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Okkadu

  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 51m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
11K
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Okkadu (2003)
A Kabbadi player rescues a young woman from an unwanted marriage and hides her in his home.
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A Kabbadi player rescues a young woman from an unwanted marriage and hides her in his home.A Kabbadi player rescues a young woman from an unwanted marriage and hides her in his home.A Kabbadi player rescues a young woman from an unwanted marriage and hides her in his home.

  • Director
    • Gunasekhar
  • Writer
    • Gunasekhar
  • Stars
    • Mahesh Babu
    • Bhoomika Chawla
    • Prakash Raj
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    11K
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    • Director
      • Gunasekhar
    • Writer
      • Gunasekhar
    • Stars
      • Mahesh Babu
      • Bhoomika Chawla
      • Prakash Raj
    • 16User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 20 wins total

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    Mahesh Babu
    Mahesh Babu
    • Ajay Varma
    Bhoomika Chawla
    Bhoomika Chawla
    • Swapna
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    • Obul Reddy
    • (as Prakashraj)
    Mukesh Rishi
    Mukesh Rishi
    • DCP Vijay Varma
    Chandramohan
    • Dashardharami Reddy
    Rajan P. Dev
    Rajan P. Dev
    • Siva Reddy
    Geetha
    Geetha
    • Vasundhara Varma
    Telangana Sakuntala
    Telangana Sakuntala
    • Obul Reddy's mother
    Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao
    • Doondi
    Baby Niharika
    • Asha
    Ajay
    Ajay
    • Kumar
    Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
    Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
    • Subramanyam
    Achyuth
    • Siva
    M.S. Narayana
    M.S. Narayana
    • Priest
    Gundu Hanumantha Rao
    • Assistant priest
    Joy Badlani
    Joy Badlani
    • Jagadish
    • Director
      • Gunasekhar
    • Writer
      • Gunasekhar
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    10kamalrocks-14755

    Mahesh babu best

    Super Star Mahesh Babu's Acting took this film at different level and and Mani Sharma's Music took it at another level and Bhumika acting also Superr I have Watched it Many time this movie is still my Favourite Movie and all the Songs ... Must watch... Trendsetter and Mahesh it is. This movie made stars into superstars in other industries too. The way he excels in roles is majestic. Superb concept and its dealing was top.

    Okkadu is a classic.action,music,screenplay everything is perfectly blended. Mahesh's acting in this movie extremely good. If u want to watch a good telugu movie I'll definitely recommend this Blockbuster for sure.
    10swathipujari

    The film which took Mahesh to Instant Stardom.))

    Obul Reddy (Prakash Raj) is a factions in Kurnool. He falls in love with Swapna (Bhumika). Obul Reddy kills Swapna's brother (Achyut) when he passed a remark about the age difference between Obul Reddy and Swapna. Obul Reddy also kills another brother of Swapna. Horrified by the impending danger, father of Swapna gives her certificates and money and asks Swapna to go to her uncle's place in USA. Obul Reddy catches her when she starts traveling.

    Ajay (Mahesh Babu) is a Kabaddi player and is the son of an Assistant Commissioner of Police (Mukesh Rishi). At this juncture, Ajay - who is in Kurnool to play Kabaddi games - rescues Swapna from the hands of Obul Reddy and takes her to Hyderabad. Ajay takes Swapna to his house and hides her in his room. Ajay, with the help of friends, arranges passport, visa and flight tickets for Swapna.

    Mean while, the Home Minister (Rajan P Dev) who happens to be the brother of Obul Reddy asks ACP to search for Swapna and the guy who has taken away. When ACP realizes that it's his own son who did the crime, Ajay and Swapna runs away from his home and hides in Charminar.

    The rest of the story depends on how Obul Reddy traps the couple again and how Ajay emerges victorious.

    Artists:

    Mahesh Babu: Mahesh Babu has shown a different dimension to his acting skills with this film. That is the i.n.t.e.n.s.i.t.y in his eyes. Without making hero uttering a single word, the directors have shown this kind of intensity by writing powerful situations in the past like the Chiranjeevi's introduction scene in Khaidi and Nagarjuna's chain scene in Shiva. Mahesh Babu worked really hard for this film and it showed up in the output. He carried the film on his shoulders.

    Bhumika Chawla: Bhumika is the perfect fit for the role of Swapna. The dubbed done by Savita Reddy is also apt. Though she looked sensual in songs, there is a danger of masses complaining about the glamor aspect (no exposing) of heroine.

    Prakash Raj: Prakash Raj changed his mustache in this film, which resembles that of Hindi villain Gulshan Grover. He provided good amount of entertainment with his serious as well as comedy acting. The way he says 'I love you' to Bhumika is hilarious. He is the only actor who can justify that kind of role.

    Telangana Sakuntala: She acted as 'Ramulamma' - the cigar smoking lady don and mother of Prakash Raj. She provided entertainment with her typical dialogue deliver and peculiar walking style.

    Mukesh Rishi: Mukesh Rushi played a soft role of a sincere police officer and it's a refreshing change for audience to see Mukesh Rishi doing a character which is other than a dread some villain.

    Others: Chandra Mohan played the role of helpless father who lost two sons. Rajan P Dev played the role of Home Minister in two consecutive films (Naaga and Okkadu). Geeta acted as mother of Mahesh Babu in this film. She is also pretty good. Niharika - the cute little girl who acted as niece to Venky in 'Preminchukundam Raa' - acted as sister of Mahesh Babu in this film. She is an asset to the film.

    Technical Departments:

    Story: The basic storyline of a film is how a man acts as a guard to a woman and saves her from danger. The entire first half is devoted to establish the story and the second half has a single mission of hero sending heroine to USA. It's a pretty interesting plot. The original caption of 'Her Army' would have been retained with Okkadu title.

    Screenplay - Direction: The director's real worth of screenplay comes out when the storyline of the film is thin. Guna Sekhar excelled in screenplay department with excellent screenplay. Guna Sekhar has a special style of frames of taking. He maintained the class touch of the film throughout and elevated mass elements to exhilarating effect. Guna Sekhar seems to have done this film with positive vengeance.

    Photography: Photography by Sekhar V Joseph is excellent. Cinematography is one of the outstanding aspects of Okkadu.

    Sets: Set work by Ashok Kumar is very good. The 2 core worth Charminar set is very good. And the Nevada's kind of set for the last song in this film is also exceptionally good.

    Editing: Editing by Srikar Prasad is crisp. His sharp editing kept the pace of film in good condition.

    Lyrics: As said by Sirivennela in audio function, the songs of the film are interlaced in the narration of story. All songs narrated the storyline and the mood of the film.

    Stunts: Stunts for this film are extraordinary. The stunts have rich technique associated with it, but at the same time the mass fights (naatu knotted) are rightly composed to enthrall the masses. First fight and last fight of the film are extraordinary.

    Music: Mani Sharma has given excellent songs and background music. He can be proud of his 50th film. Here is the sequence of songs in the film

    1. Hare Rama: This song is pictured on Mahesh Babu and 10's of dancers with Charminar backdrop. This song is like an M TV video. Very neat and glorifying with good steps by Mahesh Babu and ultra modern choreography 2. Nuvvemaya Chesavokaani: a typical heroine introduction song taken in beautiful and luster scenic locations. 3. Sahasam Swasaga: This song comes as a situational song where Mahesh Babu escorts Bhumika to Hyderabad with interludes like Bhumika telling about her flashback to Mahesh Babu.
    9ragzvamz

    Screenplay at its best..!

    One of the films that took the tollywood industry by surprise... Everything in the film were almost perfect and one can also go on to say that it was FLAWLESS..! The music was good and the background score was simply great..Everybody got what they wanted..! The main thing that became an asset to the film was the way in which the director lead the film..the screenplay was awesome because it always kept the viewers guessing on what is going to happen next..! So overall a superb film and a good career boost for MAHESH..! Some of the music tracks that I found were foot tapping were Hare rama Hare Krishna and the melodies Nuvve Maya chesavo kani and Nuvve Maya chesavo kani ila ee kshanam agiponi took the viewers into a trance..! The climax scene were the Hero finally delivers a killer blow is one of the best scenes ever shot until then..!
    10kmadhaviramki

    Mahesh babu okkade..

    Wow what a movie. Brilliant movie from gunasekhar.Mahesh babu is soul of the film. No doubt at all it is a perfect mahesh film. The added advantages are best performance from leading actors. A MUST WATCH.
    10shivagncsai

    Nice movie

    Worth watching... don't miss the fine craft. That was that was an amazing experience to watch such a film which all the character have made that performances was so fantabulous and I recommend that this is one of the favourite film of yours wish list so I don't miss this extraordinary experience and also this film have made that remark in some other language languages, but this original craft have made its own benchmark at all the level of technical excellent. This is the one of the finest milestone in achieving the ad in taste and industries business level also. Power off at a feel good and top notch experience.

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    • Trivia
      The scene in the first half where Mahesh comes to rescue Bhoomika from Prakash Raj near Konda Reddy Burju is one of the iconic scenes in Telugu cinema.
    • Connections
      Features Falguni Pathak: Chudi (Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi) (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Hare Rama
      Music by Mani Sharma

      Lyrics by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry

      Performed by Shankar Mahadevan

      Duration: 5:57

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 2003 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Telugu
    • Also known as
      • The One
    • Production company
      • Sumanth Art Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,764
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 51 minutes
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