Sye (2004 film)
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Directed by | S.S. Rajamouli |
Written by | M. Ratnam (Dialogue) |
Screenplay by | S. S. Rajamouli |
Story by | K. V. Vijayendra Prasad |
Produced by | A. Bharati |
Starring | Nithiin Genelia D'Souza Shashank Pradeep Rawat |
Cinematography | Senthil Kumar |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Sri Bharathi Enterprises |
Distributed by | Sri Bharathi Enterprises |
Release date | 23 September 2004 |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹8 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹13 crore[1] |
Sye is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language sports film, directed by S. S. Rajamouli from a story by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad with dialogues written by M. Ratnam. This is Rajamouli's third film after the successes of Student No.1 and Simhadri. The story has a rugby union backdrop. Nithiin and Genelia D'Souza star, while Shashank and Pradeep Rawat play other crucial roles. The film earned 13 crore against a production budget of 8 crore. The film won four Nandi Awards.
Plot[]
Prudhvi (Nithiin) and Shashank (Shashank) are the leaders of two warring student groups in a Hyderabad college. They are fond of rugby union game, and they sort things out between them by playing rugby to prove superiority.
One day, a local mafia leader Bhikshu Yadav (Pradeep Rawat) gets a court notice that he has purchased the land of college from its legal heirs. Prudhvi and Sashank's groups unite by forgetting their differences to win back the land for the college. The students attack the political career of Bhikshu posting fake posters of him in the streets. They go to his liquor shops and play dead to make it appear that the shops sold false liquor which killed the students. After getting affected by assaults of students, Bhikshu Yadav throws a challenge to defeat his team in a game of rugby union to win back the land for their college. The rest of the story is how Prudhvi leads his team to the victory.[2]
Cast[]
- Nithiin as Prudhvi
- Genelia D'Souza as Indu
- Shashank as Shashank
- Pradeep Rawat as Bhikshu Yadav
- Nassar as Qadar (College Property owner)
- Ajay as Bhikshu Yadav's henchman
- Rajiv Kanakala as Rugby coach Rafi
- Tanikella Bharani as Prudhvi's father and college principal
- Venu Madhav as Nalla Balu
- Supreeth as Bhikshu Yadav's henchmen
- Madhunandan as College Student
- Sameer as ACP Aravind
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi
- Narsing Yadav
- SS Kanchi as Indu's father
- Surya as Ping Pong[3]
- Alapati Lakshmi
- Preeti Nigam as Prudhvi's mother
- Sekhar as Bhikshu Yadav's henchman
- Shravan as Prudhvi's Mate
- S.S.Rajamouli in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack[]
The film has six songs composed by M. M. Keeravani:
- "Appudappudu" - Lucky Ali & Sumangali - Lyrics: M. M. Keeravani
- "Chantaina Bujjaina" - Kalyani Malik, Smitha, & Vasundara Das - Lyrics: Chandrabose
- "Ganga A/C" - Kalyani Malik, Ganga, & Vasundara Das - Lyrics: Chandrabose
- "Gutlovundi" - Tippu & Malathi - Lyrics: Bhuvana Chandra
- "Nalla Nallani Kalla" - M. M. Keeravani & K. S. Chithra - Lyrics: Siva Shakti Datta
- "Pantham Pantham" - Devi Sri Prasad, M. M. Keeravani, Tippu, Chandrabose, Kalyani Malik, & Smitha - Lyrics: Chandrabose
Box office[]
The film had a successful 365-day run at one center. It collected ₹13 crore (US$1.7 million) (share) at box office.[4] Sye was the highest budget movie in Rajamouli's career till 2004 as it was made with approximately ₹8 crore (US$1.1 million).[4][1]
In popular culture[]
In the lead up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, a video of the rugby scenes from Sye went viral.[5]
Awards[]
- Best Editor - Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
- Best Male Dubbing Artist - P. Ravi Shankar
- Best Supporting Actor - Shashank
- Best Villain - Pradeep Rawat
- Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) - Pradeep Rawat (2004)
References[]
- ^ a b c "భళి భళి భళిరా భళి రాజమౌళి". Sakshi (in Telugu). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Sye - Telugu Full Movie @ YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Ankit, Pallavi & Friends pressmeet - Telugu cinema - Nikhil & Megha Burman".
- ^ a b Chatrapati - Post mortem - Telugu cinema - SS Rajamouli - Prabhas, Shriya. Idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 2020-05-25.
- ^ Sion Morgan (27 August 2015). "Bollywood rugby blockbuster gives hilariously skewed version of world-famous sport". Mirror (UK). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Telugu Cinema Etc - Nandi award winners list 2004".
External links[]
- Telugu-language films
- 2004 films
- 2000s Telugu-language films
- Indian films
- Films scored by M. M. Keeravani
- Indian action films
- Indian sports films
- Rugby union films
- Rugby union in India
- Films directed by S. S. Rajamouli
- Films set in Hyderabad, India
- Films shot in Hyderabad, India
- 2004 action films
- 2000s sports films