Credits
Banner: Keerthi Creations
Cast: Ravi Teja, Anushka, Prakash Raj, Vineeth Kumar, Brahmanandam, Ruthika, Rajiv Kanakala, Raghubabu, Ajay, Jayaprakash Reddy, Sekhar, Amit Kumar, Baba, Baby Neha,
Music: MM Keeravani
Cinematography: Sarvesh Murari
Dialogues: M Ratnam
Art: R Ravinder
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Story: Vijayendra Prasad
Stunts: Ram Lakshman
Costumes Designer: Rama Rajamouli
Executive producer: Cherry
Direction: SS Rajamouli
Producer: ML Kumar Chowdary
Release Date: 23 June 2006
Interesting Facts
- After the success of Chatrapathi, Rajamouli floated his own banner (banner stapinchi) and wanted to do his next for his banner. Wanted to do a movie called Mudra with NTR and a big movie. But pre production and budget would cost a lot for it. So he kept it aside due to market limitations. In the meantime, we can do a movie and then do our own production and Vijayendra Prasad had readied a script about a slice story and he found it to be very exciting and powerful. If we have a powerstar as hero, it will be industry hit.
- He went to Bangaram set and met Pawn Kalyan and told him the store. PK said we will do it later im taking a gap right now so he said no. then Rajamouli thought of doing the movie with other heroes, for some reason Raviteja came to mind. Around Sye time, there was also some discussion during that time for they combination. Raviteja always said im ready and gave his word.
- Then Rajamouli told Vijayendra Prasad to change the story with Raviteja mark energy without missing my mark. Raviteja can do any character but entertainment is his main asset. That’s how they created Athili Sathi Babu character.
- They didnt change the police story and did some changes here and there (marupulu cherpulu chesi) within 15 days he readied the full script. M Rathnam write the dialogue version and script came out superbly.
- December 11th, 2005 movie was launched at Annapurna Studios. NTR, Prabhas, K Vijaya Bhaskar came as chief guests
- Filmed in Annapurna Studios, Athadu House set, Ramoji Film City, Rajendra Nagar Granite Quarry, 2nd half flashback scenes Karnataka Dharwad district. Filming was completed in just 5 months 90 days with great planning they finished the movie in short time.
- When filing at the granite quarry, the workers there threw stones at the film unit and some of them got injured.
- May 31st, 2006 audio was launched at a set in HiTec City. YVS Choudhary and K raghavendra Rao were the chief guests. Suma anchored the event and Adiyta Music took music rights.
- MM Keeravani worked day and night for 22 days to compose BGM. He gave different BGM for all emotional episodes related to Vikram Rathod character
- Finally on June 23rd, 2006 with 180 prints, movie released amidst huge expectations due to Ravi’s image and Rajamouli success rate got huge openings.
- Keeravani BGM pranam posaru and Rajamouli taking proved his track record again. Movie got some divide talk at first but after some time mass audience brahmaradham paddaru. Even in A centers movie ran every well
- Breakthrough for Anuksha who became star heroine, villain break for Ajay and Vineet Kumar Telugu turning point
- Audience thought Raviteja lo into powerful actor vunnada aascharyam vesindu. After Idiot and Bhadra gave another huge break to Ravityeja and he got full craze in masses with this movie
- Box office event with competition with Pokiri prabhanjanam and other movies competition, movie was a blockbuster at the box office grossing 18 crores share and 26 crores gross. In Vizag and Guntur 2nd highest grosser all time after Pokiri
- Ran for 100 days in 54 centers and was top 5 grossers of 2006. For 100 days function, Allu Arjun, Ileana and Allu Aravind came as chief guests. This movie was remade in 5 languages 6 different times.
- Tamil remake was dine by Karthi directed by Souryam Siva, Kannada directed and starring Sudden, Hindi starring Akshay Kumar directed by Prabhudeva, and remade twice in Bangladeshi with different heroes and heroines.
