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{{short description|2001 film by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Akasa Veedhilo
| image = Akasa_Veedhilo.jpg
| caption = Movie Poster
| director = [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]
| producer = [[Ramoji Rao]]
| writer = Singeetam Srinivasa Rao<br />[[Paruchuri Brothers]] (dialogue)
| starring = [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]]<br>[[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]]<br>[[Raveena Tandon]]<br>[[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]]
| music = [[M.M. Keeravani]]
| cinematography = [[S. Gopal Reddy]]
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = [[Ushakiran Movies|Usha Kiran Movies]]
| distributor = Mayuri Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2001|8|23}}
| runtime =02:19:18
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Akasa Veedhilo''''' ({{translation|In the streets of sky}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=2001-04-06|title=Flair for the unusual|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/flair-for-the-unusual/article27926449.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 January 2021|website=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=}}</ref> Produced by [[Ramoji Rao]], the film stars [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]], [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]], [[Raveena Tandon]] and [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]], with music composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]].<ref name="idlebrain1">{{cite web|last=Jeevi|date=2001-08-23|title=Movie review - Akasa Veedhilo|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-akasa.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2016-11-24|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|publisher=}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Chandu ([[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna]]) and Suri ([[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]]) are domestic pilots and thick friends. Indu ([[Raveena Tandon]]) and Padma ([[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]]) are very good friends. Chandu marries Indu and Suri marries Padma. Indu and Padma become pregnant. Indu meets with a car accident and she becomes infertile. Padma gives birth to twins, Ram and Lakshman (Master Teja). Indu and Chandu adopt Ram. After three years, Lakshman is diagnosed with [[Acute Leukemia]] He needs to undergo bone marrow transplantation. Indu refuses and flees with Ram to Delhi fearing that Chandu will force her to send Ram for operation. Later on, she realizes her mistake and boards a flight to return to her husband so that Ram can be operated upon. Pakistani militants hijack the flight and they divert the flight's route. Whilst Chandu rescues the hijacked flight and Lakshman recuperates from the Cancer.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna Akkineni]] as Chandu / Chandra Shekar
* [[Raveena Tandon]] as Indu
* [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]] as Suri Babu
* [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] as Padma
* [[Rahul Dev]] as Terrorist
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as G.K.
* [[Betha Sudhakar|Sudhakar]] as Mohan
* [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]] as Bhajanlal
* [[Giri Babu]] as Jagadiswara Rao
* [[Chalapathi Rao]]
* [[Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam|A.V.S]]
* [[M. S. Narayana]]
* Lakshmi Ratan as Prasad Rao
* [[Kaushal Manda]] as Terrorist
* [[Raghunatha Reddy]]
* [[Shankar Melkote]]
* [[Ironleg Sastri|Ironleg Sastry]] as Himself
* [[Jenny (actor)|Jenny]]
* Siva Parvathi as G.K's wife
* [[Sri Lakshmi (actress)|Sri Lakshmi]]
* [[Rajitha]] as Kamala
* Madhurisen as Air Hostess
* Master Teja as Ram and Laksham (dual role)
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Akasa Veedhilo
| type = film
| artist = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2001
| recorded =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 27:26
| label = Mayuri Music
| producer = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| prev_title = [[Bava Nachadu]]
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Okato Number Kurradu
| next_year = 2002
}}

Music composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]]. Music is released on MAYURI Audio Company.

{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 27:26
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =

| title1 = Vennello Aadapilla
| lyrics1 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra1 = [[Devi Sri Prasad]], Ganga
| length1 = 4:49

| title2 = Yem Strokichavu Guru
| lyrics2 = [[Bhuvanachandra]]
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|SP Balu]], [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]]
| length2 = 4:48

| title3 = Mallechinukula Vanalle
| lyrics3 = Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry
| extra3 = Shashi Preetam, Ganga
| length3 = 4:16

| title4 = Hottara Bera Bera
| lyrics4 = Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry
| extra4 = [[Suresh Peters]]
| length4 = 5:00

| title5 = Babre Babre
| lyrics5 = Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry
| extra5 = Shashi Preetam, Ganga
| length5 = 4:33
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0364198|title=Akasa Veedhilo}}

{{Singeetam Srinivasa Rao|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:2001 action drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films about cancer]]
[[Category:Films about aviators]]
[[Category:Films directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. M. Keeravani]]
[[Category:Indian aviation films]]

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