Azad (transl. Independent) is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Thirupathisamy, and produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soundarya, Shilpa Shetty and music composed by Mani Sharma. The film completed 100 days run in 4 centres and won four Nandi Awards. It was loosely remade in Tamil as Velayudham (2011) and in Kannada as Bhagath. Besides a Tamil remake, the film was dubbed into Tamil as Kurukshetram .