Okkadu
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| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Written by | Gunasekhar Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | M.S. Raju |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Bhumika Chawla Prakash Raj Mukesh Rishi Geetha |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
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| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) |
| Box office | ₹25 crore (US$3.0 million)Share |
Okkadu (Telugu: ఒక్కడు (English: Only one)) is a 2003 Telugu melodrama film directed by Gunasekhar. It stars Mahesh Babu, Bhoomika Chawla, and Prakash Raj. Music was composed by Mani Sharma and editing was helmed by A. Sreekar Prasad. M.S. Raju produced this film. The film has garnered eight Nandi Awards and four Filmfare Awards South, including Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu. The film was later remade into the Tamil as Ghilli and became a blockbuster.[1][2][3] The film was also remade in Bengali titled Jor,[4] and in Hindi as Tevar starring Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha.
Plot
Ajay (Mahesh Babu), is a young Kabbadi player who goes to factionism hit Kurnool to take part in a life changing match, which decides his sports future. There, in a twist of fate, he saves Swapna Reddy (Bhoomika Chawla), from Obul Reddy (Prakash Raj), a dangerous faction leader, who is in love with Swapna and wants to marry her against her wishes. Ajay tries to comfort her because Obul Reddy killed both brothers of Swapna. 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 dad is the top Cop in charge of finding Swapna, as per the order of corrupt home minister (Rajan P. Dev) of the state. The home minister is into helping Obul Reddy. Ajay conceals swapna in Charminar, this forms an integral part of the story. Whether Ajay is able to achieve his Kabbadi target and whether, Swapna & Ajay unite is the crux of the story.
Cast
- Mahesh Babu ... Ajay
- Bhoomika Chawla ... Swapna Reddy
- Mukesh Rishi ... Assistant Commissioner of Police (Father of Ajay)
- Prakash Raj ... Obul Reddy
- Geetha ... Mother of Ajay
- Niharika ... Sister of ajay
Crew
- Director: Gunasekhar
- Screenplay: Gunasekhar
- Story: Gunasekhar
- Dialogue: Paruchuri Brothers
- Producer: M.S. Raju
- Music: Mani Sharma
- Cinematography: Sekhar V. Joseph
- Choreography: Raju Sundaram & Lawrence
- Art Direction: Ashok
- Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad
- Stunts : Vijayan
Music
The music for the film was composed by Mani Sharma. The lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri.
- "Hare rama"(sung by Shankar Mahadevan)
- "Nuvvemmaya Chesavokaani" (Shreya Ghosal)
- "Sahasam Swasaga" Mallikharjun
- "Cheppave Chirugaali" (Sujatha and Udit Narayan)
- "Hai re hai" (Karthik and K. S. Chitra)
- "Atharintiki" (Hariharan, Shreya Ghosal and the Priya sisters)
Release
The film released on 15 January 2003 in 165 screens. The audio was released on 19 December 2002.
Box-office performance
It collected a total share of over Rs.25-30 crores.[5]
Awards
- Best Feature Film (Silver) - M.S. Raju
- Best Director - Gunasekhar
- Best Music Director - Mani Sharma
- Best Cinematographer - Sekhar V. Joseph
- Best Editor - A. Sreekar Prasad
- Best Art Director - Ashok
- Best Choreographer - Raju Sundaram
- Best Fight Master - Vijayan
- Best Film - M.S. Raju
- Best Director - Gunasekhar
- Best Actor - Mahesh Babu
- Best Music Director - Mani Sharma
- Best Film - M.S. Raju
- Best Villain - Prakash Raj
- Best Art Direction - Ashok
References
- ^ Telugu Cinema Etc - Nandi award winners list 2003
- ^ Okkadu (2003) - IMDb
- ^ Okkadu to be remade in Bollywood - Times Of India
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Mahesh-Babus-Okkadu-Hindi-remake-titled-Tevar/articleshow/30049998.cms
- ^ Telugu mid-year report