Athadu
2005 2h 53m movie Film India

Athadu

అతడు

“WANTED”

Synopsis

అతడు

“WANTED”

A professional killer is hired to fake the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is killed and he is framed for his murder, he takes on a dead man's identity to escape the law.

The 2004–2006 India Window

152 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Athadu sits at position #27.

  1. Umrao Jaan
    #1

    Umrao Jaan

    ★ 8.2 · 2006

  2. Black
    #2

    Black

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  3. Thanmathra
    #3

    Thanmathra

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  4. Pudhupettai
    #4

    Pudhupettai

    ★ 7.7 · 2006

  5. The Fall
    #5

    The Fall

    ★ 7.6 · 2006

  6. Kaazhcha
    #6

    Kaazhcha

    ★ 7.6 · 2004

  7. Anniyan
    #7

    Anniyan

    ★ 7.5 · 2005

  8. Classmates
    #8

    Classmates

    ★ 7.5 · 2006

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Athadu premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
37
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #450 of 1,983 India films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #106 of 637 (top 17%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Telugu
Runtime 2h 53m
Release Date August 10, 2005
IMDb tt0471571

Themes & Motifs

  • assassination
  • politics
  • romance
  • crime suspense
  • comedy

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