Dhoni (film)

Dhoni
Promotional poster in Tamil
Directed byPrakash Raj
Screenplay byPrakash Raj
T. J. Gnanavel
Based onChalo Paltai
by Haranath Chakraborty
Produced byPrakash Raj
StarringPrakash Raj
Akash
Radhika Apte
CinematographyK. V. Guhan
Edited byPraveen K. L.
N. B. Srikanth
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Distributed byDuet Movies (Tamil)
Sri Venkateswara Creations (Telugu)
Release date
  • 10 February 2012 (2012-02-10)
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Tamil
  • Telugu

Dhoni is a 2012 Indian drama film co-written, directed and produced by Prakash Raj. Simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu languages, it stars Raj alongside Akash and Radhika Apte.[1] The plot illustrates the conflicting interests of a father and his son; the father wants his son to study MBA, but his son is more interested in sports and wants to become a famous cricketer like Mahendra Singh Dhoni.[2][3] Based on the Bengali film Chalo Paltai by Haranath Chakraborty, Dhoni released on 10 February 2012 to positive reviews.

  1. ^ Prakash Raj bats for Dhoni Sify.com, 23 August 2011.
  2. ^ INN (3 January 2012). "Audio release of Dhoni this month". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  3. ^ "Dhoni is a thought provoking film". The Times of India. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.