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			\| editing = Gautham Raju
	\| released = 20 February 2009 ([[India]])		\| released = 20 February 2009 ([[India]])
	\| runtime = 148 minutes		\| runtime = 148 minutes
	\| language = Telugu		\| language = Telugu
	\| music = [[~~Anoop~~]]		\| music = [[Anup Rubens]]
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	'''Drona''' is a 2009 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[action ~~thriller~~ film]] directed by J.Karun Kumar and produced by D. S. Rao. The film stars [[Nithiin]] and [[Priyamani]] while [[Kelly Dorjee]], [[Mukesh Rishi]], Sita, [[Sunil Verma\|Sunil]], and Raghubabu play supporting roles. The music composed by [[~~Anoop~~ Rubens]]. The film released in 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/42469.html \|title=Nithin's 'Drona' comes on Diwali - Telugu Movie News \|publisher=IndiaGlitz \|date=2008-10-20 \|accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> The film was later dubbed into Hindi & Malayalam as ''Sarfira - The Power Man & Drona''.		'''Drona''' is a 2009 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[action film]] directed by J.Karun Kumar and produced by D. S. Rao. The film stars [[Nithiin]] and [[Priyamani]] while [[Kelly Dorjee]], [[Mukesh Rishi]], Sita, [[Sunil Verma\|Sunil]], and Raghubabu play supporting roles. The music composed by [[Anup Rubens]]. The film released in 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/42469.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022020858/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/42469.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=22 October 2008 \|title=Nithin's 'Drona' comes on Diwali - Telugu Movie News \|publisher=IndiaGlitz \|date=2008-10-20 \|accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> The film was later dubbed into Hindi & Malayalam as ''Sarfira - The Power Man & Drona''.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Drona ([[~~Nitin Kumar Reddy\|Nitin~~]]) is the only son of ([[Mukesh Rishi]]) and Sita. Drona’s father Mukesh Rushi is an honest and dedicated Police officer. Drona likes his mother Meenakshi ([[~~Sita~~]]) so much and love her as his own life. When he was a child Drona steals his father’s revolver to scare his friends. On knowing this his father scolds him, consequently Drona leaves his home and gets lost. After 20 years, he comes back to his parents with the name Chandu. A Neighboring girl Indu ([[Priyamani]]) likes Drona/Chandu a lot. On a fateful day, she finds out that Chandu is none other than the long lost boy, Drona. It's revealed that Drona and his friend were kidnapped along with other boys. They were forced to become thieves. Drona had no other choice to kill a group of police officers in self-defense, while trying to escape with the jewelry because the bad guys have to take poison out of Drona's body and the other guys might get killed by the bad guys. The officers had ~~duty~~ to shoot Drona. Drona made a bad choice to kill 2 innocent people flying a police helicopter. Drona shouldn't have killed the people, who were flying the helicopter. Drona becomes an approver to send the robbers and their kingpin to jail.		Drona ([[Nithiin]]) is the only son of ([[Mukesh Rishi]]) and Sita. Drona’s father Mukesh Rushi is an honest and dedicated Police officer. Drona likes his mother Meenakshi ([[Seetha (actress)\|Seetha]]) so much and love her as his own life. When he was a child Drona steals his father’s revolver to scare his friends. On knowing this his father scolds him, consequently Drona leaves his home and gets lost. After 20 years, he comes back to his parents with the name Chandu. A Neighboring girl Indu ([[Priyamani]]) likes Drona/Chandu a lot. On a fateful day, she finds out that Chandu is none other than the long lost boy, Drona. It's revealed that Drona and his friend were kidnapped along with other boys. They were forced to become thieves. Drona had no other choice to kill a group of police officers in self-defense, while trying to escape with the jewelry because the bad guys have to take poison out of Drona's body and the other guys might get killed by the bad guys. The officers had to shoot Drona. Drona made a bad choice to kill 2 innocent people flying a police helicopter. Drona shouldn't have killed the people, who were flying the helicopter. Drona becomes an approver to send the robbers and their kingpin to jail.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Nithiin]] as Drona		* [[Nithiin]] as Drona
	* [[Priyamani]] as Indu		* [[Priyamani]] as Indu
	* [[Mukesh Rishi]] as Drona's father		* [[Mukesh Rishi]] as Drona's father and Police Officer
	* [[Kelly Dorjee]]		* [[Kelly Dorjee]] as Sarkar (International Terrorist)
	* [[Sunil (actor)\|Sunil]]		* [[Sunil (actor)\|Sunil]]
	* [[Raghu Babu]]		* [[Raghu Babu]]
	* Sivaprasad		* Sivaprasad
	* [[Satya (Telugu actor)\|Satya]]
	* [[Karate Kalyani]]		* [[Karate Kalyani]]
	* [[Rakhi Sawant]] as item number "Sayyare Sayya"		* [[Rakhi Sawant]] as item number "Sayyare Sayya"
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	Idlebrain Jeevi in his review Stated that "the main drawbacks of the film are incompetent direction and bad villain characterization. When the villain’s character is not etched properly, the heroism does not get elevated. It may find some favor in B and C centers. On a whole, Drona is a badly shot film"<ref name="Idlebrain"/>		Idlebrain Jeevi in his review Stated that "the main drawbacks of the film are incompetent direction and bad villain characterization. When the villain’s character is not etched properly, the heroism does not get elevated. It may find some favor in B and C centers. On a whole, Drona is a badly shot film"<ref name="Idlebrain"/>

	~~Greatandhra In its review noted That "the only saving grace for this film to reduce the loss to maximum extent is Priyamani's glamour show on posters."<ref>{{cite web \|title~~=~~{{!}} greatandhra.com \|url~~=~~https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/drona-review-thumbs-down-13282.html \|website~~=~~greatandhra.com \|access-date~~=~~8 November 2018 \|language=en}}</ref>~~		==Awards==
			*Sai Krishna won the [[Nandi Award for Best Child Actor]]

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{{short description|2009 film by J. Karun Kumar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Drona
| image = Drona Telugu poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Promotional poster
| writer = J. Karun Kumar
| starring = [[Nithiin]] <br />[[Priyamani]]
| director = J. Karun Kumar
| producer = D.S. Rao
| distributor = Sai Krishna Productions
| cinematography =
| released = 20 February 2009 ([[India]])
| runtime = 148 minutes
| language = Telugu
| music = [[Anoop]]
| country = India
}}
'''Drona''' is a 2009 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by J.Karun Kumar and produced by D. S. Rao. The film stars [[Nithiin]] and [[Priyamani]] while [[Kelly Dorjee]], [[Mukesh Rishi]], Sita, [[Sunil Verma|Sunil]], and Raghubabu play supporting roles. The music composed by [[Anoop Rubens]]. The film released in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/42469.html |title=Nithin's 'Drona' comes on Diwali - Telugu Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2008-10-20 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> The film was later dubbed into Hindi & Malayalam as ''Sarfira - The Power Man & Drona''.

==Plot==
Drona ([[Nitin Kumar Reddy|Nitin]]) is the only son of ([[Mukesh Rishi]]) and Sita. Drona’s father Mukesh Rushi is an honest and dedicated Police officer. Drona likes his mother Meenakshi ([[Sita]]) so much and love her as his own life. When he was a child Drona steals his father’s revolver to scare his friends. On knowing this his father scolds him, consequently Drona leaves his home and gets lost. After 20 years, he comes back to his parents with the name Chandu. A Neighboring girl Indu ([[Priyamani]]) likes Drona/Chandu a lot. On a fateful day, she finds out that Chandu is none other than the long lost boy, Drona. It's revealed that Drona and his friend were kidnapped along with other boys. They were forced to become thieves. Drona had no other choice to kill a group of police officers in self-defense, while trying to escape with the jewelry because the bad guys have to take poison out of Drona's body and the other guys might get killed by the bad guys. The officers had duty to shoot Drona. Drona made a bad choice to kill 2 innocent people flying a police helicopter. Drona shouldn't have killed the people, who were flying the helicopter. Drona becomes an approver to send the robbers and their kingpin to jail.

==Cast==

* [[Nithiin]] as Drona
* [[Priyamani]] as Indu
* [[Mukesh Rishi]] as Drona's father
* [[Kelly Dorjee]]
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]]
* [[Raghu Babu]]
* Sivaprasad
* [[Satya (Telugu actor)|Satya]]
* [[Karate Kalyani]]
* [[Rakhi Sawant]] as item number "Sayyare Sayya"

==Soundtrack==

The music was composed by [[Anup Rubens]] and released by [[Aditya Music]].

{{Infobox album
| name = Drona
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anup Rubens]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2009
| recorded = 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 30:07
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = Anup Rubens
| prev_title = [[Naa Styley Veru]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[Seeta Ramula Kalyanam]]
| next_year = 2010
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 30:07
| title1 = Vaddantana
| lyrics1 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| extra1 = Pranavi Acharya, Rehan Khan
| length1 = 4:25
| title2 = Vade Vade
| lyrics2 = [[Ananta Sriram]]
| extra2 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length2 = 4:16
| title3 = Sayyare Sayya
| lyrics3 = Sahithi
| extra3 =[[Kalpana Raghavendar|Kalpana]]
| length3 = 4:10
| title4 = Em Maya Chesavo
| lyrics4 = Ananta Sriram
| extra4 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Harshika
| length4 = 4:33
| title5 = Em Maya Chesavo
| note5= Remix
| lyrics5 = Ananta Sriram
| extra5 = Ranjith, Harshika
| length5 = 4:13
| title6 = Vennela Vaana
| lyrics6 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| extra6 = [[Udit Narayan]], Sowmya
| length6 = 4:11
| title7 = Drona
| note7= Sentiment Bit
| lyrics7 = Instrumental
| extra7 = Revathi
| length7 = 2:17
| title8 = Drona
| note8= Theme Music
| lyrics8 = Chaitanya Prasad
| extra8 = [[Khushi Murali|Muralidhar]], Siddharth, Raghuram
| length8 = 2:02
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Hindi tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)

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==Critical reception==

{{Album ratings
| title = Movie Rating
| rev1 = Idlebrain
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Idlebrain">{{cite web |title=Drona review - Telugu cinema Review - Nitin & Priyamani |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-drona.html |website=www.idlebrain.com |accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Rediff.com]]
| rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Rediff">{{cite web |title=Review: Drona is pedestrian |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/20review-drona-telugu.htm |website=www.rediff.com |accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''123telugu.com''
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="123telugu">{{cite web |title=Drona Movie Review, Trailers, Galleries, Photos - 123telugu.com - Andhra Pradesh News and Views |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/D/Drona/Drona_review.html |website=www.123telugu.com |accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref>
}}

The film opened to mostly negative reviews.

Idlebrain Jeevi in his review Stated that "the main drawbacks of the film are incompetent direction and bad villain characterization. When the villain’s character is not etched properly, the heroism does not get elevated. It may find some favor in B and C centers. On a whole, Drona is a badly shot film"<ref name="Idlebrain"/>

Greatandhra In its review noted That "the only saving grace for this film to reduce the loss to maximum extent is Priyamani's glamour show on posters."<ref>{{cite web |title={{!}} greatandhra.com |url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/drona-review-thumbs-down-13282.html |website=greatandhra.com |access-date=8 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
* <small>News Source:indiaglitz.com [http://www.indiaglitz.com]. Fair use under educational and information purpose. </small>

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt1606202}}

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