Damarukam
| Damarukam | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Srinivasa Reddy |
| Screenplay by | Srinivasa Reddy |
| Story by | Veligonda Srinivas |
| Produced by | R. R. Venkat |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Chota K. Naidu |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
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Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹35 crore |
| Box office | ₹26 crore distributors' share |
Damarukam (transl. A small two-headed drum) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action fantasy film written and directed by Srinivasa Reddy, and produced by R. R. Venkat on R. R. Movie Makers. It stars Nagarjuna, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj, and P. Ravishankar. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu.
The film was released in 2012 and opened to positive reviews from critics who appreciated Nagarjuna's performance and Naidu won Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South. Damarakum went on to be a commercial success grossing over ₹48 crore at the box office with a distributor's share of ₹26 crore. It became the highest grossing film in Nagarjuna's career at the time of release and the highest grossing Telugu film to be released in the month of November, a record it still holds 12 years after release.