Okkadu (2003) on Netflix
NR20032h 51mActionDramaRomanceSport
Ajay Varma, a kabaddi player from Hyderabad, saves Swapna Reddy from Obul Reddy, a faction leader forcing her into marriage. Ajay hides her in his home.
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Plot summary
In Kurnool for a state-level kabaddi tournament, Ajay Varma, the son of DCP Vijay Varma, sees the faction leader Obul Reddy dragging Swapna Reddy back toward his vehicle. Obul has killed her two elder brothers, who disapproved of a marriage alliance with him because of the age gap, and he means to marry her against her wishes. Swapna was trying to reach her uncle in the United States and continue her studies. Ajay intervenes, pushing Obul into a mud pond; Obul refuses to wash the mud off until she is brought back. Ajay hides Swapna in his room in the Old City with his sister Asha's help, while he and his friends work on her passport and visa.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Okkadu (2003)
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- Police permission to shoot at the real Charminar was refused after a person jumped to his death from its top, so Mahesh Babu and Gunasekhar asked producer M. S. Raju to let them erect a Charminar set; he agreed after hearing the script narration.
- Once the first copy was ready, the Paruchuri Brothers suggested Gunasekhar drop the non-linear narrative, and he and editor A. Sreekar Prasad converted the film to a linear structure within ten minutes.
- Building the Charminar set employed 300 workers for three months and cost ₹1.75 crore; its length was cut to 120 feet while the minarets were left unaltered, and the monument's surroundings were recreated across five acres.
- The climax was shot over 11 days in December 2002 with 1,000 junior artistes working in extreme climatic conditions, and Mahesh Babu was injured several times during the shoot despite training in kabaddi for the part.
