Okkadu
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Okkadu is a 2003 Telugu 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 movie was later remade into the Tamil
as Ghilli
and became one of Vijay's most successful movies as well as one of the biggest hits of the year. This film was released on January 15, 2003.
), 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.
. The lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
.
Nandi Awards
Filmfare Awards
Santosham Film Awards
Gunasekhar
Gunasekhar is a Telugu film director. He directed the films Choodalani Vundi, Okkadu, Arjun, Sainikudu. In the South Indian Filmfare Awards, Gunasekhar won Filmfare Best Director Award for Okkadu and also he won several nandhi awards including national award for best children's film director for...
. It stars Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...
, Bhoomika Chawla, and Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
. Music was composed by Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
and editing was done by A. Sreekar Prasad
A. Sreekar Prasad
Akkineni Sreekar Prasad better known as Sreekar Prasad is an National Award winning Indian film editor.-Brief lifesketch:He was born to editor A. Sanjivi. Veteran L. V. Prasad was his maternal uncle. He was a graduate in Literature and started his film editing career in Telugu films...
. M.S. Raju produced this film. This movie was later remade into the Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
as Ghilli
Ghilli
Ghilli is a Tamil action comedy film directed by Dharani. The film stars Joseph Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Dhamu. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Vidyasagar...
and became one of Vijay's most successful movies as well as one of the biggest hits of the year. This film was released on January 15, 2003.
Plot
Ajay Varma (Mahesh BabuMahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...
), is a young Kabbadi player who goes to factionism hit Kurnool
Kurnool
Kurnool is located at . It has an average elevation of 273 metres .Kurnool lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Handry and Neeva rivers also flow through the city. The K.C...
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
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
), 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
Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...
) of the state. The home minister is into helping Obul Reddy. Ajay conceals swapna in Charminar
Charminar
Charminar built in 1591 AD, is a landmark monument located in Hyderabad, India. The two words Char Minar of Urdu language are combined to which it is known as Charminar . These are four ornate minarets attached and supported by four grand arches, it has become the global icon of Hyderabad and is...
, 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 BabuMahesh BabuMahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...
... Ajay Varma ("Varma" comes only in the credits at the end) - Bhoomika Chawla ... Swapna Reddy
- Mukesh RishiMukesh RishiMukesh Rishi is an Indian film actor who works in Bollywood and Tollywood and Canada. Coming from a brahmin family in Jammu, Mukesh was the first person in his family to try his luck in the world of cinema...
... Assistant Commissioner of Police (Father of Ajay) - Prakash RajPrakash RajPrakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
... Obul Reddy - Geetha ... Mother of Ajay
- Niharika ... Sister of ajay
Crew
- Director: GunasekharGunasekharGunasekhar is a Telugu film director. He directed the films Choodalani Vundi, Okkadu, Arjun, Sainikudu. In the South Indian Filmfare Awards, Gunasekhar won Filmfare Best Director Award for Okkadu and also he won several nandhi awards including national award for best children's film director for...
- Screenplay: GunasekharGunasekharGunasekhar is a Telugu film director. He directed the films Choodalani Vundi, Okkadu, Arjun, Sainikudu. In the South Indian Filmfare Awards, Gunasekhar won Filmfare Best Director Award for Okkadu and also he won several nandhi awards including national award for best children's film director for...
- Story: GunasekharGunasekharGunasekhar is a Telugu film director. He directed the films Choodalani Vundi, Okkadu, Arjun, Sainikudu. In the South Indian Filmfare Awards, Gunasekhar won Filmfare Best Director Award for Okkadu and also he won several nandhi awards including national award for best children's film director for...
- Dialogue: Paruchuri BrothersParuchuri BrothersParuchuri Brothers are a very famous dialogue-writing duo for Telugu Tollywood films. They are Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Paruchuri Gopala Krishna. They have written story and dialogues for over 333 films. They have made a huge contribution to Telugu Cinema...
- Producer: M.S. Raju
- Music: Mani SharmaMani SharmaMani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
- Cinematography: Sekhar V. Joseph
- Choreography: Raju SundaramRaju SundaramRaju Sundaram is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts, directs, and choreographs for films. He is an eldest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and elder brother to Prabhu Deva and Nagendra Prasad.-Birth:...
& Lawrence - Art Direction: Ashok
- Editing: A. Sreekar PrasadA. Sreekar PrasadAkkineni Sreekar Prasad better known as Sreekar Prasad is an National Award winning Indian film editor.-Brief lifesketch:He was born to editor A. Sanjivi. Veteran L. V. Prasad was his maternal uncle. He was a graduate in Literature and started his film editing career in Telugu films...
- Stunts : VijayanVijayanVijayan is a popular name in South India, especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and may refer to any of the following:*O. V. Vijayan, Malayalam novelist and cartoonist...
Music
The music for the film was composed by Mani SharmaMani Sharma
Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
. The lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
Sirivennela Sitaramasastri is an Indian lyricist known for his works in Telugu Cinema.He is a multiple winner of Nandi Award for Best Lyricist and Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu...
.
- "Hare rama"(sung by Shankar MahadevanShankar MahadevanShankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...
) - "Nuvvemmaya Chesavokaani" (Shreya GhosalShreya GhosalShreya Ghoshal is an Indian singer. Best known as a playback singer in Hindi films, she has also performed in other Indian languages including Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu....
) - "Sahasam Swasaga" (Mallikharjun)
- "Cheppave Chirugaali" (SujathaSujatha MohanSujatha Mohan , usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her...
and Udit NarayanUdit Narayan-Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B...
) - "Hai re hai" (KarthikKarthikKarthik is a male given name that is most common name in the southern part of India. The name stands for the Hindu god "Muruga," son of Lord Shiva.The name may refer to:-Actors:...
and K. S. Chitra) - "Atharintiki" (HariharanHariharan (singer)Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity...
, 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.Awards
The film won many awards:Nandi Awards
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards is the most Prominent award ceremony for Telugu films, Telugu Theater & Television, presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, India. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh.Nandi...
- Best Feature Film (Silver) - M.S. Raju
- Best DirectorNandi Award for Best DirectorThe Nandi Award for Best Director winners:...
- GunasekharGunasekharGunasekhar is a Telugu film director. He directed the films Choodalani Vundi, Okkadu, Arjun, Sainikudu. In the South Indian Filmfare Awards, Gunasekhar won Filmfare Best Director Award for Okkadu and also he won several nandhi awards including national award for best children's film director for... - Best Music DirectorNandi Award for Best Music DirectorThe Nandi Award for Best Music Director winners:...
- Mani SharmaMani SharmaMani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work... - Best CinematographerNandi Award for Best CinematographerThe Nandi Award for Best Cinematograper winners:...
- Sekhar V. Joseph - Best EditorNandi Award for Best EditorThe Nandi Award for Best Editor winners:...
- A. Sreekar PrasadA. Sreekar PrasadAkkineni Sreekar Prasad better known as Sreekar Prasad is an National Award winning Indian film editor.-Brief lifesketch:He was born to editor A. Sanjivi. Veteran L. V. Prasad was his maternal uncle. He was a graduate in Literature and started his film editing career in Telugu films... - Best Art DirectorNandi Award for Best Art DirectorThis is a list of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Art Director....
- Ashok - Best ChoreographerNandi Award for Best ChoreographerThe Nandi Award for Best Choreographer winners:...
- Raju SundaramRaju SundaramRaju Sundaram is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts, directs, and choreographs for films. He is an eldest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and elder brother to Prabhu Deva and Nagendra Prasad.-Birth:... - Best Fight MasterNandi Award for Best Fight MasterThe Nandi Award for Best Fight Master winners:...
- VijayanVijayanVijayan is a popular name in South India, especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and may refer to any of the following:*O. V. Vijayan, Malayalam novelist and cartoonist...
Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
- Best Film - M.S. Raju
- Best DirectorTelugu Filmfare Best Director AwardThe Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. The award was first given in 1972. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.K. Viswanath most won 6 Awards for best director.- Nominations:...
- GunasekharGunasekharGunasekhar is a Telugu film director. He directed the films Choodalani Vundi, Okkadu, Arjun, Sainikudu. In the South Indian Filmfare Awards, Gunasekhar won Filmfare Best Director Award for Okkadu and also he won several nandhi awards including national award for best children's film director for... - Best ActorTelugu Filmfare Best Actor AwardThe Telugu Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by India's Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The Award was first given in 1972 with Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao being the first recipient. Chiranjeevi has won the award seven...
- Mahesh BabuMahesh BabuMahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa... - Best Music DirectorTelugu Filmfare Best Music Director AwardThe Telugu Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 1992. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- See also :...
- Mani SharmaMani SharmaMani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
Santosham Film Awards
Santosham Film Awards
Santosham Film Awards is are one of the most popular awards given for Telugu films.-Background:The awards first began in 2003 by the annual Santosham film magazine which was started in 2002)...
- Best FilmSantosham Best Film AwardThe Santosham Best Film Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 2003. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Winners:...
- M.S. Raju - Best VillainSantosham Best Villain AwardThe Santosham Best Director Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 2003. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
- Prakash RajPrakash RajPrakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to... - Best Art DirectionSantosham Best Art Direction AwardThe Santosham Art Direction Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 2003. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
- Ashok