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Aithe (2003)

Aithe poster
Original title
ఐతే
Directed by
Chandra Sekhar Yelati
Genre
crime thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
G
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of young men get caught up in a dangerous underworld criminal operation and a hijacking. The story follows their struggle as they try to survive the escalating situation.

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What happens

Aithe... (transl. If so...) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti in his directorial debut, and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam under his studio Just Yellow. The film's lead cast mostly consists of debutants, including Mohit Chadda, Shashank, Abhishek, Janardhan, and Sindhu Tolani, while Pavan Malhotra plays a pivotal role. The film deals with underworld criminal nexus and hijacking. The film was shot simultaneously in Hindi as 50 Lakh (2007). Aithe was released on 11 April 2003. The film ran for a hundred days and was commercially successful. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu that year, while Malhotra received the Nandi Special Jury Award and the Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) for his performance. The film was remade in Tamil as Naam (2003) and in Malayalam as Wanted (2004). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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