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| Directed by | Muthyala Subbaiah |
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| Produced by | Jeevitha Rajasekhar |
| Written by | Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Muthyala Subbaiah |
| Story by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Based on | Ghatak (1996) by Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Ramana Gogula |
| Cinematography | S Ka Bhupati |
Production company | Andal Arts |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Aaptudu (transl. Bosom friend) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah starring Rajasekhar and Anjala Zhaveri. The film is a remake of Ghatak (1996).[1]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Rajasekhar as Bose
- Anjala Zhaveri
- Mukesh Rishi as Gangi Reddy
- Chandra Mohan as Chandram
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Sivaramakrishnayya
- Brahmanandam as Lakshma Reddy
- Sunil as Venkat
- Chalapathi Rao as a resident
- Krishna Bhagavan as a resident
- Rallapalli as a resident
- Kondavalasa
- Sana
- Omkar
- Abhinayashree
- Anant
- A. V. S.
- Narsing Yadav as Narsing
- Raghu Babu as Raghu
- Gautham Raju as Hospital receptionist
- Chitti Babu
- Suman (guest appearance)
- Eeswari Rao (guest appearance)
Production[edit | edit source]
This film marks the return of Anjala Zaveri to Telugu films following a brief hiatus.[2] Rajasekhar produced the film.[2] The film was shot in April 2004.[1] Mukesh Rishi was cast in a negative role.[1] Suman and Eeswari Rao were cast in guest roles.[1] A colony set was built at Ramanaidu Cine Village.[3]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The songs were composed by Ramana Gogula.[4][5] The Hindu gave a mixed review for the songs.[6] "Toofanai" based on Babooji Jara Dheere Chalo from Dum (2003).[6] "Pedala Paina" is based on a song from Humraaz (1967).[6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anadiga" | Sriram Parthasarathy, Nanditha | |
| 2. | "Palle Palleku" | Shankar Mahadevan | |
| 3. | "Pedala Paina" | Tippu, Nanditha | |
| 4. | "Manasulo" | Udit Narayan, Ganga | |
| 5. | "Thufanai" | Malathi | |
| 6. | "Aakhari Narasimham" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Release and reception[edit | edit source]
The film was released on 23 October 2004, coinciding with Vijayadashami.[7]
A critic from The Hindu opined that "VETERAN DIRECTOR, Muthyala Subbaiah, turns out a reasonably good formula story".[8] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five and said that "The plus point of the film is hero Raja Sekhar. Minus points is inept handling by Muthyala Subbayya for an action film".[9] A critic from Full Hyderabad criticized the film as a whole.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Telugu Cinema pressmeet - Aptudu - rajasekhar, Anjala Jhaveri - Jeevitha". www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kumar, G. Manjula (27 April 2004). "Once more". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ Prakash, BVS (11 June 2004). "Jeevitha's Aapthudu". Screen. Archived from the original on 27 June 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Telugu Cinema - Audio release - Aptudu - Raja Sekhar, Anjala Zhaveri - Ramana Gogula". www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Apthudu Songs: Apthudu MP3 Telugu Songs by Udit Narayan Online Free on Gaana.com" – via gaana.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Chords & Notes". The Hindu. 25 October 2004.
- ↑ "Telugu cinema press meet - Aptudu - Raja Sekhar, Anjala Zhaveri". www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "To the formula". The Hindu. 24 October 2004.
- ↑ "Telugu cinema Review - Aptudu - Rajasekhar, Anjala Zhaveri". www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Aapthudu review: Aapthudu (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com".