

Athadu
2005-08-10 · 175 min · ★ 7.8
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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Production details
- Directors
- Trivikram Srinivas
- Production companies
- Sri Jayabheri Art Productions
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 2,800,000
Top Cast
Mahesh BabuNanda Gopal 'Nandu' / Pardhu
Trisha KrishnanPoori
Prakash RajAnjaneya Prasad IPS
Sonu SoodMalli
Sayaji ShindeSiva Reddy
Kota Srinivasa RaoBaji Reddy
Rahul DevSaadhu
NassarSatyanarayana Murthy
Sunil VarmaRamana
Rajeev KanakalaPardhu
AjayPratap Reddy
Giri BabuPoori's Father
Dharmavarupu SubramanyamPoori's Uncle
BrahmanandamKrishna Murthy
SudhaPoori's Mother
HemaPoori's Aunt
Charan RajPolice Officer
Tanikella BharaniNaidu
BrahmajiBujji
Posani Krishna MuraliFarukhTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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