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Okkadu

Okkadu

20037.42h 50m

Overview

Ajay, a fiery Kabaddi player from Hyderabad, visits Kurnool for a tournament and rescues Swapna from a faction leader Obul Reddy, who wants to force her into marriage. He secretly hides her in his home and assists her in planning her escape abroad for her higher studies. But, fate has other plans.

Directed by Gunasekhar
Written by Venkateswara Rao Paruchuri, Gopalakrishna Paruchuri, Gunasekhar
Produced by M. S. Raju
Box Office0Revenue: $4.7M

Top Cast

Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu

Ajay

Bhumika Chawla

Bhumika Chawla

Swapna

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj

Obul Reddy

Mukesh Rishi

Mukesh Rishi

DCP Vijay Varma

Geetha

Geetha

Vasundhara

Chandramohan

Chandramohan

Dasaratharama Reddy

Ajay

Ajay

Kumar

Dharmavarupu Subramanyam

Dharmavarupu Subramanyam

Subramanyam

Rajan P Dev

Rajan P Dev

Siva Reddy

M. S. Narayana

M. S. Narayana

Priest

Themes & Keywords

rescuepolicesportskidnappingrivalrytensiontournamentfalling in lovetough guyfactionescape planmanhuntkabaddifather son relationshipbrother sister relationshipfactionismsportaction drama

About Okkadu

Okkadu is a action, drama, romance film released in 2003 exploring themes of rescue, police, sports, kidnapping, rivalry, tension. Directed by Gunasekhar, it stars Mahesh Babu, Bhumika Chawla, Prakash Raj. Ajay, a fiery Kabaddi player from Hyderabad, visits Kurnool for a tournament and rescues Swapna from a faction leader Obul Reddy, who wants to force her into marriage. He secretly hides her in his home and assists her in planning her escape abroad for her higher studies. But, fate has other plans.

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