Friday, July 25, 2008

Okkadu (2003)




Movie title : Okkadu
Year of Release : January 15, 2003
Cast: Mahesh Babu (as Ajay), Bhumika (as Swapna), Prakash Raj (as Obul Reddy, Factionist), Mukesh Rushi (as Assistant Commissioner of Police), Parachuri

Venkateswara Rao (as Personal Secretary to Home Minister), Raajan P Devan (as Home Minister), Chandra Mohan (as father of Swapna), Dharmavarapu

Subrahmanyam (as Passport Officer), Bramhanandam, Sangeeta, Niharika, Janaki Das

Music : Manisharma
Story :Gunasekhar
Screenplay :Gunasekhar
Lyrics : Sirivennela Seetarama Sastri
Art : Ashok
Photography : Sekhar V Joseph
Direction : Gunasekhar
Producer : MS Raju
Banner : Sumanth Art Productions

Ajay is a Kabaddi player and his team visits Kurnool where they win the match and enters into Nationals. Ajay rescues a girl Swapna from the clutches of factionist Obul Reddy. Ajay keeps her in his own house since there is no other place where she can be safe. Ajay's father is an Assistant Commissioner of Police and always wants Ajay to win the Nationals. After Ajay takes Swapna away, Obul Reddy uses the influence of his brother who is the Home Minister. With this the entire police force will be on the search for the two.

Ajay and his friends manages the Passport officer and gets Passport, Visa and flight tickets for USA where Swapna would be taking her studies. Due to circumstances, Ajay and Swapna relocates from their house to Charminar but the police comes to know of their presence there. Friday 1:45 Charminar area is an important time for Muslims who go for prayer. Once the clock ticks the time, people in large numbers comes out of the mosque and Ajay and Swapna makes their way out escaping both the police force and the goons of Obul Reddy. They finally make it to the airport where Ajay says he is understood her. He hugs Swapna but in no time ACP hits him at the back while goons of Obul Reddy takes Swapna away.

The house of Obul Reddy gets prepared for the marriage of Reddy with Swapna. Swapna however sits cool eating chicken with confidence that Ajay comes and resuces her. A series of dialogues and Swapna says she will marry him if he wins over Ajay. The rest of the movie deals with how Ajay beats Obul Reddy.

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