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Satyam (2003 film)

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Satyam
Directed bySurya Kiran
Written bySurya Kiran
B.V.S.Ravi
Produced byNagarjuna
StarringSumanth
Genelia D'Souza
Kota Srinivasa Rao
CinematographySameer Reddy
Edited byNandamuri Hari
Music byChakri
Distributed byAnnapurna Studios
Release date
  • 19 December 2003 (2003-12-19)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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.

Plot

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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

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Box-office

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  • The film ran successfully for 50-days in 163 centers, and also completed its 100-day run in over 26 centers.[3]

Soundtrack

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Satyam
Film score by
Released2003
Recorded2003
GenreSoundtrack
Length26:35
ProducerChakri
Chakri chronology
Sivamani
(2003)
Satyam
(2003)
Toli Choopulone
(2003)

Music was composed by Chakri.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."O Maguva"BhaskarabhatlaChakri5:57
2."Kuch Kuch"ViswaViswa, Kousalya5:24
3."Mokka Jonna"Rajesh, Venkata RamanaVenkata Ramana, Surya Kiran2:46
4."Madhurame Madhurame"KandikondaShankar Mahadevan4:38
5."I Am in Love"KandikondaVenu5:39
6."Pilichina Palakadu Prema"KandikondaRavi Varma, Chakri5:18
7."Ori Devuda"KandikondaVasu, Surya Kiran5:18
Total length:26:35

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References

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  1. ^ "Satyam". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Telugu cinema Review - Sathyam - Sumanth, Genelia - Soorya Kiran - Nagarjuna Akkineni - Chakri". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "nonstopcinema.com". nonstopcinema.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ http://play.raaga.com/telugu/album/sathyam-a0000381 [bare URL]
  5. ^ "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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