Dhruva is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Allu Aravind under his banner Geetha Arts. It stars Ram Charan in the title role alongside Aravind Swamy, Rakul Preet Singh, and Navdeep. A remake of the Tamil film Thani Oruvan (2015), it follows Dhruva, an IPS officer who wants to arrest Siddharth Abhimanyu, a wealthy scientist, who uses secret medical and illegal practices for profit.The launch and principal photography of the film took place in February 2016; filming took place in Hyderabad and Kashmir. The film features music composed by Hiphop Tamizha, the cinematography was handled by P. S. Vinod and editing is done by Navin Nooli respectively. The film was released worldwide on 9 December 2016, after multiple postponements; it received positive reviews praising the cast performances (particularly Ram Charan and Arvind Swamy), writing, direction, action sequences and cinematography.