| Dhruva | |
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| Directed by | Surender Reddy |
| Written by | Story: Mohan Raja Suresh-Balakrishnan Screenplay: Surender Reddy Deepak Raj Madhusudhan Dialogues: Vema Reddy |
| Based on | Thani Oruvan (2015) |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind N. V. Prasad |
| Starring | Ram Charan Arvind Swamy Rakul Preet Singh Navdeep |
| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Hiphop Tamizha |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹50 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹87.55 crore[2] |
Dhruva is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film[3] directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Allu Aravind under his banner Geetha Arts. It stars Ram Charan in the title role alongside Aravind Swamy, Rakul Preet Singh, and Navdeep in pivotal roles. A remake of the Tamil film Thani Oruvan (2015), it follows Dhruva, an IPS officer who wants to arrest Siddharth Abhimanyu, a wealthy scientist, who uses secret medical and illegal practices for profit.[4]
The launch and principal photography of the film took place in February 2016; filming took place in Hyderabad and Jammu and Kashmir. The film features music composed by Hiphop Tamizha, the cinematography was handled by P. S. Vinod and editing was done by Navin Nooli, respectively. The film was released worldwide on 9 December 2016, after multiple postponements. It received positive reviews praising the cast performances (particularly Ram Charan and Arvind Swamy), writing, direction, action sequences and cinematography.
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- ^ Exclusive: Ram Charan's action thriller Dhruva clears Censor Board
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