Aadi (2002 film)

Aadi (transl. Beginning) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by debutant V. V. Vinayak. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Keerthi Chawla and Rajan P. Dev. The film follows a young man who returns to his ancestral Rayalaseema village to avenge his parents' murder, confronting a ruthless faction leader who has terrorised the region for decades.

Aadi was a blockbuster at the box office, collecting a distributor's share of ₹18.2 crore and emerging as one of the most successful Telugu films of the year. Rama Rao Jr. was 19 years old during the film's release, making him one of the youngest actors in Indian cinema to lead a commercial blockbuster. The film established Rama Rao Jr. as a star in Telugu cinema. The film was remade in Tamil as Jai, and in Bengali as Surya. The film won four Nandi Awards.