Name: Athadu (2005)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 2005-08-10
Cast: Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj, Nassar

A contract killer is hired to stage a politician's assassination. When the politician is found dead and he is framed for the murder, he assumes the identity of a dead man to escape the law.

Athadu (2005)

Son of veteran actor Krishna, Mahesh Babu is the superstar of Telugu film industry. After appearing in Needa (1979) as a child actor, he made his debut as a lead actor with Rajakumarudu in 1999, winning the State Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. Mahesh is best known for movies like Murari (2001), Okkadu (2003), Arjun (2004), Athadu (2005), Pokiri (2006), Dookudu (2011), Businessman (2012), Seethamma Vakitio Sirimalle Chjettu (2013), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Srimanthudu (2015), Spyder (2017) and Bharat Ane Nenu (2018). Mahesh is married to actor Namrata Shirodkar.

Mahesh Babu

A famous model and actor, Trisha Krishnan appears in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu cinema. She made her acting debut with a small role in the film Jodi. Trisha is best known for her performances in Saamy, Ghilli, Varsham, Khatta Meetha, King, Bheema, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Abhiyum Naanum and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana.

Trisha Krishnan

Sonu Sood is an actor and producer. A qualified engineer, Sonu began his career with modeling assignments and small commercials. 2002 marked his Bollywood debut with Shaheed-E-Azam. After that, he appeared in popular movies including Jodhaa Akbar, Dabangg, R… Rajkumar & Happy New Year. Sonu was also seen in the Mandarin historical adventure film Xuanzang (2016). He turned a producer with the movie Tutak, Tutak, Tutiya under Shakti Sagar Production.

Sonu Sood

Prakash Raj is a celebrated thespian, TV presenter, film actor and filmmaker who has made his mark in Hindi as well as South Indian films. He is mostly known for playing antagonists and character roles in moves like Singham (Hindi), Dabangg 2 (Hindi), Thoonga Vanam (Tamil-Telugu) and Bharat Ane Nenu (Telugu)  to name a few. He has been honoured with several accolades and awards like the IIFA, Filmfare, Nandi and also, the National Film Awards multiple times. He owns his own production company called Duet Movies.

Prakash Raj

Nassar is a popular actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist and singer. He appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi cinema. Nassar made his acting debut with Kalyana Agathigal in 1985. He rose to fame with his performance as a police officer in the movie Nayakan. He appeared in movies like Roja, Thevar Magan, Bombay and Kuruthipunai. In 1995, the actor turned director with the movie Avatharam.

Nassar

Kota Srinivasa Rao is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. 

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Rahul Dev

Kanneganti Brahmanandam, known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, voice actor and film director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen credits for a living actor, appearing in over 775 films to date.

Brahmanandam Kanneganti

Tanikella Bharani is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was also screenwriter for 52 films. He has won three Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards.

Tanikella Bharani

Ajay is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu films, in addition to Tamil and Kannada films.

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