Athadu

"WANTED"

2005 2h 55m TE

🙌

7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 82

ActionThrillerFamily

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

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.

“WANTED”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Mahesh Babu
Nanda Gopal 'Nandu' / Pardhu
Trisha Krishnan
Poori
Prakash Raj
Anjaneya Prasad IPS
Sonu Sood
Malli
Sayaji Shinde
Siva Reddy
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Baji Reddy
Rahul Dev
Saadhu
Nassar
Satyanarayana Murthy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Trivikram Srinivas
Writers: Trivikram Srinivas
Languages: Telugu
Countries: India

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 21 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, shot by K. V. Guhan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Mahesh Babu and Trisha Krishnan and Prakash Raj carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "WANTED".

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0471571 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Trivikram Srinivas directs. K. V. Guhan behind the camera. Sreekar Prasad cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Telugu.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, shot by K. V. Guhan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mahesh Babu and Trisha Krishnan and Prakash Raj carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "WANTED".
7IMDB entry: tt0471571 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 27 themes, including "assassination", "corruption", "escape", "hitman".