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Athadu

Athadu

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20057.42h 55m

Overview

A hitman, Nandu, is hired to stage the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is actually killed and Nandu is framed for the murder, he assumes a dead man's identity to evade the law.

Directed by Trivikram Srinivas
Written by Trivikram Srinivas, Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
Produced by Murali Mohan, M. R. Rammohan, Kishore Duggirala
Box Office0Revenue: $2.8M

Top Cast

Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu

Nanda "Nandu" Gopal / Pardhu

Trisha Krishnan

Trisha Krishnan

Poori

Sonu Sood

Sonu Sood

Malli

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj

CBI investigator Anjaneya Prasad

Nassar

Nassar

Satyanarayana Murthy

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Baji Reddy

Sayaji Shinde

Sayaji Shinde

Siva Reddy

Sunil Varma

Sunil Varma

Ramana

Rahul Dev

Rahul Dev

Saadhu

Charan Raj

Charan Raj

Police Officer

Themes & Keywords

assassinationcorruptionescapehitmanpoliticsattempted murderinvestigationredemptionpoliticiandeceptionrevengemurderbetrayalon the runconspiracyshooterone man armytough guybank robberygunshotframed for murderprofessional assassinmanhuntfugitive suspectcrime suspensecorrupt policecbi

About Athadu

Athadu is a action, thriller, family film released in 2005 exploring themes of assassination, corruption, escape, hitman, politics, attempted murder. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, it stars Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Sonu Sood. A hitman, Nandu, is hired to stage the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is actually killed and Nandu is framed for the murder, he assumes a dead man's identity to evade the law.

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