Athadu

Nandu is a hitman; he does his work coldly and leaves no trace. He is hired to kill a politician. He seems to complete the job, but the target is actually alive; somebody else was killed. Nandu finds himself inside a conspiracy and goes after the real killer. Meanwhile he tries to build an ordinary life; he meets a woman named Bhavana and does not tell her who he is. The two lives have to run at once. Trivikram Srinivas wrote and directed. Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Sonu Sood and Prakash Raj are in the cast. It is an Indian production in Telugu. The film came out in 2005 and was one of the highest earning Telugu films of its period. The matter it treats is a split identity; the hitman and the ordinary man live in the same body and one threatens the other. The film is counted a turning point in Mahesh Babu's career and builds his character as a quiet, measured danger. The narrative keeps the romantic line apart from the main plot and joins them late. The action is realistic for its time and free of display. Trivikram's dialogue writing became the most quoted thing about the film. The narrative builds the political conspiracy in detail and reveals the culprit late. The ending gives the reckoning in one scene. Its limit is length; the narrative is long, the middle slows, and there are many songs. Who it is for: viewers who like Telugu action drama and character driven tension. Who it is not for: it is long, the middle slackens, and the ending what you expect.