# Doosukeltha

Doosukeltha (transl. I will surge ahead) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Veeru Potla. It stars Manchu Vishnu and Lavanya Tripathi. Mani Sharma composed the music for the film. Mohan Babu produced the film under the banner of 24 Frames Factory.

## Plot

A small bet by Chinna during his childhood results in his family escaping from a village. Eventually, he grows up to become a street smart and intelligent man with a kind heart. Due to his act, the life of Alekhya also gets disturbed, and her family immediately disowns her. She grows up to become a doctor, and a chance incident gets her in touch with Chinna. He starts liking her and also protects her from some unidentified killers. However, after discovering his real identity, Alekhya puts him away. In order to repair the mistake that he did in his childhood, Chinna decides to get Alekhya back to her family, and whether that happens or not forms the rest of the story.

## Cast

* Vishnu Manchu as Venkateshwara Rao/ Chinna / Venky / Venkanna / Fake Piccheswar
* Lavanya Tripathi as Alekhya / Chinni
* Brahmanandam as Veera Brahmam
* Pankaj Tripathi as Minister Dilleeswara Rao
* Ahuti Prasad as Chinna's father
* Rao Ramesh as Sarweshwar, Alekhya's father
* Vinaya Prasad as Dharani, Alekhya's mother
* Kota Srinivasa Rao as Rajeshwar, Alekhya's grandfather
* Nagineedu as Chinni's grandfather
* Ali as Chinna's childhood friend
* Raghu Babu as Swamiji
* Master Bharath as Ranganna
* Shravan as Jagameshwar Rao
* Posani Krishna Murali as Avatar
* Vennela Kishore as Piccheshwar Rao Jr (Original)
* Pruthviraj as Piccheshwar's father
* Prabhakar as Badhram, Dilleeswara Rao's henchman
* Ravi Prakash as Ravi Chandra (Contract Killer)
* Hema as Dr. Sandhya
* Surekha Vani
* Praveen as Veera Bramham's Colony mate
* Sri Sudha Bhimireddy as Nurse
* Samrat Reddy as Dr. Visranth
* Annapurnamma
* Rajitha
* Ushasri
* Prabhas Sreenu
* Chitram Seenu
* Baby Annie as Young Alekhya
* Manava Koteshwar Rao as News Channel Chairman
* Ravi Teja as Narrator
* Lakshmi Manchu (Special appearance in song "Appudappudu")

## Soundtrack

The music was composed by Mani Sharma and released by Junglee Music. All lyrics were written by Ramajogayya Sastry.

## Release

The film was released on 17 October 2013 to over 900 screens.

### India

The film opened with 85–90% occupancy on the first day and earned ₹ 16.63 crore. On the film's first weekend, profits were approximately ₹ 357.5 million at the box office. Doosukeltha earned ₹120 million (US$1.4 million) in its first week. The film became Manchu Vishnu's biggest opener in his career. Final worldwide earnings were ₹ 200.5 million, also making it the biggest hit ever in Vishnu Manchu's overseas career.

### Overseas

The film was released on 43 screens overseas. In the first weekend alone it earned ₹ 2.5 million at the box office and ₹ 22.5 million at the box office overseas. The film record of Denikaina Reddy also starred Manchu Vishnu. The film is also the highest earning film in a Vishu's career. Doosukeltha earned ₹ 12.5 million net in the overseas market.

### Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. reviewers gave it a score of 5/10 average stating that it was a "family entertainer with a decent mix of action elements." Idlebrain.com wrote: "First half of the film deals with action and romance episodes. The second half has entertainment and family orientation. Doosukeltha is a film that follows commercial format of entertainment movies to a T. Plus points are Vishnu and entertainment in the second half."