''Andhrudu'' () is a 2005 Indian

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-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

produced by ML Kumar Chowdary on Sri Keerthi Creations banner and directed by Paruchuri Murali. Starring Gopichand,

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and music composed by

Kalyani Malik Kalyani Malik is an Indian music director and playback singer in Telugu cinema. Since achieving recognition through Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's film ''Aithe'' (2003), Malik has provided musical scores for many other films. His most recent works are ...

. The film was critically acclaimed for its action sequences and was a blockbuster at the box office. The film was also dubbed into Tamil as ''Ivanthanda Police'' and into Hindi as ''Loha: The Ironman''. The film was remade in Bengali Bangladesh as ''Prem Mane Na Badha'' with

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and

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and in Tamil as '' Konjam Sirippu Konjam Kobam''.

Plot

Surendra ( Gopichand) is an honest and hot-blooded cop. Archana (

) is the daughter of a police commissioner. They meet accidentally, and their relationship blossoms into love. Archana's father is of Bihar origin. Parents settle the match of Surendra and Archana. When they are about to get engaged, Surendra expresses his reservations due to Archana overhearing her father's conversation with his long-estranged sister on the subject of Archana and her cousin Sinha (

Salim Baig Salim Baig is an Indian actor who has appeared in Telugu and Tamil language films. He is best known for his collaborations with director Gautham Vasudev Menon, having notably appeared as the antagonist in the police dramas ''Gharshana'' (2004) ...

) marrying. Surendra takes the blame for the destroyed relationship, and Archana goes to Bihar to wed Sinha. The rest of the story is all about how Surendra goes to Bihar and wins Archana back.

Cast

* Gopichand as Surendra *

as Archana *

as Munna *

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as Viswanatha Sastry *

Pawan Malhotra Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and few Telugu films. He has played lead roles in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's National Film Award-winning '' Bagh Bahadur'' and Saeed Akht ...

as Commissioner Ranveer Sinha *

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as Rana, MP *

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as CI * Pruthvi Raj as ACP * Sunil as Thief * Haritha as Archana's mother *

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as Archana's sister *

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as Thief *

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as Thief *

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as Constable *

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as Munna's mother *

Gundu Sudarshan Gundu Sudarshan (born Surampudi Sudarshan Rao) is an Indian comedian and actor who works in Telugu films. He acted in more than 350 films. He also has stage experience from the age of 10. He entered the film industry with ''Mister Pellam'' in ...

* Master Deepak as Chintu

Soundtrack

Music composed by

Kalyan Koduri Kalyani Malik is an Indian music director and playback singer in Telugu cinema. Since achieving recognition through Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's film '' Aithe'' (2003), Malik has provided musical scores for many other films. His most recent works ar ...

. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.

Awards

* Sunil won

Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian The Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian the award was first given in 1985. Brahmanandam and M. S. Narayana have each won the award five times, and Suthi Velu Kurumaddali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (7 August 1947 – 16 September 2012), better kn ...

for his excellent comic role in this film.(in

)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0944185, Andhrudu 2000s Telugu-language films 2005 action films Films set in Bihar Films shot in Bihar Indian action films Telugu films remade in other languages