Sarrainodu

<p>Gana, an ex- , is raised by his paternal uncle Sripathi and is berated by his father Umapathi for leaving the army and not having an aim in life. Gana is sent to a neighboring village to meet his prospective bride Mahalakshmi , the daughter of Umapathi’s friend Jaya Prakash, an ex- officer. However, Gana meets Hansitha Reddy and falls for her. Gana tells an imaginary story to Umapathi that Jaanu rejected him due to his involvement in fights. Meanwhile, Vairam Dhanush, the son of Reddy, meets Paddam Veerendra, a spoilt brat. Veerendra and his rich father seeks Dhanush’s help as Veerendra assaulted and killed a girl in a drug overdose. The girl’s parents seek Hansitha’s help when they file the petition in the court. Due to the lack of evidence and the embarrassment faced in the court, the girl’s parents commit suicide. An enraged Gana thrashes Dhanush’s lawyer Govindaraju and chops Veerendra’s legs, which enrages Dhanush. After learning about his actions, Hansitha falls for Gana and promises to marry him if he swears in the presence of God that he will not indulge in violence. When Gana is about to take the oath at the temple, a badly injured Jaanu arrives, running from Dhanush’s henchmen who are trying to kill her. Gana thrashes the thugs and protects Jaanu. At Gana’s house, Jaanu reveals that she did not reject Gana. Gana had arrived at Jaanu’s village and had saved her from Obul Reddy, Dhanush’s henchmen, and later declined the marriage. Jaanu explains that Dhanush had tried to blackmail Jaya Prakash as he had been protecting farmers so that they would not have to sell their lands for the laying down of . This incident infuriated Dhanush, who killed the farmers, but Jaanu intervened and insulted Dhanush. Dhanush killed Jaya Prakash and tried to kill Jaanu, but she narrowly escaped and was in search of Gana for days. After learning this, Gana goes to Dhanush’s house, where he battles with his henchmen and tries to burn Dhanush alive, but Dhanush escapes. Gana is questioned for the attack, but claims that other people had thrashed Dhanush. Eventually, Obul Reddy reveals the truth about the atrocities that Dhanush had committed in the village, and the media is thrown into an uproar. Dhanush arrives at Ranjit’s office to surrender, but Dhanush shoots Ranjit and tries to kill Umapati, but Sripati takes the bullet and is left for dead. Reddy stops Dhanush from shooting anyone and tells Umapati to call Gana and make him surrender to Dhanush. Gana arrives and is told that Sripati will be saved if he surrenders, Gana does so and is stabbed by Dhanush and his men. Umapathi tells Reddy that if Sripathi is dead, then Reddy and Dhanush will be dead. Reddy tells Dhanush to kill Sripati and an enraged Gana kills Reddy’s bodyguards and Reddy. Gana fights Dhanush and decapitates him with an axe. Later, Gana and Ranjit tell a cover story to the media that Reddy and Dhanush were killed while trying to protect Ranjit from unknown terrorists. Gana announces Hansitha as a new candidate to become the new . wrote the script with in mind for the lead role. He wanted to cast who acted with Allu Arjun in , but it did not happen. was cast in the leading role and in a supporting role. It is Rakul Preet Singh’s first collaboration with Allu Arjun and Catherine Tresa’s third collaboration with Allu Arjun after and . was chosen as the main antagonist, while , , and were chosen for important roles. , and were reported to have been approached for a cameo appearance in a song, but it was who made an appearance. The film score and soundtrack album were composed by . This is Thaman’s second collaboration with Allu Arjun after . acquired the audio rights of the film for an undisclosed price and it was announced that the audio launch event will take place on 20 March 2016, but it was pushed to April, since the audio launch of took place on the same day. The makers later announced that there will be no audio launch for this film and it was also announced that the album will hit the stores directly on 2 April 2016. The film features six songs with lyrics by , , , and Bunny Suresh. The album received positive reviews from critics. wrote “The album is peppered with hits and is sure to do well.” The album was well received by audiences, and it has been trending on top in as well as on radio charts. The audio success meet was held on 10 April 2016 at RK Beach in Vishakapatnam, with attending the event as chief guest. The song “Blockbuster” was well received and it was later reused as “Vera Level” in Tamil film , which is a Tamil remake of . The filmmakers aimed for a release, but the release date was postponed due to delay in . The film was scheduled to release on 8 April 2016 coinciding with Allu Arjun’s birthday, but it was postponed again due to post-production delays. The film was released worldwide on 22 April 2016. The film was later dubbed in and released on by Goldmines Telefilms on 28 May 2017. received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with praise for Arjun and Aadhi’s performances, action sequences, cinematography and music, but criticized its script and characterizations. Pranita Jonnalagedda of gave 3/5 stars and wrote “The film has nothing new to narrate and fails to keep you glued to the seats throughout. The hackneyed plot and lack of novelty make this film a regular watch, this film is something for the masses.” Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of wrote “‘Sarrainodu’ engages in parts and Allu Arjun is its saving grace.” Suresh Kavirayani of felt that the film’s core plot is reported to have been inspired by the 2004 film . reportedly earned (US$15 million) in the full run with about (US$14 million) coming from and and (US$710,000) from .</p>