Appatlo Okadundevadu (transl. Once upon a time, there was a man) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action crime film written and directed by Saagar K Chandra and produced by Aran Media Works. The film stars Nara Rohit, Sree Vishnu, and debutantes Tanya Hope and Sasha Singh, while Brahmaji plays supporting role.^[1] The music was composed by Sai Karthik with cinematography by Naveen Yadav and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film released on 30 December 2016.

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Appatlo Okadundevadu
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Directed by	Saagar K. Chandra
Screenplay by	Saagar K. Chandra
Story by	Saagar K. Chandra
Produced by	Prashanti Krishna Vijay
Starring	Nara Rohit Sree Vishnu Tanya Hope Sasha Singh
Cinematography	Naveen Yadav
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Sai Karthik
Production company	Aran Media Works
Release date	30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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The plot follows the life of Railway Raju (Vishnu), an aspiring cricketer who is falsely framed as a Naxalite.

Railway Raju, an aspiring cricketer, watches his dream of joining the Indian team going down in flames after he invites the ire of an ambitious police officer. Sadly, he turns to the world of crime.

The story follows the perspectives of various characters that have been a part of Raju’s life in one way or another. Riya, a national level female cricketer turned journalist, goes on a search for the untold story of Raju. She meets Solomon, a close acquaintance of Raju in prison, who narrates to her about how Raju was an aspiring cricketer. But his life turns upside down when Imtiaz Ali, an honest cop, decides to target him in order to find out the whereabouts of his sister, who turns into a Naxalite.

In a series of events, Raju turns into a gangster and is later separated from his pregnant wife and is announced dead after a brawl with Imtiaz. Riya manages to collect bits and pieces of Raju's story and finds out that Raju is still alive. The story ends when we find out that after having lost all hope, Raju put his fortune in a cricket academy which is now famously known as National Cricket Academy, the very academy that has provided extremely talented players to the Indian National team. It is in this stadium that Raju is reunited with his daughter Riya. He looks on and cheers as she smacks a six out of the stadium, and his eyes sparkle with pride.

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Sai Karthik^[2] and marketed by Aran Music along with Divo on 26 November 2016.