Student No.1

Student No.1 is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language coming of age action film[2] starring Jr. NTR and Gajala. This was the debut of Tollywood director S.S. Rajamouli. This film turned out to be a hit for both the actor and the director as well. It is considered to be the breakthrough of Jr. NTR and fetched him many accolades. Student No.1 sent the director and actor to the big league.

Student No.1
Film Poster
Directed byS.S. Rajamouli
Produced byK. Raghavendra Rao
(Presenter)
C. Ashwini Dutt
Written byK.V.(Dialogue)
Screenplay byK. Raghavendra Rao
Story byPruthvi Raj
StarringJr NTR
Gajala
Rajeev Kanakala
Music byM. M. Keeravani
CinematographyHari Anumolu
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Release date
27 September 2001
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹1.80 crore (equivalent to ₹5.8 crore or US$810,000 in 2019)[1]
Box office₹12.09 crore (equivalent to ₹39 crore or US$5.4 million in 2019)[1]

The film was later remade in Tamil as the same name (2003) and Oriya as Mate Ta Love Helare (2008).It was dubbed in Hindi as Aaj Ka Mujrim (2007) by Royal Film Company. For the latter, NTR Jr's voice was dubbed by Samay Raj Thakkar.

Plot

Aditya (NTR Jr.) joins a law college in Vizag as a student. The college is notorious for its unruly students headed by Satya (Rajiv Kanakala). Aditya is shown as a mysterious young man, and throughout the first half, there are flashbacks to his story. He makes the unruly students mend their ways. In the interval, we come to know that Aditya is a criminal facing murder charges and is serving his life term in Vizag central jail. He attends college with the special permission of the jail authorities. Aditya lives in Hyderabad with his parents. He has finished his intermediate studies (10th grade plus 2). He wants to pursue engineering, but his father wants him to study law. This presents a tension between them, leading to a confrontation. Meanwhile, Aditya unintentionally murders a goon while saving a girl from getting raped. Aditya's father disowns him as his son, and Aditya surrenders at a police station. The rest of the film is how Aditya wins his father's heart with the law degree he earns.

Cast

Release

The film was released with 40 prints.[3]

Box office report

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were penned by Chandrabose.

Student No.1
Soundtrack album by
M. M. Keeravani
Released2001
Recorded2001
GenreSoundtrack
Length28:30
LabelAditya Music
ProducerM. M. Keeravani
M. M. Keeravani chronology
Bava Nachadu
(2001)		 Student No.1
(2001)		 Akasa Veedhilo
(2001)

All songs are blockbusters, sung by eminent singers K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Udit Narayan, KK, and upcoming singers Tippu, Srivardhini and one song sung by M. M. Keeravani himself.

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Koochipudi Kaina"Tippu4:12
2."Kaastha Ninnu"S. P. Balu, K. S. Chithra4:41
3."Okariki Okarai"KK, Srivarthini4:30
4."Paddanandi Premalo"Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra4:39
5."Ekkado Putti"M. M. Keeravani5:17
6."Yemetti Chesado"Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra5:11
Total length:28:30

References
  1. Chatrapati – Post mortem – Telugu cinema – SS Rajamouli – Prabhas, Shriya. Idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 27 September 2015.
  2. "Telugu Cinema - Review - Student No. 1 - NTR, Gajala, Rajeev Kanakala, Kota - Raja Mouli - Raghavendra Rao - Aswini Dutt - Keeravani". www.idlebrain.com.
  3. Cycle Stand – Telugu Cinema Trade Story. Idlebrain.com (26 December 2001). Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
  4. Cycle Stand – Telugu Cinema Trade Story Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Idlebrain.com (13 November 2001). Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
  5. Cycle Stand – Telugu Cinema Trade Story. Idlebrain.com (31 December 2001). Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
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