Satyam (2003 film)

Satyam
Directed by	Surya Kiran
Produced by	Akkineni Nagarjuna
Written by	Surya Kiran B.V.S.Ravi
Starring	Sumanth Genelia D'Souza Kota Srinivasa Rao
Music by	Chakri
Cinematography	Sameer Reddy
Edited by	Nandamuri Hari
Distributed by	Annapurna Studios
Release date	19 December 2003 (2003-12-19)
Running time	144 mins
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹ 3.5 crores

Satyam is a 2003 Telugu romantic drama which was directed by Surya Kiran. The film stars Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza and was very successful at the box-office. Released in December 2003, it remains one of the biggest hits in Sumanth's career. It was also Genelia's debut Telugu film. It was produced by the noted film star and Sumanth's uncle Akkineni Nagarjuna under the Annapurna Studios banner. Chakri won Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu. It was remade in Bengali as Shakti

Plot

Satyam (Sumanth) is an aspiring lyric writer who has a knack for inadvertently getting misunderstood by the two people he cares for the most—his father (Malladi Raghava) and his love interest Ankita (Genelia D'Souza). Because he and his father don't get along, Satyam leaves home and starts living with his friends. A sensitive man and a talented writer, Satyam ghost-writes for a popular film lyricist. He wants to prove himself as a lyricist before expressing his love for Ankita. In the meantime, a flamboyant classmate of Ankita proposes to her. The movie then witnesses a turn of events which involves Ankita's father (Kota Srinivas Rao,) who happens to be a good friend of Satyam. How Satyam overcomes his obstacles and finally succeeds in courting Ankita forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Sumanth as Satyam
• Genelia D'Souza as Ankita
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Shankar
• Bramhanandam as Lingam
• Satyam Rajesh as Satyam's friend
• Tanikella Bharani as Chakradhar
• Kondavalasa as Simhadri
• Sridhar as Prakash
• Varsha as Swati
• Raghava Malladi as Vishwanath
• Narsing Yadav as M. L. A.
• Duvvasi Mohan as Chakradhar's assistant
• Kanta Rao (Cameo appearance)
• Chakri as himself (Cameo appearance)
• Lawrence Raghavendra (Cameo appearance)

Box-office performance

• The film ran successfully for 50-days in 63 centers, and also completed its 100-day run in over 19 centers.

Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakri. All songs are hit tracks.

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References

External links

• Satyam on IMDb