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Athadu
2005
· Movie
· 175 min
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Every rating
80–94
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 80, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the most agreed on films →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.
Details
- Director
- Trivikram Srinivas
- Writer
- Trivikram Srinivas
- Released
- 10 August 2005
- Country
- India
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 175 min
- Box office
- $2.8M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →4 wins from 12 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Filmfare Awards South 2006 | Best Film – Telugu | Athadu | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2006 | Best Director – Telugu | Trivikram Srinivas | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 2006 | Best Actor – Telugu | Mahesh Babu | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2006 | Best Actress – Telugu | Trisha | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2006 | Best Comedian – Telugu | Brahmanandam | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2006 | Best Music Director – Telugu | Mani Sharma | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2006 | Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu | Karthik (for "Pilichina Raanantaava") | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2006 | Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu | Shreya Ghoshal (for "Pillagali Allari") | Nominee |
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12 awards — Athadu
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Nandi Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Mahesh Babu | Winner |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Trivikram Srinivas | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | C. H. Srinivas ( Prasad EFX ) | Winner |
Filmfare Awards South
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director – Telugu | Trivikram Srinivas | Winner |
| Best Actor – Telugu | Mahesh Babu | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Telugu | Trisha | Nominee |
| Best Comedian – Telugu | Brahmanandam | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu | Shreya Ghoshal (for "Pillagali Allari") | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu | Kavita Krishnamurti (for "Pilichina Raanantaava") | Nominee |
| Best Film – Telugu | Athadu | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu | Karthik (for "Pilichina Raanantaava") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director – Telugu | Mani Sharma | Nominee |