Athadu seems to have made the right start. The film has got positive reviews and the word of mouth news is also good.

Mahesh Babu's cool acting and Trisha's spunky performance as a village belle have gone down well with the audience.

Though it is too early to say whether the film is a hit or not, the pointers are certainly good.

Trisha, who is now in Chennai, is obviously happy. She had a special screening of the movie on Tuesday night itself at a preview theater. She was impressed with what she saw.

She was all praise for the director Trivikram Srinivas, who she says, had brought out a technically sound film.

Trisha also could not stop talking about Mahesh's performance in the film.

Little wonder that she is being talked of as the heroine of Mahesh's next film, too.