Mahesh Babu starrer ‘Okkadu’ to hit theatres once again on its 20th anniversary

Okkadu’s producer MS Raju, on December 19, heartily announced that their film ‘Okkadu’ will be re-released in the theatres on January 7 to mark 20 years of its release. January 15 is the date which marks the 20th release anniversary of Okkadu.

MS Raju, on Twitter, wrote, "Let's Rock on Jan 7th..The sensational #Okkadu ...Golden Era repeats @urstrulyMahesh @Dayaarjun (sic)."

Okkadu will reportedly be renovated and remastered, with 4K projection technology. The technical work for the same is now ongoing.


Mahesh Babu starrer ‘Okkadu’ is hailed as one of the most celebrated films from the Telugu film industry. Several other projects in different languages banked on its success by making its remakes. The re-release of this film will certainly be a treat to the fans.

Okkadu is one of Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu's most famous films. The film was so popular that it was recreated in many languages and became a worldwide phenomenon.

Okkadu was the brainchild of director Gunashekhar. It had Mahesh Babu, Bhumika Chawla and Prakash Raj donning the lead roles.

It was the highest-grossing film of 2003. 'Okkadu' was certainly the claim to fame for Mahesh Babu as it won 8 Nandi Awards and 4 Filmfare awards across various categories.

Given the mammoth success of 'Okkadu', it was remade in several other languages as well. Remakes were made in Tamil as Ghilli with Thalapathy Vijay, Trisha and Prakash Raj. It was also remade in Kannada as Ajay, Bengali as Jor, Hindi as Tevar, Sinhala as Kabaddi and Odia as Mate Ani Dela Lakhye Faguna.

On the work front, Mahesh Babu is on a sabbatical after the unfortunate demise of his father. Nevertheless, he will resume working on a film directed by Trivikram Srinivas very soon.

FAQs

Q1. What was Mahesh Babu’s first film?
In 1999, Mahesh Babu made his debut as a lead actor in the film Raja Kumarudu

Q2. Who is Mahesh Babu's wife?
He is married to Namrata Shirodkar