''Style'' is a 2006 Indian
Telugu
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-language
dance film
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written, and directed by
Raghava Lawrence
Lawrence Raghavendra is an Indian dance choreographer, actor, director, composer, dancer and playback singer. After making his debut as a dance choreographer in 1993, he began looking for acting opportunities. He began his career as an actor in ...
.
Produced by
Larsco entertainments, the film starred
Prabhu Deva
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, Raghava Lawrence,
Raja
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,
Kamalinee Mukherjee
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After graduating with a degree in English literature, she completed a workshop on t ...
, and
Charmme Kaur
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in important roles, with
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...
and
Nagarjuna
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in cameo appearances. The film's soundtrack is composed by
Mani Sharma
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, and is Lawrence's second directorial venture after ''
Mass
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''. The film garnered the
Filmfare Award for Best Choreography
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Although the awards started in 1954, the best choreography category did not start until 1989.
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. The film was subsequently dubbed into Tamil as ''Lakshyam''. The film won two
Nandi Awards
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.
Plot
Ganesh is a famous dancer and beats Anthony in a dance competition to head into the international arena. Infuriated, Anthony arranges an accident for Ganesh, in which Ganesh loses his legs and cannot dance anymore. He becomes depressed and suicidal, but his sister Priya consoles him and tells him to teach someone who could get benefited. Ganesh aims to set up a dance school and starts his search for a competent dancer and finds out about Raghava, who works as a cleaning boy at a dance school in
Visakhapatnam
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. Ganesh learns about him and his four friends and makes them his students. The rest of the movie revolves around their training and the budding love between Priya and Raghava. Finally, Raghava and his batch defeat Anthony's batch on the dance floor. The movie ends with a film offer to Raghava, given by actor Chiranjeevi.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Mani Sharma
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. Music was released on MADHURA Entertainment Music Company.
;Telugu version
;Tamil version
*"Neruppai" — Karthik
*"Style Style" — Jaigeetha, Ravivarma
*"Superstar" — Karthik
*"Unnil Ulladhu" — Karthik
*"Vaada Vaada" —
Tippu
*"Yaarumillai" — Karthik
Production and release
''Style'' was the highest budgeted dance-musical in India at the time of its release.
It was the first south Indian film to be shot with
Super 35 camera. ''Style'' was the first south Indian film to be color corrected.
This film was dubbed in
Tamil
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with the title ''Lakshyam''.
Awards
;
Filmfare Awards South
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*
Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer - South -
Lawrence Raghavendra
Lawrence Raghavendra is an Indian dance choreographer, actor, director, composer, dancer and playback singer. After making his debut as a dance choreographer in 1993, he began looking for acting opportunities. He began his career as an actor in ...
(2006)
;
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
- 2006
[(in ]Telugu
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S ...
)
*
Best Choreographer - Raghava Lawrence
*
Best Child Actor - Master Raghava
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Style (2006 Film)
2006 films
2010s dance films
Indian dance films
Films scored by Mani Sharma
2000s Telugu-language films
Films about disability in India
Films directed by Raghava Lawrence