Satyam (2003 film)

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Satyam
Satyam telugu.jpg
Directed by Surya Kiran
Written bySurya Kiran
B.V.S.Ravi
Produced by Nagarjuna
Starring Sumanth
Genelia
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Cinematography Sameer Reddy
Raja
Edited byNandamuri Hari
Music by Chakri
Production
company
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, marking her debut in Telugu cinema. The film was released on 19 December 2003 to positive reviews and was a box office success. It was one of the biggest successes in Sumanth's career. Chakri won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu. It was remade in Bengali language as Shakti .

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Plot

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

Production

In mid-2000, Sumanth signed three films included one that was to be produced by Annapoorna Studios with Ezhil considered as a potential director. [1] Sumanth wanted Genelia D'Souza to be a part of the film after seeing of one her ads. [2]

Soundtrack

Satyam
Film score by
Released3 December 2003
Recorded2003
Genre Soundtrack
Length26:35
Producer Chakri
Chakri chronology
Sivamani
(2003)
Satyam
(2003)
Toli Choopulone
(2003)

The music was composed by Chakri. [3] The audio launch function took place on 3 December 2003 at Annapoorna Studios with Akkineni Nageswara Rao attending the event as the chief guest. [4]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."O Maguva" Bhaskarabhatla Chakri 5:57
2."Kuch Kuch"ViswaViswa, Kousalya 5:24
3."Mokka Jonna"Rajesh, Venkata RamanaVenkata Ramana, Surya Kiran2:46
4."Madhurame Madhurame" Kandikonda Shankar Mahadevan 4:38
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

Release and reception

The film was released in 22 centers and was a success. [5]

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 3.25/5 and wrote, "Director Soorya Kiran makes a mark for himself through Sathyam. Hero Sumanth's proves himself as a perfectionist". [5] A critic from Sify wrote, "The storyline though wafer-thin has been technically well shot and Sumanth has done his best to look convincing as Satyam". [6]

References

  1. "Three cheers to Three projects: Sumanth". Idlebrain.com . 5 June 2000. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. "Interview with Sumanth". Idlebrain.com. Annapoorna Studios, Hyderabad. 17 December 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. "Songs Download, Telugu MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Telugu Songs". play.raaga.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. "Audio release - Satyam". Idlebrain.com. 3 December 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Telugu cinema Review - Sathyam - Sumanth, Genelia - Soorya Kiran - Nagarjuna Akkineni - Chakri". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. "Satyam". Sify . Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2025.