Athadu (2005): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Athadu is a 2005 family thriller directed by Trivikram Srinivas, starring Kota Srinivasa Rao as Baji Reddy, Sayaji Shinde and Ajay. It runs 2 hours 53 minutes and earned $21,897 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 53m (173 min)
- Director
- Trivikram Srinivas
- Original language
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Telugu - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Athadu About?
The premise of Athadu without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A skilled contract killer is recruited to stage the assassination of a powerful politician, but the politician is actually murdered and the killer is framed for the crime. To avoid arrest, he assumes the identity of a dead man, using the new persona to stay ahead of the police, navigate dangerous allies, and try to survive.
Athadu Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- child uses a gun
- child with a gun
- child
- betrayal by a friend
- politician
- murder
- police
- comic relief
- reverse footage
- sniper
- audio cassette
- election campaign
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- bag of money
- shot in the forehead
- murdered with a knife
- jumping from height
- falling from height
- political leader
- childhood friend
- shotgun
- murder investigation
- gun
- stabbing
- political assassination
- speech
- hired killer
- killing
- escape
- battle of the sexes
- explosion
- attempted murder
- detective
- bank robbery
- bank
- fight
- friend
- suicide
- misfiring gun
- political aide
- punching one's fist into a wall
- punched in the stomach
- hyderabad india
- jumping on the top of a moving train
- marble
- missing person poster
- business card
- cbi
- climbing over a wall
- sickle
- land dispute
Athadu Cast & Characters
Kota Srinivasa Rao leads the cast as Baji Reddy, with Sayaji Shinde as Siva Reddy and Ajay as Pratap Reddy. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas; 32 actors are credited in all.
- Director Trivikram Srinivas
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Kota Srinivasa Rao as Baji Reddy -
Sayaji Shinde as Siva Reddy -
Ajay as Pratap Reddy -
Posani Krishna Murali as Farukh
Also Starring in Athadu
· 28 more- Sonu Sood Malli
- Rajiv Kanakala Pardhu
- Mahesh Babu Nanda "Nandu" Gopal / Pardhu
- Trisha Krishnan Poori
- Sunil Varma Ramana
- Prakash Raj CBI investigator Anjaneya Prasad
- Rahul Dev Saadhu
- Nassar Satyanarayana Murthy
- Brahmanandam Krishna Murthy
- Tanikella Bharani Naidu
- Brahmaji Bujji
- M. S. Narayana
- Jayaprakash Reddy
- Dharmavarupu Subramanyam Poori's Uncle
- Ravi Prakash Ravi
- Sudha Poori's Mother
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- Hema Poori's Aunt
- Giri Babu Poori's Father
- K. Viswanath CBI Chief
- Charan Raj Police Officer
- Vajja Venkata Giridhar Giri
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- Harshavardhan
- Sana
- Rallapalli Narasimha
- Ananth Babu
- Pammi Sai
- Manoj Nandam Young Nanda Gopal
More from Trivikram Srinivas
More films directed by Trivikram Srinivas, best-rated first: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Guntur Kaaram, Agnyaathavaasi and Aravindha Sametha.
Athadu Plot Summary
What happens in Athadu from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Siva Reddy, the opposition’s rising star, sets in motion a plan to swing an upcoming election by staging a failed assassination that would supposedly win him sympathy votes. To pull this off, he teams up with his loyal deputy Baaji Reddy and their aide Farukh, who enlist a contract killer named Nandu and his partner Malli. The scheme hinges on misdirection, calculated danger, and a web of loyalties that blur the line between politics and crime.
Full summary
The whole story of Athadu, scene by scene
Athadu Box Office
Athadu grossed $21,897 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$21.9K
- International
- $21.9K
Athadu Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Athadu.
How Well Do You Know Athadu?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who is the contract killer hired for the staged assassination?
Athadu Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “He” and “Nandhu”.
- Also known as
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- He
- Nandhu
- Cheetah: The Power of One
- The Target
- Khiladi Bhaiya
- Poszukiwany
- 归来的他
- Silah Zoruyla / Kurşun Tehdidi Altında
- Athadu - Poszukiwany
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Athadu FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Athadu, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Athadu?
Athadu runs 2 hours 53 minutes (173 minutes).
When was Athadu released?
Athadu was released on August 10, 2005.
Who directed Athadu?
Athadu was directed by Trivikram Srinivas.
More films by Trivikram Srinivas Who is in the cast of Athadu?
Athadu stars Kota Srinivasa Rao as Baji Reddy, Sayaji Shinde as Siva Reddy and Ajay as Pratap Reddy, among 32 credited actors.
How much did Athadu make at the box office?
Athadu grossed $21,897 worldwide.
Does Athadu have a post-credit scene?
No. Athadu has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Athadu in?
The original language of Athadu is Telugu.
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