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{{Short description|2007 film by Surender Reddy}}
{{About|the 2007 Indian film|the television series|Athidhi (TV series)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Athidhi
| image = Athidhi poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Surender Reddy]]
| producer = [[Ramesh Babu]] [[Ronnie Screwvala]]
| writer = '''Story''': [[Vakkantham Vamsi]] Surender Reddy '''Screenplay''': Surender Reddy '''Dialogues''': [[Abburi Ravi]]
| narrator = Abburi Ravi
| starring = [[Mahesh Babu]] [[Amrita Rao]]
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography = [[Sameer Reddy]]
| editing = Gautham Raju
| studio = [[UTV Motion Pictures]] [[Krishna Productions Pvt.Ltd]]
| distributor = UTV Motion Pictures
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2007|10|18}}
| runtime = 179 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INR}}20 [[crore]]<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/article1674075.ece Business Line : Today's Paper / ECONOMY : Telugu film industry enters new era]. Thehindubusinessline.com (6 November 2007). Retrieved on 2012-01-04.</ref>
| gross = {{INR|35 crore}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/happy-birthday-amrita-rao-the-rise-fall-of-the-meri-awaaz-hi-pehchaan-hai-stars-bollywood-career-1263693/|title=Happy Birthday Amrita Rao: The rise & fall of the Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai star's Bollywood career!|website=india.com|last=Shetty|first=Akshata|date=17 June 2016}}</ref>
}}
'''''Athidhi''''' ({{translation|The Guest}}) is a 2007 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[neo-noir]] [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Surender Reddy]] and produced by [[Ramesh Babu|G. Ramesh Babu]] under Krishna Pictures Private Limited. The film stars [[Mahesh Babu]], alongside [[Amrita Rao]] (in her Telugu film debut and her only Telugu film to date), [[Murali Sharma]] and [[Ashish Vidyarthi]].

''Athidhi'' was released on 18 October 2007 to mixed reviews from critics who praised the Mani Sharma's Soundtrack and Performances of Babu, Rao and Sharma but criticized the overdose of violence and illogical scenes. This movie completed 35 days in 400 centres. The film was remade in Bengali language in [[Bangladesh]] as ''Durdhorsho Premik''.

==Plot==
In [[Delhi]], Athidhi is released from prison and goes in search of his long-lost childhood friend Amrita. Athidhi comes across a girl named Amrita, who is chased by stalkers from her college. Amrita and Athidhi meet many times and she soon starts to like Athidhi, but has to leave for [[Hyderabad]] before she can confess her feelings. When Amritha tries to tell him that she is leaving, Athidhi realizes that the goons, whose illegal operations were thwarted by Athidhi, are after him. Athidhi continuously tells Amrita to leave and soon slaps her angry after she doesn't listen. Years Later, Athidhi goes to Amrita to apologize, but meets her friend Madhavi, who tells him that Amrita wanted to tell Athidhi that she is leaving for [[Hyderabad]], where they head towards the cemetery to meet her.

Madhavi explains Amrita's origin to Athidhi, who realizes that Amrita is his friend. Athidhi arrives in Hyderabad and decides to head back Delhi Amrita's family, but he learns about a dreaded gangster Kaiser wants to kill Amrita. Later, Athidhi realizes that Kaiser was the psychopath who framed him for the death of Amrita's parents. It is revealed that Athidhi was a street orphan was adopted by Amrita's parents after he saved them from a dangerous path. While driving Athidhi to a hostel, they were stopped by a teenager, Kaiser, who shot and robbed the parents. Athidhi managed to grab the gun from Kaiser, but the cops misunderstand Athidhi behind the murders and arrested him, leaving Amrita feeling betrayed.

Meanwhile, [[Inspector]] Ajay Shastri is trying to track down Kaiser, but soon dies in an explosion in his house, which was planned by Kaiser. Athidhi soon figures out that Ajay is actually Kaiser. Before Kaiser's house blew up, Kaiser managed to escape and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Maccha Srinu realizes that Ajay and Kaiser are the same person and furious dies from a [[heart attack]]. Athidhi stops two attempts by Kaiser to kill Amrita, where he manages to kill Kaiser's men. Kaiser kidnaps Amrita and her younger sister, where he soon kills the sister.

Kaiser leads Amrita to a dungeon and calls Athidhi, where he tells him that he will kill Amrita if Athidhi does not rescue her in 12 hours. Athidhi kidnaps Kaiser's brother and agrees to release him in exchange for Amrita, but Kaiser kills his brother as he should not have any weakness. Kaiser reveals that he already killed Amrita, where Athidhi soon, when kills enraged all Kaiser's henchmen and thrashes Kaiser. However, Kaiser reveals that he lied about killing Amrita and that she is severely cut in the nerves and stuck in a certain air tank. Athidhi rescues Amrita and finishes Kaiser. Athidhi reunites with Amrita, who realizes that his innocence.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Mahesh Babu]] as Athidhi
* [[Amrita Rao]] as Amrita
** [[Baby Annie]] as young Amrita
* [[Murali Sharma]] as Inspector Ajay Sastry / Qaiser
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Danny Bhai
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Maccha Srinu, an MLA who works under Kaiser
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Qaiser's brother
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Amrita's Uncle, the Home Minister
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Shivram
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Amrita's friend
* [[Ravi Prakash (Telugu actor)|Ravi Prakash]] as Ravi, Athidhi's friend
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Amrita's sister in law
* [[Subbaraju]] as Ganni Bhai
* [[Maadhavi Latha]] as Madhavi, Amritha's friend
* Ashmitha Karnani as Amrita's mother
* [[Rajendran]] as Henchman
* [[Prabhakar (Telugu actor)|Prabhakar]] as Goon
* Baby Karman Sandhu
* [[Hema (actress)|Hema]]
* [[Shankar Melkote]]
* Indrayudh Mandal (cameo)
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] (cameo)
* [[Rajiv Kanakala]] as Amrita's father (cameo)
* [[Malaika Arora Khan]] ([[Item number]] in the song "Rathraina")
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Mani Sharma]] and released by [[Aditya Music]].

{{Infobox album
| name = Athidhi
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 27 September 2007
| recorded = 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 27:09
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = Mani Sharma
| prev_title = [[Chiruta]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[Godava]]
| next_year = 2007
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Telugu Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 27:09
| title1 = Khabaddarani
| lyrics1 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra1 = Naveen Madhav, [[Rahul Nambiar]]
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Gona Gona
| lyrics2 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra2 = [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]], Naveen Madhav
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Satyam Emito
| lyrics3 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra3 = Deepu, [[Usha (singer)|Usha]]
| length3 = 4:49
| title4 = Khiladi Koona
| lyrics4 = Vishwa Deepak
| extra4 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]]
| length4 = 4:17
| title5 = Rathraina
| lyrics5 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| extra5 = [[Anushka Manchanda|Anushka]], [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Naveen Madhav, [[Suchitra]]
| length5 = 4:49
| title6 = Valla Valla
| lyrics6 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra6 = [[Rahul Nambiar]], [[Darshana KT|Darshana]]
| length6 = 4:20
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Hindi Track list (''International Khiladi: The Iron Man'')
| all_lyrics = Vimal Kashyap
| total_length = 22:22
| title1 = Woh Deewangi
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Gona Gona
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Tujhe Sach Kahoon
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = Kaatil Nigaahon Se
| length4 = 4:17
| title5 = Valla Valla
| length5 = 4:20
}}

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote that the film "is built up through a 'racy' screenplay which is gripping to an extent, but stretches to three long hours".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/18ssathidi.htm|title=Mahesh Babu does well in Athidi|last=Rajamani|first=Radhika|date=18 October 2007|work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' praised the film's first half while criticising the last thirty minutes of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-athidi.html|title=Telugu Movie review - Athidi|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=18 October 2007|last=Jeevi}}</ref>

==Box office==
In 11 days the film grossed {{INRConvert|25|c}} worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Telugu film beats Saawariya in northern India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Telugu-film-beats-Saawariya-in-northern-India/articleshow_new/2588359.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]] | last1=Sinha | first1=Meenakshi }}</ref> The film grossed {{INR|35}} crore by the four-week run at the worldwide Box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2016 |title=Happy Birthday Amrita Rao: The rise & fall of the Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai star's Bollywood career! |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/happy-birthday-amrita-rao-the-rise-fall-of-the-meri-awaaz-hi-pehchaan-hai-stars-bollywood-career-1263693/ |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=India.com}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Nandi Award for Best Villain]] – [[Murali Sharma]] (2007)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
{{IMDb title|0954914}}

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[[Category:Films shot in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Films shot in Delhi]]
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