Dookudu (translation: aggression) is a 2011 telugu action comedy film directed by sreenu vaitla, produced and distributed by 14 reels entertainment. it stars mahesh babu and samantha ruth prabhu in lead roles.the film was released on september 23, 2011 with the largest worldwide opening for a telugu film. the film was released among seventy nine screens in the us, the los angeles times quoted it as the biggest hit you've never heard of.