Athadu Page #9

Synopsis: To receive a sympathy vote, a crooked politician plans his own assassination attempt. Nandu is hired to merely wound the politician, but someone else pulls the trigger first. Framed for murder, Nandu flees and meets Pardhu, a man returning home after a long absence. The young man is killed in the police crossfire meant for Nandu. Nandu assumes Pardhu's identity and his new "cousin" has a romantic interest in him...
Director(s): Trivikram Srinivas
Production: Sri Jayabheri Art Productions
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.3
NOT RATED
Year:
2005
172 min
14,859 Views


Murder is done by another one.

Who is it?

Nandu.

How will he look like?

He is very tall.

How would his eyes look like?

Like that of a tiger's eyes

which is on a hunt.

Very angry & focussed.

But you'll not get him.

We searched everything but one.

From 15 days prior to

the siva Reddy's murder,

find out if any individual account has

been deposited with 1 crore & above.

Banks don't reveal such

information to strangers.

Bribe them.

In lndia, you can get

anything with bribe.

How to get a loan of Rs. 1 lakh?

First you must close

the previous loan.

The new is to close the old loan.

Why did he come here?

My grandson pardhu...

- I heard he has come back.

I'm very happy to know that.

He gave me a cheque.

I'm calling from

Tanuku Manjeera bank.

I've received a cheque

from account no 791849.

The customer is a

close friend of mine.

Check the balance & tell me,

I'll pay him the cash.

We can do the transfer later.

A bank in Hyderabad.

The bank is so good, sir.

The girl also looks good.

They are inside.

The name is Nandagopal.

Account no:
791849.

He is operating the

account for the past 2 years.

Any details about the

person who introduced him?

We inquired the address in the books.

But it is fake one.

How much is the balance?

- 1 crore.

Any recent transactions?

10 lakhs was transferred

to another bank recently.

Which bank?

- Tanuku Manjeera Bank.

Name?- prasad.

Not your name.

- Nandagopal.

Going to office?

No, to Tanuku.

When did you come?

your question is a waste.

you saw me coming, didn't you?

Know the time from

the clock up there.

I'm Dattu.- Did I ask your name?

What can I do for you sir?

A right question.

Want to check your accounts.

Who gave you this 10 lakhs cheque?

sathyanarayanamurthy who lives

in Basarlapudi village,

his grandson gave this cheque.

What is his name?

- parthasarathy alias pardhu.

791849 Nandagopal.

Nandagopal...?

But it is written as parthasarathy here.

I didn't check the signature properly.

since I knew him...

ADITYA:

Will you spurn me?

Will you refuse me?

Will you say there

are people around?

Can't you come to me now?

Beau, don't know the

way to reach me?

Will you just keep watching me?

Avoiding me...

Will you say no time?

Are you really not

interested in me?

Beau, is love sour to you?

Is closeness sin?

Won't you hear your heart?

I'm calling you beau,

why don't you respond positively?

Why are you after me?

Why don't you stop when I insist?

If you've eyes,

can't you see the beauty?

If you've a heart,

you can find the way.

Don't say no...

O Maiden, just thinking about

you is not enough...

There's no guarantee that

future holds no troubles...

Don't call me...

My thirst will not quench

till I have you...

you can't bear the pain

of Cupid's arrows...

stop your mock fight

with me, my dear...

O mischief girl,

I've heard your call...

Are you hesitating still looking

at my innocent gestures?

Come to me...

you are embarrassing me...

What's your real problem,

tell me girl?

you'll not stop...

Will you accept if

I give myself easily?

If you take chances blindly,

won't I go mad, my dear?

O Boy, why don't you accept me?

Why are you still spurning me?

Do you have to pester me

so much in public, my dear?

Hari, you go this side.

Ravi, you go that side.

Check the first floor & the back yard.

Did you get him?- No sir.

search the back yard.

The boy in your house

is not your grandson.

His name is Nandu,

a professional killer.

We're searching him in connection

with the murder of siva Reddy.

Inform sl to come to TB.

you grandson died in the train.

His body is in the

Gandhi Hospital Mortuary.

What happened?- He escaped.

I knew it.

Until someone else told us

that he is not our grandson,

we didn't know it.

They made rangolis

on his arrival,

prepared variety of dishes,

and even shouted at us.

But now, he made us

all look like fools.

We should check one's identity

rather than welcoming him.

He came home after 12 years.

We thought he was pardhu.

He could be a postman too.

Thank god, police arrived

after the marriage.

If they had come

a little earlier...?

A ruined marriage & our

daughter with a broken heart..

..and she would've remained

a spinster all her life.

How could you say

that so easily?

If the marriage had

been stopped...

We spent 10 lakhs for the marriage.

Our fate, Lord Rama visiting sharma's

home & a devil coming to our home.

He may have killed our pardhu also.

- Who knows?

For a guy who killed siva Reddy,

pardhu is nothing.

you're right.

If police were late, he would've

killed me for suspecting him.

you're right.

He is a cheat.

He pointed a gun on Naidu's head

and threw him out of your land.

you will never know

what he had done.

10 lakhs were spent on

your daughter's marriage.

you didn't sell the land.

your wives didn't sell the gold.

Krishnamurthy never

applied for a loan.

Then, how did this marriage take place?

He gave the money.

He gave a cheque of

Rs. 10 lakhs to grandfather.

Did anyone of you know this?

you don't.

But you feel as if you had spent

the money & conducted the marriage.

That is why you call him a cheat.

priest's house got electricity.

His daughter got operated.

They are a happy home now.

Who gave money for all these?

It is him.

He gave them 3 lakhs.

I'm the witness.

Did anyone of you know this?

sharma considers him as Lord Rama.

But you call him a demon.

He didn't know that.

you don't have to worry anymore.

since the truth is out,

he must have fled by now.

He who doesn't have the courage to say

the truth does not have the right to lie.

I've the courage.

I came here to tell you

that pardhu is dead.

But after seeing her, I thought

of saying that pardhu can't come.

But after seeing you all,

I couldn't even say that.

I lied.

I only lied.

But never cheated anyone.

What's the difference

between the two?

Hiding the truth is a lie.

It's cheating to

make a lie a truth.

I lied that I was pardhu.

But I never tried to

become pardhu.

That's why I bore your insults.

I bowed to your love.

Though I tried to escape

from the police,

the reason for my coming back is,

I'm answerable to

2 persons in this house.

One, it is you.

The other person is...

I came.

I've explained.

Now the verdict is left to you.

They asked you different

questions down there.

Why you lied? Why you did that?

And so on.

I'm just asking you

only one question.

Will you answer me?

some stranger was shot by

the police in the train.

Instead of simply walking away,

why did you come to his house?

Why did you solve their

land problems?

Why did you give money for

their daughter's marriage?

Why did you bore their insults?

Why did you fall at this

old man's feet?

That's why, you're my pardhu.

My pardhu.

I will never ask you anything.

I should have questioned you

when you threw Naidu out of our land.

I should have questioned you

when you gave me a 10 lakh cheque.

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Trivikram Srinivas

Trivikram Srinivas is an Indian film screenwriter, dialogue writer, advertising and film director known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema. more…

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