Operation Duryodhana is a 2007 Telugu political thriller film, loosely inspired by the 2005 sting operation of the same name. The movie was written and directed by Posani Krishna Murali starring Srikanth in lead role. Srikanth earned a nomination for Filmfare Best Actor – Telugu for his portrayal in the movie. The film was remade in Tamil as Thee. It was also dubbed into Hindi as Operation Dhuryodhana. Plot Mahesh (Srikanth) is a sincere and honest police officer. He loses his kids and his wife gets paralyzed as few politicians who don't like his sincerity harm his family. Mahesh changes his appearance and name to join the gang of politicians to become one. The rest of the story is about how he makes people realize that there is some fault in the system. Cast Srikanth as Mahesh I.P.S [Circle Inspector] alias Politician Bagavanthudu Krishna Bhagavan Brahmanandam Chalapathi Rao as Party President Kalyani as Mahesh's Wife Mumaith Khan as Party Secretary Nagendra Babu as Sincere Cop Paruchuri Gopala Krishna as master Venu Madhav Narra Venkateswara Rao Motkupalli Narasimhulu in a guest role Dharmavarapu Subramanyam ETV Prabhakar as Traffic constable Gehana Vasisth in a dance number Aparna M.S. Narayana Babusingh, Harsha, JD, Ganpati venu (villain) Soundtrack "Rao Gari Annayya", Music:M.M. Srilekha "Ek Baar Dekho", Music:M.M. Srilekha Reception The film was well received by both critics and the audience. Dialogues and most particularly the satires about promises made by political leaders became very famous. Srikanth was well appreciated for his rough and angry young man look. The unrelated sequel to this movie Operation Duryodhana 2 is released in 2013 under the direction of Nandam Harischandra Rao with Jagapathi Babu in lead role. References External links 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s masala films Indian political satire films Indian films about revenge Telugu films remade in other languages Indian political thriller films Films about police brutality Films about police corruption Films scored by M. M. Srilekha