Yevadu

Yevadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vamshi Paidipally
Screenplay by	Vamshi Paidipally
Dialogues by	Abburi Ravi
Story by	Vakkantham Vamsi Vamshi Paidipally
Produced by	Dil Raju
Starring	Ram Charan Allu Arjun Shruti Haasan Amy Jackson Kajal Aggarwal
Cinematography	C. Ramprasad
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad
Production company	Sri Venkateswara Creations
Release date	12 January 2014 (2014-01-12)[1]
Running time	166 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹35 crore[2]

Yevadu (transl. Who is he?) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Vamsi Paidipally. The film stars Ram Charan, Shruti Haasan, and Amy Jackson while Allu Arjun and Kajal Aggarwal in cameo roles with Jayasudha, Sai Kumar, Rahul Dev and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. The film was produced by Dil Raju under the banner Sri Venkateswara Creations. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Marthand K. Venkatesh was the film's editor. Vakkantham Vamsi co-wrote the film's script with Paidipally.

The core plot was partially inspired by John Woo's 1997 American film Face/Off, and revolves around two strangers, Satya and Charan. The film was made on a budget of ₹35 crore, and was officially launched on 9 December 2011. Principal photography began on 27 April 2012 and lasted until 22 July 2013. The majority of the film was shot in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad, mostly in Ramoji Film City, while two songs were shot in Switzerland and Bangkok.

Yevadu was released on 12 January 2014 during the festival of Sankranthi after several delays. It received positive reviews from critics, and was commercially successful; collecting a distributor's share of ₹47 crore, becoming one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2014 as well as one the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time at the time of its release.