Poola Rangadu (2012)

Poola Rangadu is a 2012 Telugu action comedy directed by Veerabhadram, starring comedian Sunil as a cheerful young man whose troubles in his village pit him against powerful local men. Isha Chawla plays the heroine and veteran Kota Srinivasa Rao a key role. The film is remembered for Sunil's transformation: he built a six-pack physique for it and showed off his dancing and fighting, continuing his move from comedy to hero roles after Maryada Ramanna. It was a commercial success.