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Athadu

2005 · 175 min

A long, amiable thriller that folds a fugitive's tension into a warm family drama, with comic detours and a satisfyingly tidy resolution.

Directed by: Trivikram Srinivas
Genres: Action, Thriller, Family
Starring: Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj

Tagline: WANTED
Overview: 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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Directed by: Trivikram Srinivas
Genres: Action, Thriller, Family
Starring: Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
redemption
deception
love
Places: countryside
small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	5
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action, thriller, family
Directed by: Trivikram Srinivas
Written by: Trivikram Srinivas
Starring: Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood, Sayaji Shinde, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Rahul Dev, Nassar
Cinematography: K. V. Guhan
Runtime: 175 min
Country: India
Languages: Telugu

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