Student No: 1

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Student No: 1
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Film poster
Directed by S. S. Rajamouli
K. Raghavendra Rao (supervision)
Written byK. Raghavendra Rao (Screenplay)
Pruthvi Teja (Story)
Pruthvi Teja—Viswanth (Dialogues)
Produced byK. Raghavendra Rao
C. Aswani Dutt
(presenter)
Starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
Gajala
Rajeev Kanakala
Cinematography Hari Anumolu
Edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by M. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Release date
27 September 2001
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget ₹1.80 crore (US$392,000) [1]
Box officeest.₹12 crore (US$2.54 million) distributors' share [1]

Student No: 1 is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age romantic action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli. K. Raghavendra Rao produced as well did screenplay for the film. Student No: 1 marks the directorial debut of Rajamouli in a feature film. [2] The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Gajala and Rajeev Kanakala. The film was made on a budget of ₹1.85 crore (US$392,000) and earned a distributors' share of ₹12 crore (US$2.54 million). [lower-alpha 1] [4] It was one of the most successful Telugu films of 2001. [5]

Contents

The film was later remade in Tamil as Student Number 1 (2003).

Plot

Aditya (N. T. Rama Rao 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

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were penned by Chandrabose. Part of the song "Kuchipudi Kaina" is based on Kurukku Siruthavaley" from Mudhalvan .

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Koochipudi Kaina" Tippu 4:12
2."Kaastha Ninnu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:41
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

Release

The film was released with 40 prints. [6]

Box office

Student No: 1 was sold at a price of Rs. 2.75 crore and collected a share of Rs. 12 crore. [1] This movie was N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s first super hit. It had a 50-day run in 73 centres. [7] This movie had a 100-day run in 42 centres. [8]

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ The average exchange rate in 2001 was 47.19 Indian rupees (₹) per 1 US dollar (US$). [3]

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