Aaptudu

Aaptudu 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).

Cast

 * Rajasekhar as Bose
 * Anjala Zhaveri
 * Mukesh Rishi as Gangi Reddy
 * Satyanarayana as Sivaramakrishnayya
 * Sunil as an auto driver (Venkat)
 * Chandramohan as Chandram
 * 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, GangiReddy's henchman
 * Raghu Babu as Raghu, GangiReddy's henchman
 * Suman (guest appearance)
 * Eeswari Rao (guest appearance)

Production
This film marks the return of Anjala Zaveri to Telugu films following a brief hiatus. Rajasekhar produced the film. The film was shot in April of 2004. Mukesh Rishi was cast in a negative role. Suman and Eeswari Rao were cast in guest roles.

Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Ramana Gogula. The Hindu gave a mixed review for the songs. "Toofanai" based on Babooji Jara Dheere Chalo from Dum (2003). "Pedala Paina" is based on a song from Humraaz (1967).
 * "Anadiga" - Sriram Pardasaradhi and Nandita
 * "Palle Palleku" - Shankar Mahadevan
 * "Pedala Paina" - Tippu, Nandhita
 * "Manasulo" - Udit Narayan, Ganga
 * "Thufanai" - Malathi
 * "Aakhari Narasimham" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Release and reception
The film was released on 23 October 2004, coinciding with Vijayadashami.

A critic from The Hindu opined that "VETERAN DIRECTOR, Muthyala Subbaiah, turns out a reasonably good formula story". 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". A critic from Full Hyderabad criticized the film as a whole.