| Okkadu | |
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| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Produced by | M.S. Raju |
| Written by | Gunasekhar, Paruchuri Brothers |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Bhumika Chawla Prakash Raj Mukesh Rishi Geetha |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Editing by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Release date(s) | January 15, 2003 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | 35 Crore |
Okkadu (Telugu: ఒక్కడు) is a 2003 Telugu film which was directed by Gunasekhar. It stars Mahesh Babu, Bhoomika Chawla, and Prakash Raj. Music was composed by Mani Sharma and editing was done by A. Sreekar Prasad. M.S. Raju produced this film. This movie was later remade into the Tamil as Ghilli and became one of Vijay's most successful movies as well as one of the biggest hits of the year. This film was released on January 15, 2003.
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Ajay (Mahesh Babu), a wannabe Kabbadi champion rescues a seema girl Swapna (Bhoomika Chawla) from the clutches of a ruthless factionist leader Obul Reddy (Prakash Raj), who is obsessed with the idea of marrying this beautiful girl. Ajay is a Kabaddi player and is the son of an Assistant Commissioner of Police (Mukesh Rishi). Obul Reddy is a factionist in Kurnool. He falls in love with Swapna. Obul Reddy kills Swapna's brother (Achyut) as he rejects his offer to marry Swapna. Then Swapna’s younger brother also gets killed by Obul Reddy when he tries to seek avenge on his brother’s murderer. Swapna’s father is a meak guy who gets horrified by Obul Reddy’s acts and asks Swapna to go away from the place and lead a peaceful life at her Uncle’s place in the U.S. by giving her the necessary certificates and money. Obul Reddy catches her when she starts fleeing because by coincidence Swapna gets into one of the lorries owned by him. At this juncture, Ajay - who is in Kurnool to play Kabaddi games - rescues Swapna from the hands of Obul Reddy and takes her to Hyderabad. Ajay takes Swapna to his house and hides her in his room. Ajay, with the help of friends, arranges passport, visa and flight tickets for Swapna. Mean while, the Home Minister (Rajan P. Dev) who happens to be the brother of Obul Reddy asks ACP to search for Swapna and the apparent kidnapper. When ACP realizes that it's his own son who did the crime, Ajay and Swapna runs away from his home and hides in Charminar. This forms an integral part of the story. Whether Ajay is able to achieve his Kabbadi target and whether Swapna & Ajay unite is the crux of the story.
The music for the film was composed by Mani Sharma. The lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri.
The film released on 15 January 2003 in 165 screens. The audio was released on 19 December 2002.
It collected a total share of over Rs. 35 crores.[1]
The film won many awards:
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| Preceded by Santosham |
Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) 2003 |
Succeeded by Varsham |
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