Athadu

Athadu is a 2005 Telugu action thriller written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The movie features an ensemble cast of Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Sonu Sood, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sayaji Shinde, Nassar and Prakash Raj. The film was produced by D. Kishore and M. Ram Mohan on Jayabheri Arts banner while actor Murali Mohan was the presenter of the film. Story, Screenplay and Dialogues were penned by Trivikram Srinivas while Sirivennela Sitaramasastri and Viswa penned the lyrics for the songs. The movie's soundtrack was scored by Mani Sharma. K. V. Guhan handled the cinematography of the film while Sreekar Prasad edited the film. Thota Tharani was the art director of the film while Peter Hein was the stunt and fight choreographer. The film narrates the story of two professional killers Nandu and Malli who are orphans. Nandu is assigned an assassination attempt on a politician who gets killed by somebody before Nandu could shoot. During his escape, Nandu turns the reason for Pardhu's death who was returning to his native town after running away in his childhood.