D for Dopidi

Vicky (Varun Sandesh), Raju (Sundeep Kishan), Harish (Naveen Polishetty) and Bannu (Rakesh), the four central characters in the film, need money desperately to overcome their problems. Each one has his own story. After having looked into other avenues for a solution, they finally embark upon an ignoble bank robbery. Everything goes according to plan till they enter the bank where they are confronted by another gang of robbers led by Lokamuddhu (Thanikella Bharani). Trouble starts as things get horribly messed up. What happens next — are they successful in their heist and are able to get rid of their problems finally — forms, predictably enough, the crux of the story.

• Varun Sandesh as Vicky
• Sundeep Kishan as Raju
• Naveen Polishetty as Harish
• Rakesh Rachakonda as Bannu
• Melanie Kannokada as Shalini
• Tanikella Bharani as Lokamuddhu
• Deva Katta as A.C.P. Krishnamachari
• Hema as Bank Assistant Manager
• Pippalla Raj as Rutherford
• Rishi Muvva
• Josh Ravi as Bank Attender
• Pavala Syamala as Bank Attender's mother
• Syed Sohail as Bank Customer

The music was composed by Mahesh Shankar and released by Aditya Music.

Reports say the film was made on a budget of ₹20 million (US$280,000) & the publicity budget was ₹ 5 million. It was heard that the film's Satellite rights were sold for ₹17.5 million (US$250,000)by Gemini TV.

Given these statistics, it appears that the film has run into profits right from the day of its release.[7]

The curious case of "D For Dopidi" baffled many. The majority of the audience and a few top critics loved the film and appreciated the different style and humour presented in the film. Jeevi of idlebrain.com reviewed "If you like the crime comedy angle in films like Money, Kshana Kshanam and Anaganaga Oka Roju, you are going to love 'D for Dopidi'. You may watch it!" by giving a rating of 3.25 on a scale of 5.[8] In contrast, many of the reviewers were not impressed. This film showed the divide between the audience and critics as to how some welcome the change in Telugu cinema and the rest resist.[9]

• D for Dopidi at IMDb