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{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Aaptudu poster.jpg
| caption = DVD Cover
| director = [[Muthyala Subbaiah]]
| writer = [[Posani Krishna Murali]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = Muthyala Subbaiah
| story = [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]'' (1996)|Rajkumar Santoshi}}
| producer = [[Jeevitha|Jeevitha Rajasekhar]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]]
*[[Anjala Zhaveri]]
}}
| music = [[Ramana Gogula]]
| cinematography = S Ka Bhupati
| editing =
| studio = Andal Arts
| released = {{Film date|2004|10|22|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Aaptudu''''' ({{Translation|Bosom friend}}) is a 2004 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language action film directed by [[Muthyala Subbaiah]] starring [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] and [[Anjala Zhaveri]]. The film is a remake of ''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]'' (1996).<ref name="Idlebrain"/>

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] as Bose
*[[Anjala Zhaveri]]
*[[Mukesh Rishi]] as Gangi Reddy
*[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Chandram
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as Sivaramakrishnayya
*[[Brahmanandam]] as Lakshma Reddy
*[[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Venkat
*[[Chalapathi Rao]] as a resident
*[[Krishna Bhagavan]] as a resident
*[[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]] as a resident
*[[Kondavalasa]]
*[[Shanoor Sana|Sana]]
*Omkar
*[[Abhinayashree]]
*[[Ananth Babu|Anant]]
*[[AVS (actor)|A. V. S.]]
*[[Narsing Yadav]] as Narsing
*[[Raghu Babu]] as Raghu
*[[Gautham Raju]] as Hospital receptionist
*[[Chitti Babu (Telugu actor)|Chitti Babu]]
*[[Suman (actor)|Suman]] (guest appearance)
*[[Eeswari Rao]] (guest appearance)
{{colend}}

== Production ==
This film marks the return of [[Anjala Zaveri]] to Telugu films following a brief hiatus.<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/once-more/article28208868.ece|title=Once more|first=G. Manjula|last=Kumar|date=27 April 2004|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=2 July 2022}}</ref> Rajasekhar produced the film.<ref name="The Hindu"/> The film was shot in April 2004.<ref name="Idlebrain">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-aptudu.html|title=Telugu Cinema pressmeet - Aptudu - rajasekhar, Anjala Jhaveri - Jeevitha|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> [[Mukesh Rishi]] was cast in a negative role.<ref name="Idlebrain"/> [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] and [[Eeswari Rao]] were cast in guest roles.<ref name="Idlebrain"/> A colony set was built at Ramanaidu Cine Village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=8359|date=11 June 2004|access-date=9 August 2025|website=Screen|title=Jeevitha's Aapthudu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040627175935/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=8359|archive-date=27 June 2004|last=Prakash|first=BVS}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The songs were composed by [[Ramana Gogula]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-aptudu.html|title=Telugu Cinema - Audio release - Aptudu - Raja Sekhar, Anjala Zhaveri - Ramana Gogula|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaana.com/album/apthudu|title=Apthudu Songs: Apthudu MP3 Telugu Songs by Udit Narayan Online Free on Gaana.com|via=gaana.com}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' gave a mixed review for the songs.<ref name="The Hindu 3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chords-notes/article28350989.ece|title=Chords & Notes|date=25 October 2004|work=The Hindu}}</ref> "Toofanai" based on Babooji Jara Dheere Chalo from ''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]'' (2003).<ref name="The Hindu 3"/> "Pedala Paina" is based on a song from ''[[Hamraaz|Humraaz]]'' (1967).<ref name="The Hindu 3"/>

{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Anadiga
| extra1 = [[Sriram Parthasarathy]], [[Nanditha (singer)|Nanditha]]
| title2 = Palle Palleku
| extra2 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| title3 = Pedala Paina
| extra3 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Nanditha
| title4 = Manasulo
| extra4 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Ganga Sitharasu|Ganga]]
| title5 = Thufanai
| extra5 = [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathi]]
| title6 = Aakhari Narasimham
| extra6 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
}}

== Release and reception ==
The film was released on 23 October 2004, coinciding with [[Vijayadashami]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-aptudu1.html|title=Telugu cinema press meet - Aptudu - Raja Sekhar, Anjala Zhaveri|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "VETERAN DIRECTOR, Muthyala Subbaiah, turns out a reasonably good formula story".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/to-the-formula/article28674924.ece|title=To the formula|date=24 October 2004|work=The Hindu}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-aptudu.html|title=Telugu cinema Review - Aptudu - Rajasekhar, Anjala Zhaveri|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' criticized the film as a whole.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/aapthudu/telugu/aapthudu-movie-reviews-545-2.html|title=Aapthudu review: Aapthudu (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title}}

{{Muthyala Subbaiah}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:2004 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Muthyala Subbaiah]]

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