Damarukam is a 2012 Telugu socio fantasy film produced by R.R Venkat on R. R. Movie Makers banner, written and directed by Srinivasa Reddy. Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Anushka Shetty play the lead roles and music composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film recorded as Utter flop at box office.
The film was released on 23 November 2012. Chota K. Naidu won Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer - South. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Shiva - The Superhero 2.
The protagonist of the movie is born with a divine grace of Lord Shiva (Prakash Raj) and the boy's parents are advised to name him as Mallikarjuna as he is destined to accomplish a great work. During his childhood, Mallikarjuna faces a great tragedy as his parents and grandparents are killed by a huge feline creature when they are returning from Kashi. This incident leaves his younger sister, Sailu (Abhinaya) paralyzed from the waist and hence renders her lame (Sailu had a talent for dancing before this incident). This disaster makes Malli to become an atheist.
