Athadu vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.7/10 for Athadu). Oldboy is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 55m. Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2005). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Athadu
Oldboy| Athadu | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 55m | 2h |
| Genres | Action, Family, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Trivikram Srinivas | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Prakash Raj, Sunil Varma, Ajay, Nassar, Tanikella Bharani | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Athadu
A hitman, Nandu, is hired to stage the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is actually killed and Nandu is framed for the murder, he assumes a dead man's identity to evade the law.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.