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{{Infobox film
| name = Aithe
| image = Aithefilmposter.jpg
| caption = Poster of the Telugu version
| director = [[Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]]
| producer = [[Gangaraju Gunnam]]
| writer = Chandra Sekhar Yeleti
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Pavan Malhotra]]
*[[Mohit Chadda]]
*[[Shashank (actor)|Shashank]]
*[[:te:%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%AD%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B7%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D|Abhishek]]
*Janardhan
*[[Sindhu Tolani]]
}}
| music = [[Kalyani Malik]]
| cinematography = [[K. K. Senthil Kumar]]
| studio = Just Yellow
| released = 11 April 2003 (Telugu)<br />5 October 2007 (Hindi)
| country = India
| language = Telugu<br />Hindi
}}
'''''Aithe''''' ({{trans}} If so) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]]<ref name=TheHinduGenre>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/aithe-20-thriller-to-the-core/article8151411.ece|title=Aithe 2.0: Thriller to the core|author=Y. Sunita Chowdhary|work=The Hindu|access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> film written and directed by [[Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]], and produced by [[Gangaraju Gunnam]] under his studio Just Yellow. It features debutants [[Mohit Chadda]], [[Shashank (actor)|Shashank]], [[:te:%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%AD%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B7%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D|Abhishek]], Janardhan, and [[Sindhu Tolani]] in lead roles while [[Pavan Malhotra]] plays a pivotal role. The film deals with underworld criminal nexus and [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacking]]. The film was shot simultaneously in [[Hindi]] as '''''50 Lakh''''' (2007).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Fernandes|first=Praveen Lance|date=5 October 2007|title=50 Lakh review|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/50-lakh/articleshow/2430927.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

''Aithe'' released on 11 April 2003. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] that year while Malhotra received [[Nandi Special Jury Award]] and [[Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu)]] for his performance. The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Naam (2003 film)|Naam]]'' (2003) and in Malayalam as ''Wanted'' (2004).

==Plot==
Irfan Khan is a key [[Indian mafia|mafia]] affiliate in [[Mumbai]]. Khan is on the wanted list of criminals in [[Hyderabad]] with a bounty of {{INR}}50 [[lakh]]. Aiming to migrate to [[Dubai]] so that he can remotely control the operations in Mumbai, Khan devises a plan of getting four of his own men to hijack a domestic flight from Hyderabad to [[Kathmandu]] (destined for Mumbai) in which he is a passenger. The Home Minister of Maharashtra is also on the flight, and the four men are to release all the passengers and concentrate on the Home Minister. From Kathmandu, he plans to go to Dubai.

For the hijack, he organises a group of four intelligent men who are in dire need of money and who do not have a criminal record. The audience is made to believe in the beginning that the four central characters are these four men, but in fact they kidnap Khan before the flight takes off, aiming to get the prize money.

They hide Khan in a forest and call the Assistant Commissioner of Police, who is a double agent for the mafia. When the ACP does not yield (as he wants them to release Khan), one of the four, Kumar, makes a deal with the Mafia and obtains a bag with {{INR}}2 [[crore]]. However, the bag in which the money is kept has a bomb in it. When Kumar tells the others that he has done this, they back out, and he joins with them, just in time.

Meanwhile, Khan's assistant, Musharraf, comes and takes Khan from the forest, but is stopped by [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|IB]] agent Zaheer Khan, who has been following the four men and Musharraf throughout the movie.

Finally, the four friends come back to their house. They find a bag, which they had lost previously. With that, they find a note from Zaheer explaining everything. The bag also has, to their joy, their prize money.

== Cast ==
* [[Pavan Malhotra]] as Irfan Khan
* [[Mohit Chadda]] as Ramu
* [[Shashank (actor)|Shashank]] as Kumar
* [[:te:%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%AD%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B7%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D|Abhishek]] as Vivek
* Janardhan as Shankar
* [[Sindhu Tolani]] as Aditi
* Veerendra Chowhan as Musharraf
* [[imdbname:0510145|Likhita]] as Kavitha
* [[Narsing Yadav]] as Maharashtra Home Minister
* [[Sivaji Raja]] as Zaheer Khan
* CVL Narasimha Rao as Vivek's Father
* [[Ashok Kumar (Telugu Actor)|Ashok Kumar]] as Madan Seth
* [[Harsha Vardhan]] as Chotu
* Sanjay Raichura as ACP
* Lalith Sharma as IB Chief

==Soundtrack==
This Album Marked the debut of [[Kalyan Koduri]] as a composer.

{{Infobox album
| name = Aithe
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Kalyan Koduri]]
| cover =
| released =2003
| recorded = 2003
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 5:23
| label = Surya Music
| producer = [[Kalyan Koduri]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Naam (2003 film)|Naam]]
| next_year = 2003
}}

{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Track-List
|total_length= 5:23
|title1=Chitapata Chinukulu |extra1= [[M. M. Keeravani]] | lyrics1 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]|length1= 5:23
}}

== Reception ==
''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' reviewer Jeevi rated the film 4/5 and appreciated Yeleti's screenplay and direction."This story is a very authentic story without any surrealism or traces of inspiration in it. Screenplay of 'Aithe' is terrific. The debutant director Chandra Sekhar Eleti proves himself as the new generation director with a good technical knowledge," he stated.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeevi|date=11 April 2003|title=Telugu Cinema - Review - Aithe - Chandra Sekhar Eleti - Gangaraju Gunna - Kalyani Malik|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-aithe.html|url-status=live|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>

Praveen Lance Fernandez of ''[[The Times of India]]'' reviewed the Hindi version ''50 Lakh'' and gave it 2 stars. He wrote: "''50 Lakh'' has nothing to offer mainly because of its shoe-string budget and bad performances. But from the plot and screenplay point of view, this one definitely scores over a lot of other recent films." Fernandez opined that had some of the performances been better, the film would have received better acclaim. "The south actors are clearly uncomfortable acting in a Hindi film," he added.<ref name=":0" />

==Awards==
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] - 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/mp/2003/10/14/stories/2003101400510100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318134502/http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/mp/2003/10/14/stories/2003101400510100.htm|title=The Hindu : Different strokes|archive-date=18 March 2012|access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[Nandi Special Jury Award]] - [[Pavan Malhotra]]
*[[Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu)]] - Pavan Malhotra

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0460394|Aithe}}

{{Chandra Sekhar Yeleti}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about criminals]]
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
[[Category:2003 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Crime films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian aviation films]]
[[Category:Indian buddy films]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2003 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]

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