Superstar
Mahesh
Babu's
biggest
first
hit
was
MS
Raju's
Okkadu.
Written
and
directed
by
Gunasekhar,
the
romantic
action
movie
was
a
tremendous
success
and
trendsetter.
Okkadu
was
released
in
the
year
2003
on
January
15
marking
the
occasion
of
Sankranthi
festival.
The
Bhumika
Chawla-
starrer
shook
the
Telugu
box
office
and
minted
about
Rs
30
Crore.
Not
just
that
but
the
movie
won
as
many
as
four
Filmfare
awards
including
Best
Film.
It
is
no
wonder
that
the
movie
escalated
the
range
and
stardom
of
Mahesh
Babu,
who
later
re-wrote
the
records
with
Puri
Jagannadh's
2006
film
Pokiri.
Back
in
the
time,
the
producer
of
the
film
got
the
entire
set
of
Charminar
erected
with
a
neighborhood
surrounding,
which
was
the
talk
of
the
town.
After
several
Tollywood
films
were
re-released,
beginning
with
Mahesh
Babu's
Pokiri,
now
is
the
turn
of
the
actor's
other
phenomenal
film-Okkadu.
The
movie
is
all
set
to
enthrall
the
viewers
and
fans
of
the
actor
in
a
brilliant,
revised
version
for
a
better
theatrical
experience.
The
movie
is
getting
ready
to
hit
the
screens
on
January
7,
2023.
The
makers
are
going
to
release
the
re-release
trailer
on
December
24.
Superstar
Mahesh
Babu
portrayed
the
role
of
Ajay
Varma,
an
aspiring
Kabbadi
player
and
the
son
of
the
DCP
of
Hyderabad.
On
his
visit
to
Kurnool
for
a
state-level
tournament,
he
gets
entangled
in
a
factionist's
issue
involving
a
woman
named
Swapna,
played
by
Bhumika
Chawla.
In
the
end,
they
overpower
the
villain
and
put
a
happy
end
to
the
story.
The
movie
is
the
best
experience.
It
was
remade
in
Tamil
with
Thalapathy
Vijay
as
Ghilli,
in
Kannada,
Bengali,
Hindi,
Odia,
and
Sinhala.
Okkadu's
cinematography
was
handled
by
Sekhar
V
Joseph
and
editing
was
taken
care
of
by
A
Sreekar
Prasad.
Mani
Sharma
composed
the
background
score
and
tunes
for
the
film.
Tracks
like
'Nuvemaya
Chesavo
Kani',
'Sahasam
Swasaga
Sagipo',
and
'Attarintiki'
stood
out
among
the
successful
album.
Dialogues
for
the
film
were
penned
by
Paruchuri
Brothers.
On
a
budget
of
Rs
14
Crore,
the
movie
was
bankrolled
by
MS
Raju
under
the
Sumanth
Art
Productions.