Satyam is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Surya Kiran and produced by actor Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios banner. The film stars Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles.[1] The film received positive reviews[2] and was very successful at the box-office. Released on 19 December 2003, it was one of the biggest box-office successes in Sumanth's career and it was also Genelia's debut in Telugu cinema. Chakri won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu. It was remade in Bengali language as Shakti.
| Satyam | |
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| Directed by | Surya Kiran |
| Written by | Surya Kiran B.V.S.Ravi |
| Produced by | Nagarjuna |
| Starring | Sumanth Genelia D'Souza Kota Srinivasa Rao |
| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Nandamuri Hari |
| Music by | Chakri |
| Distributed by | Annapurna Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
Satyam is an aspiring songwriter who inadvertently gets misunderstood both by his father Vishwanath and his love interest Ankita. He ghostwrites for a selfish and popular film lyricist. He decides to prove himself as an independent songwriter before expressing his love to Ankita. In the meantime, a classmate of Ankita proposes to her. Through all of this, Ankita's father Shankar, unexpectedly befriends Satyam without his daughter's knowledge. Satyam eventually overcomes his obstacles and succeeds in reconciling with his father and Ankita.
Cast edit
- Sumanth as Satyam
- Genelia D'Souza as Ankita
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Shankar
- Bramhanandam as Lingam
- Rajesh as Satish Petla
- Tanikella Bharani as Chakradhar
- Raghava Malladi as Vishwanath
- Kondavalasa as Simhadri
- Varsha as Swati
- Sridhar as Prakash
- Narsing Yadav as MLA
- Duvvasi Mohan as Chakradhar's assistant
- Kanta Rao (Cameo appearance)
- Chakri as himself (Cameo appearance)
- Raghava Lawrence as himself (Special appearance in 'Kuch Kuch' song)
Box-office edit
- The film ran successfully for 50-days in 163 centers, and also completed its 100-day run in over 26 centers.[3]
Soundtrack edit
| Satyam | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:35 | |||
| Producer | Chakri | |||
| Chakri chronology | ||||
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Music was composed by Chakri.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Maguva" | Bhaskarabhatla | Chakri | 5:57 |
| 2. | "Kuch Kuch" | Viswa | Viswa, Kousalya | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Mokka Jonna" | Rajesh, Venkata Ramana | Venkata Ramana, Surya Kiran | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Madhurame Madhurame" | Kandikonda | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:38 |
| 5. | "I Am in Love" | Kandikonda | Venu | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Pilichina Palakadu Prema" | Kandikonda | Ravi Varma, Chakri | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Ori Devuda" | Kandikonda | Vasu, Surya Kiran | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 26:35 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Satyam". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Telugu cinema Review - Sathyam - Sumanth, Genelia - Soorya Kiran - Nagarjuna Akkineni - Chakri". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "nonstopcinema.com". nonstopcinema.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ http://play.raaga.com/telugu/album/sathyam-a0000381 [bare URL]
- ^ "Sathyam(2003), Telugu Movie Songs - Listen Online - CineRadham.com". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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