Allu Arjun fans trend Parugu on social media as the film celebrates 12 years of its release

Allu Arjun is popular for his action entertainers. The first film which proved that he can pull off family dramas equally good, was the 2008 movie Parugu. Directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar, this film had hit the screens on May 2nd, 2008. As the film is celebrating 12 years of its release, Allu Arjun fans have started trending the movie on social media. Parugu is a complete family drama without any huge action elements. It is far away from a regular commercial fare. Whatever we expect from an Allu Arjun movie, was not there in the film. But still, it managed to win the hearts of the audiences. It featured Sheela Kaur as the female lead. Prakash Raj, Sunil, Poonam Bajwa, and Jayasudha played the other important roles in the movie. Parugu follows the story of Krishna who gets kidnapped by Neelakantam, as the latter's daughter elopes with Krishna's friend. Eventually, Krishna falls in love with Neelakantam's younger daughter, making things get more complicated. The soundtrack of the film got composed of Mani Sharma. Songs like Nammavemo Gani, Manakanna Podiche, and Hrudayam became instant chartbusters. Dil Raju has produced this film under the banner Sri Venkateshwara Creations. It was later remade in Bengali, Odiya, Hindi, and Nepal. The Hindi version, called Heropanti, featured Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles. Parugu won Nandi Award for the third Best Film. Allu Arjun also won a special Jury Nandi Award for his performance in the movie. Allu Arjun also won Filmfare Best Actor for this movie.