Aadi (film)
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Aadi is a Telugu
film released in 2002 with Jr. NTR in the main lead. V.V. Vinayak directed this movie. This hit film stands second in Jr. NTR's career, right behind Simhadri
. It was also remade in Tamil
as Jai with Prashanth
. This film led both the actor NTR JR and director V.V. Vinayak into instant stardom. The film collected about 22 crore rupees.
Then the film titles roll ending with the caption '12 years later'. We see the grown up Aadi (Jr. NTR) studying in a college. He falls in love with Nandu (Keerthi Chawla
) and vice versa. Veeranna has raised Aadi in Hyderabad as a fun-loving boy but he is also hot tempered young man. Later on, it is revealed that Nandu is the daughter of Siva Reddy.
Completing her studies, Nandu returns to her hometown at her father's place. After a hiatus of 14 years, Aadi re-enters the Rayalaseema along with other trusted members of his father who are released from jail. Veeranna wants to take revenge on Siva Reddy and get back all the land so that he can distribute it to the villagers. The rest of the film deals with how Aadi achieves his objective.
This movie ran for 100 days in 98 centres.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
film released in 2002 with Jr. NTR in the main lead. V.V. Vinayak directed this movie. This hit film stands second in Jr. NTR's career, right behind Simhadri
Simhadri
Simhadri is a 2003 Telugu film with Jr. NTR playing the lead role and Bhoomika, Ankitha, and Nassar playing the supporting roles. S. S. Rajamouli directed the film. It is the biggest hit in Jr. NTR's career. It was subsequently dubbed into Hindi as Yamraaj Ek Faulaad...
. It was also remade in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
as Jai with Prashanth
Prashanth
Prashanth is an Indian film actor who appeared in several Tamil films, as well as a few Telugu films, Hindi and Malayalam films.The son of noted actor-director Thyagarajan, Prashanth began his career at 17 by appearing in Vaigasi Poranthachu and went on to feature in other acclaimed films...
. This film led both the actor NTR JR and director V.V. Vinayak into instant stardom. The film collected about 22 crore rupees.
Story
The story is set in the backdrop of Rayalaseema. The film opens with Veera Reddy (Ahuti Prasad) returning from USA after a long gap with his wife and 8 year-old kid Aadi Kesava Reddy. Veera Reddy's deceased father was a well-known factionist in that area and owned a land of 4000 acres (16.2 km²). While leaving for USA, Aadi Sesha Reddy gave the responsibility of managing this land to Siva Reddy (Rajan P Dev). Now back in India, Veera Reddy realizes that Siva Reddy is misusing his power. He wants to donate all his land to the 2000 families staying in that village. When Siva Reddy comes to know of this charity giveaway, he attacks Veera Reddy, killing him and his wife. Veeranna (Chalapati Rao), a trusted lieutenant of Veera Reddy, takes the kid Aadi Kesava Reddy and escapes to the city (Hyderabad). After the murders, Veera Reddy's trusted people are put in jail with a prison sentence of 14 years.Then the film titles roll ending with the caption '12 years later'. We see the grown up Aadi (Jr. NTR) studying in a college. He falls in love with Nandu (Keerthi Chawla
Keerthi Chawla
Keerthi Chawla is an Indian actress, who is working in Tamil and Telugu film industry. She has appeared in some well known films such as Aadi, Aalwar, Naan Avanillai and Uliyin Osai.- Filmography :- External links :...
) and vice versa. Veeranna has raised Aadi in Hyderabad as a fun-loving boy but he is also hot tempered young man. Later on, it is revealed that Nandu is the daughter of Siva Reddy.
Completing her studies, Nandu returns to her hometown at her father's place. After a hiatus of 14 years, Aadi re-enters the Rayalaseema along with other trusted members of his father who are released from jail. Veeranna wants to take revenge on Siva Reddy and get back all the land so that he can distribute it to the villagers. The rest of the film deals with how Aadi achieves his objective.
This movie ran for 100 days in 98 centres.
Cast
- Jr. NTR .... Aadi Keshava reddy
- Keerti Chawla .... Nandu
- Rajan P. DevRajan P. DevRajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...
.... Siva Reddy - AliAli (actor)Ali is a South Indian actor who has acted in more than 800 films in Telugu, Tamil and Bollywood film industries. He is a regular actor in Puri Jagannadh's movies and pawan kalyan's movies...
- Venu MadhavVenu Madhav (actor)Venu Madhav is a comedy actor in Tollywood born near Kodada . He has acted in many movies in Telugu , Tamil and Malayalam Languages. Besides an actor, he is a mimicry artist. Venu Madhav started his career with Sampradhayam by S.V.Krishna Reddy.He is also a television anchor, who has hosted...
- M.S. Narayana
- Chalapati Rao ....Veeranna
- Ahuti Prasad .... Veera Reddy
- Raghu BabuRaghu BabuRaghu Babu is a Telugu comedian, who is the elder son of famous comedian and character actor Giri Babu. He got married in 1988.-Partial filmography:*Endhukante Premanta*Mondi Mogullu Penki Pellalu...
- Ramya SriRamya SriRamya Sri is a South Indian Actress who has acted 250 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Bhojpuri Languages. Her birth name is Sujatha, but as there are many actors with the same name, she changed her name to Ramya Sri.-Background:...
Crew
- Screenplay - Direction: VV Vinayak
- Dialogues: Paruchuri brothers
- Thrills: Vikram Dharma
- Music: Mani Sharma
Reception
- The film was opened with positive reviews,turned out to be a block buster and the highest grosser of that year.