| Athadu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Written by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Produced by | Duggirala Kishore M. Ram Mohan |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Trisha Sonu Sood |
| Cinematography | K. V. Guhan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Jayabheri Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Athadu (transl. Him)[1] is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas.[2] The film features Mahesh Babu, Trisha, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Sunil, Sayaji Shinde, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Brahmanandam.[3] It is produced by D. Kishore and M. Ram Mohan under the Jayabheri Arts banner. The soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma. K. V. Guhan and Sreekar Prasad handled the cinematography and editing, respectively.
The film opened to positive reception and went on to become one of the highest grossing Telugu films and marked Mahesh Babu's career resurgence after a few unsuccessful films.
The film received several accolades including 3 Nandi Awards and a Filmfare Awards South in Best Director category. It was later remade in Hindi as Ek: The Power of One (2009)
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