Azad
Synopsis
Azad (Telugu: ఆజాద్) is a 2000 Telugu film directed by Tirupathi Swamy. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Raghuvaran, Shilpa Shetty, and Soundarya in other important roles. C. Ashwini Dutt produced the film and Mani Sharma composed music. The film was released on 29 September 2000 and was dubbed into Hindi as Mission Azaad. The film was later remade into Tamil as Velayudham. The story was inspired from 1989 hindi film Main Azaad Hoon in which Amitabh Bachchan played the lead role of Azaad.
Top Cast
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Nagarjuna Akkineni
Chandra Sekhar Azad
Raghuvaran
Deva / CBI Officer Vishwanath / Harkat Ul Ansari Dawood
Soundarya
Anjali
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Kanaka Mahalakshmi
Prakash Raj
Inspector Salim
Tanikella Bharani
Kanaka Raju
L. B. Sriram
Sastry
Sujitha
Kaveri
Banerjee
Benarjee
Brahmanandam
Kalairani
Sujitha
Nutan Prasad
Raghunatha Reddy
Ananth Babu
Venu Madhav
Dharmavarupu Subramanyam
M. S. Narayana
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tirupathi Swamy
- Screenplay & Story
- Yandamuri Veerendranath, Bhupati Raja
- Original Score
- Mani Sharma
- Original Title
- Azad
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Production Studios
- Vyjayanthi Movies
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tirupathi Swamy
Yandamuri Veerendranath, Bhupati Raja, Tirupathi Swamy, Venkateswara Rao Paruchuri, Gopalakrishna Paruchuri
Mani Sharma
Marthand K Venkatesh
C. Ashwini Dutt
Department Leadership Roster
Tirupathi Swamy
Director
Marthand K Venkatesh
Editor
C. Ashwini Dutt
Producer
Yandamuri Veerendranath
Screenplay
Bhupati Raja
Screenplay
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Azad
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Azad about?
Azad (Telugu: ఆజాద్) is a 2000 Telugu film directed by Tirupathi Swamy. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Raghuvaran, Shilpa Shetty, and Soundarya in other important roles. C. Ashwini Dutt produced the film and Mani Sharma composed music. The film was released on 29 September 2000 and was dubbed into Hindi as Mission Azaad. The film was later remade into Tamil as Velayudham. The story was inspired from 1989 hindi film Main Azaad Hoon in which Amitabh Bachchan played the lead role of Azaad.
Who directed Azad?
Azad was directed by Tirupathi Swamy.
Who stars in Azad?
The principal cast of Azad includes Nagarjuna Akkineni, Raghuvaran, Soundarya, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Prakash Raj.
When was Azad released and how long is it?
Azad was released in 2000 with a total runtime of 2h 25m.
Who composed the musical score for Azad?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Azad was composed by Mani Sharma.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Azad?
Azad holds official age classifications: IN: 16.