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Sye
Film poster
Directed byS. S. Rajamouli
Screenplay byS. S. Rajamouli
Dialogues by
  • M. Rathnam
Story byV. Vijayendra Prasad
Produced byA. Bharati
StarringNithiin
Genelia D'Souza
Shashank
Pradeep Rawat
CinematographyK. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Sri Bharathi Enterprises
Release date
  • 23 September 2004(2004-09-23)
Running time
163 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹5 crore[2]
Box office₹11 crore(Distributors' Share)[3][4]

Sye(transl. Challenge) (/ˈsaɪ/) is a 2004 IndianTelugu-languagesportsactionfilm directed byS. S. Rajamouli,who co-wrote the film withV. Vijayendra Prasad.The film is produced by A. Bharati under Sri Bharathi Enterprises. The film featuresNithin,Genelia D'Souza,ShashankandPradeep Rawat.The story has arugbybackdrop. In the film, two rival groups in a college—Science led by Prudhvi and Arts led by Shashank—fight for superiority through the game of rugby, until a local gangster Bhikshu Yadav takes over their college.

This was Rajamouli's third film post the successes ofStudent No.1andSimhadri.Music composed byM. M. Keeravaniwith cinematography byK. K. Senthil Kumarand editing byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao.The film earned ₹11croredistributors' share(US$2.4 million) against a production budget of₹5 crore(US$600,000) and was a below average venture.[a][3]The film won fourNandi Awards.

Plot[edit]

Prudhvi (Nithiin) and Shashank (Shashank) are the leaders of two warring student groups in a Hyderabad college. Their rivalry is intense, marked by constant clashes and a fierce competition for dominance.They are fond of the game ofrugby,and they sort things out issues between them by playing rugby to prove their superiority. Despite their differences, the groups share a deep love for their college, especially its vast playground, which is a hub of their activities.

However, their lives take a drastic turn when a local mafia leader Bhikshu Yadav (Pradeep Rawat) gets a court notice that he has purchased the college land from its legal heirs. Prudhvi and Sashank's groups unite and forget their mutual differences to win back the college. The students attack the political career of Bhikshu by 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 spurious poisonous liquor which killed the students. After getting affected by the student assaults, Bhikshu Yadav throws a challenge to defeat his team in a game of rugby to win back the land for their college. The condition is set: if the students win, Bhikshu will leave the land alone; if they lose, the land is his. The rest of the story is how Prudhvi leads his team to the victory.[1]

Cast[edit]

Cameo appearance

Production[edit]

Nithiinand other actors underwent two months of rugby training.[7]

Soundtrack[edit]

The film has six songs composed byM. M. Keeravani:[8]

  • "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

Reception[edit]

A critic fromSifyopined that "Go ahead and enjoy and rugby game.Syeis a roller coaster ride of pure unadulterated masala ".[9]

Box office[edit]

The film had a successful 365-day run at one center. It collected ₹11croreshare at box office.[10]Syewas the most expensive film in Rajamouli's career till 2004 as it was made with ₹5 crore budget.[4][3]

Recognition[edit]

In the lead up to the2015 Rugby World Cup,a video of the rugby scenes from Sye went viral.[11]

When Willie Hateraka, belonging to theMaorisect of New Zealand, working as the coach for Indian Army's Rugby team, saw the filmSye,was so impressed with the movie that he recommended Rajamouli's name to the International Rugby Board as the director for their proposedfeature filmbased on Rugby. Hateraka, who couldn't even understand English properly nor the language of the film, connected to the film emotionally. The film went on to be one of the only 3 films that theRugby Boardfound suitable as promotional material for the game of Rugby.[12]

Awards[edit]

Nandi Awards[13]
Filmfare Awards South

Notes[edit]

  1. ^The average exchange rate in 2004 was 45.32 Indian rupees (₹) per 1 US dollar (US$).[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Sye - Telugu Full Movie @ YouTube".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 19 December 2021.
  2. ^"Student No. 1 To RRR, A Look At The Box Office Collections Of SS Rajamouli Films".News18 India.28 September 2023.Retrieved8 July2024.
  3. ^abc"Chatrapati - Post mortem - Telugu cinema - SS Rajamouli - Prabhas, Shriya".www.idlebrain.com.Archivedfrom the original on 13 May 2015.Retrieved1 June2022.
  4. ^ab"భళి భళి భళిరా భళి రాజమౌళి".Sakshi(in Telugu). 5 May 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 23 August 2017.Retrieved31 July2020.
  5. ^"1 USD to INR from 1947 till now, Historical Exchange Rates Explained".BookMyForex.com.24 March 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 25 May 2022.
  6. ^"Ankit, Pallavi & Friends pressmeet - Telugu cinema - Nikhil & Megha Burman".Archivedfrom the original on 29 November 2021.Retrieved29 November2021.
  7. ^"Chit Chat with SS Rajamouli".Idlebrain.com.12 September 2004.
  8. ^"Audio release - Sye".Idlebrain.com.25 August 2004.
  9. ^"Review: (2004)".Sify.Archived from the original on 27 December 2017.Retrieved24 January2024.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^Chatrapati - Post mortem - Telugu cinema - SS Rajamouli - Prabhas, ShriyaArchived13 May 2015 at theWayback Machine.Idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 2020-05-25.
  11. ^Sion Morgan (27 August 2015)."Bollywood rugby blockbuster gives hilariously skewed version of world-famous sport".Mirror (UK).Archivedfrom the original on 9 December 2017.Retrieved25 March2016.
  12. ^"Interview with SS Rajamouli by Jeevi – Chatrapathi".Idlebrain.com.22 September 2005.Archivedfrom the original on 22 November 2018.Retrieved15 March2023.
  13. ^"Telugu Cinema Etc - Nandi award winners list 2004".Archivedfrom the original on 15 October 2014.Retrieved24 August2021.

External links[edit]

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