India 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.
Action + Thriller in India
229 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Athadu itself).
The 2004–2006 India Window
Athadu holds position #27 of 152 India films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Athadu premiered alongside 57 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 57 other India films in 2005.
The 505th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
37 audience reviews — more than 73% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 66th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Athadu, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- crime suspense · 2
- comedy · 2
- assassination · 17
- romance · 94
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
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 |