| Aayudham | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | N. Shankar |
| Written by | N. Shankar |
| Produced by | Srinivasa Rao |
| Starring | Rajasekhar Sangeetha Brahmanandam Gurleen Chopra |
| Cinematography | Jaswanth |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Aayudham (transl. Weapon) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language film, directed by N. Shankar and produced by Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajasekhar, Sangeetha, Brahmanandam and Gurleen Chopra.[1]
Cast
- Rajasekhar as Siddarth, a scientist who opposes factionalism[2]
- Gurleen Chopra as Sravani
- Sangeetha as Kalyani, Siddartha’s sister-in-law
- Brahmanandam as Choudappa, Varadaraju’s assistant
- Rajan P. Dev as Varadaraju, Sravani’s father
- Sivaji as Rushendra (Rishi), Sravani’s second brother
- A. V. S. as Raghupati’s right-hand man
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Raghupati, Siddartha’s father
- Ali as Raghupati’s assistant
- Banerjee as Sravani’s eldest brother
- Shanoor Sana as Sravani’s mother
- Siva Parvathi as Siddartha’s mother
- Ahuti Prasad as Industrialist
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Police Commissioner
- Ashok Kumar as Minister
- Kaushal Manda as Sravan, Commissioner’s son
- Kalabhavan Mani as Pithapuram, Police Officer
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as Minister’s son
- Gundu Sudarshan
- Venu Madhav as Industrialist’s assistant
- Sona Heiden as Varadaraju’s house-maid
- Ananth Babu as Raghupati’s astrologer
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Varadaraju’s astrologer
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Oye Raju" | Udit Narayan, Usha | Bheems Ceciroleo | 04.14 |
| 2 | "Meghale Evela" | Shankar Mahadevan, Swarnalatha | Warangal Srinivas | 05.00 |
| 3 | "Bangarubomma Rave" | Vandemataram Srinivas, Usha | Suddala Ashok Teja | 05.03 |
| 4 | "Abba Yem" | Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram | Srivare | 04.34 |
| 5 | "Ranga Reddy Zilla" | Udit Narayan, Kalpana Raghavendar | Padma Srinivas | 04.42 |
| 6 | "Idemitamma" | Kumar Sanu, Rashmi | Chinni Charan | 05.05 |
Critical reception
BVS Prakash of Screen wrote "Though we should appreciate director Shankar for making an ‘anti-factionism’ film in this season, he fails to make it a winner since he sketches a confusing protagonist and disjointed screenplay".[4]
References
- "Ayudham Review". movies.fullhyderabad.com.
- "Rajasekhar in Ayudham". Idlebrain.com. 26 April 2003.
- "Aayudham Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- Prakash, BVS (6 June 2003). "Disappointing". Screen. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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