Athadu

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Athadu
Directed by Trivikram Srinivas
Produced by Jayabheri Kishore,
Murali Mohan
Written by Trivikram Srinivas
Starring Mahesh Babu,
Trisha Krishnan,
Prakash Raj,
Sonu Sood,
Sayaji Shinde,
Brahmanandam
Music by Mani Sharma
Cinematography K.V. Guhan
Editing by Sreekar Prasad
Release date(s) August 10, 2005
Running time 172 min.
Country India
Language Telugu
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Athadu (Telugu: అతడు) is a 2005 Tollywood film produced by Jayabheri Kishore and Murali Mohan and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The movie stars Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Sonu Sood and Prakash Raj. The movie soundtrack was scored by Mani Sharma. The film released on August 10, 2005. It became the highest grosser in 2005 in Tollywood.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Nandu (Mahesh Babu) is a professional assassin who partners up with Malli (Sonu Sood). He charges around 1-2 crores for a murder. A party leader Shiva Reddy (Sayaji Shinde) wants someone to attempt an assassination on him so that he could get more votes through sympathy. So Shiva Reddy's colleague Baji Reddy hooks him up with Nandu for a deal. On the day of the murder attempt, before Nandu gets to shoot Shiva Reddy, someone else fatally shoots Shiva Reddy. Nandu did not pull the trigger so he knows it was not him. Within minutes, police surround the building. Just before the exit of the building, a big car accident occurs on the street with Nandu's car. Nandu assumes that Malli got trapped and died in the accident. So Nandu goes to the top of the skyscraper. With the police behind him and in front of him, he is helpless. Suddenly a train comes and Nandu uses a rope to jump from the skyscraper to the train. There, Nandu meets Pardhu (Rajiv Kanakala), a talkative guy. Pardhu reveals that he ran away from his village, Barslapudi, when he was young because he thought he was responsible for a boy's death in the graveyard. Pardhu explains that he is finally returning to his village. Later that same evening, police while pursuing Nandu accidentally shoot Pardhu. Nandu escapes and not knowing what to do next, he remembers Pardhu's background. So Nandu goes to Barslapudi in the identity of Pardhu and Pardhu's family accepts him.

Meanwhile, A CBI officer(Prakash Raj) investigating the murder of Shiva Reddy comes across Nandu alias Pardhu. He suspects Nandu of Shiva Reddy's murder. Soon clues lead up to Malli but he is dead. Meanwhile in Barslapudi, after the marriage of the daughter's was over, the CBI come because they strongle suspect that Nandu is the killer. After the CBI leave, Nandu returns to explain everything: who is he and how the real Pardhu got killed. At first the family shows no interest in helping Nandu to find the real assassin as they are all shocked but the grandfather (Nassar) helps Nandu by giving him a gun.

Mahesh Babu and Trisha from the film.
Mahesh Babu and Trisha from the film.

Nandu calls Baji Reddy and demands who killed Shiva Reddy. At first, Baji Reddy refuses but after Nandu tells him that he recorded their first conservation on the phone, Bajji Reddy reveals everything. It was Malli who killed Shiva Reddy for 2 crores. He faked his death by sending a drunkard in the car at the time of the accident. Nandu records that conversation and immediately leaves for the old church, where Malli is. Nandu and Malli meet and Nandu has the gun loaded before Malli. But the same policemen who killed Pardhu barged in. Nandu manages to kill all of them and also kills Malli at the same time. Nandu hands over the recorded cassette to the CBI officer. The CBI go directly to Bajji Reddy's office and tells him that he will hand him over to the police. Bajji Reddy thinks he's bluffing. Shiva Reddy has a son (Ajay) who wants to avenge his father's murder. Afraid that if his son were to discover that the nicest person was his father's murderer, he would behead him, Baji Reddy commits suicide. In the last scene, Nandu immerses Pardhu's ashes and the CBI let him go to Pardhu's real family, where he plans to stay forever.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Crew

[edit] Music

The film has six songs composed by Mani Sharma:

  • Adharaku - Vishwa
  • Chandamama - Mahalakshmi Iyer & Ranjith

[edit] Awards

[edit] Nandi Awards

[edit] Santosham Film Awards

[edit] Filmfare Awards

[edit] Box-office performance

  • The film had a 100-day run in 38 centres.[1]
  • The film had a 175-day run in Sudarshan 35mm,Hyderabad.[2]

[edit] Trivia

  • It took more than 1 year to shoot this film.
  • For the first time in a South Indian film, a total of 120 cameras were used at the same time to to shoot the climax sequence.[1]
  • It took 27 days to can the last fight in direction of fight master Peter Hain.
  • There were many cuts edited out of the film, dealing with the last fight in the church.[2]
  • Later to this it is also planned to be remade in Tamil.

[edit] References

  1. ^ allindiansite.com. 120 cameras for Athadu climax. Retrieved on 8 December 2006.
  2. ^ idlebrain.com. Censor cuts for Athadu. Retrieved on 31 October 2006.
  3. ^ indiafm.com. Nana & Bobby in Athadu remake. Retrieved on 31 October 2006.

[edit] External Link

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