasad) is the head of a large family which consists three sons and a daughter and their respective families. Everyone get together at his house for a vacation. When the entire family goes to their temple on a given day, some ill-fated events occur. The family thinks it is because it had forgotten to perform a ritual sacrifice which involved the slaughter of a rooster known as Nani (a rooster), which was part of their poultry. This thought is fueled all the more by each family member blaming this to be the cause for all their problems both at home and at work. Rajugaru decides to sacrifice Nani in the upcoming festival, and the family rests assured that all their problems will disappear eventually after the ritual. Then, suddenly, Nani goes missing.

The members of the family are aghast at Nani's disappearance and begin searching for it. It turns out that Rajugaru's granddaughter Bangaram (Sara Arjun) hides Nani in the attic in order to save it from getting slaughtered. Bangaram loves Nani so much that she cannot stand to see it die. The rest of the story revolves around Bangaram's attempts to save Nani from being slaughtered and the family's attempts to find the rooster and performing the ritual. In doing so, the film showcases the lost values of family tradition and a child's innocent love for a rooster. The climax and ending of the movie properly light the shades of character shown as dark earlier.

Music composed & Lyrics were written by E. S. Murthy. Music released on ADITYA Music Company. The movie's audio was launched on 30 January 2015 at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, by Ramoji Rao and A. L. Vijay, director of the original film, who was the chief guest at the event.