Aa Okkadu

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Aa Okkadu
Aa Okkadu Poster.jpg
Directed byN. S. Murthy (Dakshin Srinivas)
Written byN. S. Murthy (Dakshin Srinivas)
Produced byGanesh Indukuri
Starring Suresh Gopi
Ajay
Madhurima
CinematographyKamalakar
Edited byM. R. Varma
Music by Mani Sharma
Release date
  • 5 June 2009 (2009-06-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Aa Okkadu is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film starring Suresh Gopi, Ajay, and Madhurima. [1] The film is directed by N S Murthy and was released by Tolly 2 Holly Films on 5 June 2009. [2] Mani Sharma composed the music. [3] [4] The New Indian Express categorised this film as one of the commercially unsuccessful films of 2009. [5]

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Plot

Sri Krishna (Suresh Gopi) is a successful criminal lawyer. Bujji (Ajay) works under Sri Krishna. Dr. Pavitra (Madhurima) is a psychiatrist who works in a mental hospital. Sri Krishna and Pavitra are disciples of a godman. Pavitra has a family dispute with her brother-in-law and he dies under suspicious circumstances. Slowly a few people associated with Pavitra are killed and the needle of suspicion turns towards Pavitra. The rest of the film is all about who did it.

Cast

Soundtrack

Aa Okkadu
Soundtrack album by
Released2009
Genre Soundtrack
Length21:24
Label Lahari Music

The music was composed by Mani Sharma. In an audio review of the film by Telugucinema.com , a critic rated the soundtrack three-and-a-half out of five and wrote that "At the outset, the album might seem to offer nothing new but Mani Sarma's careful handling of orchestration and tuning stand out on repeated hearing". [6]

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Radhaa Maanasa"Veda VyasDr. Naarayan4:39
2."Moothimeediki" Bhaskarabhatla Suchitra 4:32
3."Ooruko Manasaa" Ananta Sriram Vijay Yesudas 4:06
4."Adedole" Bhaskarabhatla Ranjith, Jyotsna3:57
5."Padalemuraa" Sahithi Ranjith, Rahul4:28
Total length:21:24

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain rated the film two and one-fourth out of five and wrote that "On a whole, Aa Okkadu is a well-intended effort that has gone wrong due to inefficient screenplay and uninteresting narration." [4] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Aa Okkadu looks like that unlikely surprise lurking in the back of your cupboard, and maybe the one you've secretly wished for." [7]

A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Director Murthy has succeeded in holding the suspense till the end but the comedy sequences do not blend well with the main story. Many of the plots lack logic too. Even Mani Sharma’s music fails to impress." [8]

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References

  1. From, our online archive (15 May 2012). "Ajay in and as 'Aa Okkadu'". The New Indian Express.
  2. Indiaglitz.com ‘Aa Okkadu’ announces release date at IndiaGlitz, 19 May 2009
  3. Idlebrain.com Aa Okkadu music launch Archived 11 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Idlebrain.com, 8 May 2009
  4. 1 2 "Aa Okkadu review - Telugu cinema Review - Ajay & Madhurima". Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. From, our online archive (15 May 2012). "2009 the year of big flops & small hits". The New Indian Express.
  6. Audio review at Telugucinema.com, 30 May 2009
  7. "Aa Okkadu Review". Full Hyderabad. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. "Aa Okkadu: Suspense sans sequence". Bangalore Mirror. 5 June 2009.