Independent) is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language superhero film written and directed by Thirupathisamy, and produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies.

Deva is the most influential person in the region who runs Hindu Seva Samithi, but in reality, he is an undercover Islamic militant on a mission to release their terrorist group head imprisoned by the state administration.

As Kaveri's marriage is fixed, Azad goes to Hyderabad, to get the five lakhs he saved in a chit fund company.

However, Azad is more interested in retrieving money from the chit fund company and going back to his home to marry off his sister.

But later on, the chit fund company turns out to be bogus, which was managed by Deva, to generate finance for the smuggling of ammunition to Pakistan.

Upon seeing the victims of the chit fund company committing suicide, Azad wears the mask of 'Azad' to stop Deva's mission.

Saleem, an IPS officer requests for a chance to fight them off instead of exchanging lives who would kill more people if released.