Athidhi (2007): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2007, Athidhi is an action, drama, crime and romance film directed by Surendra Reddy, running about 172 minutes.

What it’s about. Young Amrita Goutham's parents bring home a poor and homeless boy from the streets of Hyderabad, and adopt him. Shortly thereafter her life is shattered when her parents are killed by this boy and she goes to live with her brother, and his wife. Years later, she has grown up, and has a niece, Aishwarya. While being chased by some goons, a male named Aditya, comes to her rescue, and she falls in love with him. Amidst nation-wide kidnappings taking place allegedly at the hands of one Kaiser, she soon finds out that Aditya is none other than the one who killed her parents and may have returned back into her family's life to kill all of them.

Who’s in it. Athidhi stars Mahesh Babu as Athidhi / Aditya, Amrita Rao as Amrita Goutham, Brahmanandam as Shivram and Nassar as Home Minister, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Athidhi has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Sun Nxt and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Athidhi page.

If you liked it. Fans of Athidhi tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.