Aaptudu

• Rajasekhar as Bose • Anjala Zhaveri • Mukesh Rishi as Gangi Reddy • Chandra Mohan as Chandram • Kaikala Satyanarayana as Sivaramakrishnayya • Brahmanandam as Lakshma Reddy • Sunil as Venkat • Chalapathi Rao as a resident • Krishna Bhagavan as a resident • Rallapalli as a resident • Kondavalasa • Sana • Omkar • Abhinayashree • Anant • A. V. S. • Narsing Yadav as Narsing • Raghu Babu as Raghu • Gautham Raju as Hospital receptionist • Chitti Babu • Suman (guest appearance) • Eeswari Rao (guest appearance) == Production ==

This film marks the return of Anjala Zaveri to Telugu films following a brief hiatus. Rajasekhar produced the film. Mukesh Rishi was cast in a negative role. == Soundtrack ==

The songs were composed by Ramana Gogula. The Hindu gave a mixed review for the songs. "Toofanai" based on Babooji Jara Dheere Chalo from Dum (2003). "Pedala Paina" is based on a song from Humraaz (1967). == Release and reception ==

The film was released on 23 October 2004, coinciding with Vijayadashami. A critic from The Hindu opined that "VETERAN DIRECTOR, Muthyala Subbaiah, turns out a reasonably good formula story". Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five and said that "The plus point of the film is hero Raja Sekhar. Minus points is inept handling by Muthyala Subbayya for an action film". A critic from Full Hyderabad criticized the film as a whole. == References ==