Aata (2007 film)

Aata
Directed by	V. N. Aditya
Written by	Veeru Potla Paruchuri Brothers
Produced by	M. S. Raju
Starring	Siddharth Ileana D'Cruz
Cinematography	Chota K. Naidu
Edited by	K. V. Krishna Reddy
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad
Production company	Sumanth Art Productions
Release date	9 May 2007 (2007-05-09)
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	₹8 crore distributors' share[1]

Aata (transl. Game) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film directed by V. N. Aditya and produced by M. S. Raju. It stars Siddharth and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles, while Munna, Sarath Babu, Brahmanandam, and Sunil play supporting roles. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu and editing by K. V. Krishna Reddy. Aata was released on 9 May 2007 and was successful at the box office. The film was remade in Bengali as Kellafate (2010).

Plot

Srikrishna is a young man living in a village with his father Panduranga Rao, who runs a theater. Krishna wants to live his life like a hero, just as in the movies that play in his father's theater. He meets Satya at a carnival and immediately falls for her. He helps her escape from hooligans and takes her to a safe place. They spent some time together, and Satya also gets connected with him. She reveals that she is escaping a proposed marriage to Vicky, the son of politician Jayaprakash. She tells a flashback that reveals that Vicky raped and killed her friend on New Year's Eve. He got released by the court as an innocent, using his political influence. Frustrated, Satya tried to hit him with a stone, but in return, when Vicky sees her, he becomes infatuated with her and wants to marry her regardless of her consent.

Vicky and his parents blackmailed Satya's parents and arranged their wedding. Satya narrowly escaped from a train and tried to get to her aunt's house, then she met Krishna. She asked him to marry her and go to a safe place where Vicky cannot find them, but Krishna takes her to Vicky and gains his confidence. He starts his game using Vicky as a pawn and tells him to gain Satya's confidence. They play with him, and meanwhile, Vicky befriends Krishna and starts telling his secrets. Finally, one day, while inebriated, Vicky reveals to Krishna that he killed Satya's friend and escaped punishment. Krishna records the confession and gives it to a commissioner, who was waiting for evidence to convict Vicky. Finally, Vicky gets arrested, and Satya and Krishna get married with their parent's blessings.

Cast

Music

The music and soundtrack of the movie was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and released by Aditya Music.^[2]

Production

Some critics noted that the plot closely follows the plot of the Pawan Kalyan's film Gudumba Shankar. Aata did very well commercially, however.

The film was dubbed into Tamil as Gillida^[3], and in Hindi as Aaj Ka Great Gambler, and in Oriya as Hero.

Reception

Radhika Rajmani of Rediff.com rated the film 2/5 and called it "disappointing." "The second half has all the action, but somehow does not grab the attention of the viewer. Too many unnecessary songs distract the narrative. There is an attempt to keep suspense alive, but this too falls flat," she added.^[4] Idlebrain.com's Jeevi rated the film 3/5 and wrote, "MS Raju is always known for putting a strong emotional content in all his films irrespective of their box office performance. For the first time, he attempted making a film that does not have any emotional depth."^[5]

References

External links

• Aata at IMDb