Azad (2000 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Azad
| image = Azad telugu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Paruchuri Brothers]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Thirupathisamy
| screenplay = Thirupathisamy [[Yandamuri Veerendranath]] Bhupathi Raja Crazy Mohan Feroz Bhagat Maharajan
| starring = [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna Akkineni]] [[Soundarya]] [[Shilpa Shetty]]
| director = [[Thirupathisamy]]
| producer = [[C. Ashwini Dutt]]
| studio = [[Vyjayanthi Movies]]
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| runtime = 150 minutes
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2000|9|29}}
| language = Telugu
| country = India
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Azad''''' ({{translation|Independent}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[superhero film]] produced by [[C. Ashwini Dutt]] under [[Vyjayanthi Movies]] and directed by [[Thirupathisamy]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna Akkineni]], [[Soundarya]], [[Shilpa Shetty]] and music composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. The film completed 100 days run in 4 centres. The film remade in Tamil as ''[[Velayudham]]'' (2011) starring [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and also dubbed in Tamil as ''Kurukshetram'' and in Hindi as ''Mission Azad''.

== Plot ==
Anjali ([[Soundarya]]) is a journalist who witnesses the murder of a senior journalist carrying crucial evidence about a mafia don. Anjali is on a mission to sue the criminal Deva ([[Raghuvaran]]), who is responsible for the murder. Anjali is also harassed by Deva's misdeeds. Deva is the most influential person in the region who runs ''Hindu Seva Samithi'', but in reality, he is an undercover [[Islam]]ic militant on a mission to release their terrorist group head imprisoned by the state administration. Deva is apparently a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] devotee who is bent upon teaching the [[Bhagavad Gita]] to every human he meets. Anjali happens to see an accident in which a bunch of Deva's henchmen die. She takes this opportunity to create and glorify a fictional character called "Azad". She writes a letter that Azad has done this assassination to end crime in the city & state. The word spreads like wildfire that there is a man called "Azad", who is the rescuer of the common man.

A humble and intelligent guy called Chandra Sekhar Azad ([[Akkineni Nagarjuna]]) from [[Rajahmundry]], has a widowed mother ([[Kalairani]]), a beautiful sister Kaveri ([[Sujitha]]) and a cute fiancé, Kanaka Mahalakshmi ([[Shilpa Shetty]]) to take care of. As Kaveri's marriage is fixed, Azad goes to [[Hyderabad]], India, to get the five lakhs he saved in a [[chit fund]] company. There, he happens to be involved in a few bomb-blasting incidents and rescue incidents and avoids all the bomb blasts and crimes without his knowledge. People start to think that he is the "Azad". Anjali meets him and explains to him about her mission of ending crime in the state.

However, Azad is more interested in retrieving money from the chit fund company and going back to Rajahmundry to participate in his sister's marriage. He refuses to enact the role and take the responsibility of the legendary character "Azad". But later on, the chit fund company turns out to be bogus, which was managed by Deva, to generate finance for the smuggling of ammunition to [[Pakistan]]. Upon seeing the victims of the chit fund company committing suicide, Azad wears the mask of 'Azad' to stop Deva's mission. All these incidents make Deva extremely frustrated, so he kills and blasts Kaveri at her wedding. Azad also comes to know that Deva is not a Hindu, but a [[Kashmiri Muslim]] terrorist who is on a mission to destroy India.

Deva demands the state administration for release of their militant leader in exchange for the lives of train passengers hijacked by Deva en route to Pakistan via [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India. The rest of the plot deals with how Azad banishes Deva and his gang of militants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-azad.html|title=Telugu Cinema - Azad Review}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna Akkineni]] as Chandra Sekhar Azad
* [[Soundarya]] as Anjali
* [[Shilpa Shetty]] as Mahalakshmi
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Deva/Dawood
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Inspector Saleem
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Thief
* [[Kalairani]] as Azad's mother
* [[Sujitha]] as Kaveri
* [[Nutan Prasad]] as Anjali's father
* [[Raghunatha Reddy]] as Mahalakshmi's father
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Kanaka Raju
* [[Ananth Babu]] as School Teacher
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Citizen
* [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as Editor
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Constable
* [[Banerjee (actor)|Banerjee]] as Banerjee
* [[L. B. Sriram]] as Sastry
* [[Narsing Yadav]] as Rowdy
* [[Chitti Babu Punyamurthula|Chitti Babu]]
* [[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]]
* Indu Anand as Mahalakshmi's mother
* Rajashree Reddy as Doctor
* Likitha Kamini
* Urvasi Patil in an item number
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Azad
| type = film
| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2000
| recorded =
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| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 28:56
| label = Supreme Music
| producer = [[Mani Sharma]]
| prev_title = [[Yuvakudu]]
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [[Vamsi (film)|Vamsi]]
| next_year = 2000
}}
The music was composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. Music released on SUPREME Audio Company.
{{Track listing
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| headline = Azad - Telugu Tracklist (Original)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 28:56
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = Koila Koila
| lyrics1 = [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
| extra1 = [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]]
| length1 = 4:30
|-
| title2 = Kala Anuko
| lyrics2 = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]
| extra2 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| length2 = 5:21
|-
| title3 = Chemma Chekka Chemma Chekka
| lyrics3 = [[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri|Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry]]
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length3 = 4:32
|-
| title4 = So So Sonare
| lyrics4 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandra Bose]]
| extra4 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Vasundhara Das]]
| length4 = 4:47
|-
| title5 = Sudigaalilo
| lyrics5 = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]
| extra5 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], K. S. Chithra
| length5 = 5:08
|-
| title6 = Hai Hai Nayakaa
| lyrics6 = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]
| extra6 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]], K. S. Chithra
| length6 = 4:24
}}{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Kurukshetram - Tamil Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 28:56
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics = Piraisoodan, Muthulingam, and Ponniyin Selvan
| all_music =
| title1 = Koila Koila
| lyrics1 = Piraisoodan
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length1 = 4:30

| title2 = Manadinile
| lyrics2 = Ponniyin Selvan
| extra2 = Ramu, Sunandha
| length2 = 5:21

| title3 = Sembaruthi Sembaruthi
| lyrics3 = Muthulingam
| extra3 = Ramu, [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
| length3 = 4:32

| title4 = So So So Adi Sonare
| lyrics4 = Piraisoodan
| extra4 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], Harini
| length4 = 4:47

| title5 = Idi Osaiyo
| lyrics5 = Ponniyin Selvan
| extra5 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], Sindhu
| length5 = 5:08
| title6 = Hai Hai Nayaga
| lyrics6 = Muthulingam
| extra6 = Krishnaraj, Sindhu
| length6 = 4:24
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==Awards==

*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] - Silver - 2000
*Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Association Award - 2000 - [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0278274|Azad}}

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[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films about terrorism in India]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Journalism adapted into films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]
[[Category:2000s romantic action films]]

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