Okkadu

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Okkadu
Directed by Gunasekhar
Produced by M.S. Raju
Written by Gunasekhar,
Paruchuri Brothers
Starring Mahesh Babu
Bhumika Chawla
Prakash Raj
Mukesh Rishi
Geetha
Editing by A. Sreekar Prasad
Release date(s) January 15, 2003
Language Telugu
Budget Rs.15 crores
IMDb profile

Okkadu (Telugu: ఒక్క డు) is a 2003 Tollywood film which was directed by Gunasekhar. It stars Mahesh Babu, Bhoomika Chawla, and Prakash Raj. Music was composed by Mani Sharma and editing was done by A. Sreekar Prasad. M.S. Raju produced this film. This film released on January 15, 2003.

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[edit] Plot

Ajay (Mahesh Babu), is a young Kabbadi player who goes to Kurnool to take part in a match. There, he saves Swapna (Bhoomika Chawla), from Obul Reddy (Prakash Raj), who is in love with Swapna and wants to marry her against her wishes. Ajay brings Swapna to his house in Hyderabad and decides to send her abroad to save her from Obul Reddy. This is complicated by the fact that Swapna falls in love with Ajay and that Ajay's father is the police inspector in charge of finding Swapna. The movie has Charminar as its integral part. Whether Ajay and Swapna unite is the crux of the story.

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[edit] Crew

[edit] Music

The music for the film was composed by Mani Sharma. The lyrics were written by Sirivennela.

[edit] Production

M.S. Raju,who is known to produce films with technicians/actors when they were down with failures,decided to make a film with director Gunasekhar,whose previous venture Mrigaraju bombed at the box office.[1]Mahesh Babu was selected as the hero after his performance in Murari which inspired M.S. Raju.[2]

[edit] Release

  • The film released on 15 January 2003 with 150 prints in 225 screens.[3]
  • The audio was released on 19 December 2002.[4]

[edit] Box-office performance

  • The film collected a share of Rs.47.8 million in its opening week in Andhra Pradesh.[5]It collected a distributors' share of nearly Rs.250-300 million [6]
  • The film had a successful 50-day run in 144 centres.[7]
  • The film had a successful 100-day run in 100 centres.[8]
  • The film had a 175 day run in 10 centres.[9]

[edit] Awards

[edit] Filmfare Awards

[edit] Santosham Film Awards

[edit] Trivia

  • The movie was remade into Tamil, under the name Ghilli (2004), starring Vijay and Trisha Krishnan, which went on to become one of the best films of Vijay.
  • The film was made into Kannada as Aajay (2006) starring Puneet Rajkumar and Prakash Raj, however it didnt reach the success level of Ghilli or Okkadu.
  • The first 15 minutes of the movie, is an adaptation of the hollywood classic West Side Story.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com
  2. ^ Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com
  3. ^ Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com
  4. ^ Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com
  5. ^ Okkadu Opening Week Collections
  6. ^ Telugu mid-year report
  7. ^ OKKADU's 50 days Centers
  8. ^ Okkadu 100 days centers
  9. ^ Maheshbabu's 175-Day Centres List

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