''Student No: 1'' is a 2001 Indian

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-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. The film stars

N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), also known as Jr. N.T.R. or Tarak, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest paid Telugu film actors, Rama Rao Jr. has won several accolades, including two Fil ...

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and Rajeev Kanakala. The film was made on a budget of 1.85

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(US$392,000) and earned a distributors' share of 12 crore (US$2.54 million). It was one of the most successful Telugu films of 2001. The film was later remade in

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as '' Student Number 1'' in 2003 and in

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as ''

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'' (2008).

Plot

Aditya (

) joins a law college in Vizag as a student. The college is notorious for its unruly students headed by Satish / Satya (

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). 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

as Aditya *

as Anjali *

as Satish / Satya * Brahmanandam as Dr. Brahmanandam * Ali as Engineer Ali *

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as Aditya's mother * Kota Srinivasa Rao as Samba Sivam a.k.a. Leakage Sambayya, leakage leader * Malladi Raghava as Aditya's father *

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as Law School Lecturer * Gundu Sudarshan * Ajay as Satya's Batchmate * Tanikella Bharani as Jailor * Sekhar as goon * Preeti Nigam * L. B. Sriram Hostel Chef * Sameer as Police officer

Release

The film was released with 40 prints.

Box office

''Student No: 1'' was sold at a price of Rs. 2.75 crore and collected a share of Rs. 12 crore. This movie was

's first super hit. It had a 50-day run in 73 centres. This movie had a 100-day run in 42 centres.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were penned by Chandrabose.

Awards

won

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for the song "Ekkado Putti"(in

)

Notes

References

External links

* {{S. S. Rajamouli 2001 films 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Films directed by S. S. Rajamouli 2000s action drama films Indian action drama films Films shot in Visakhapatnam Films shot in Switzerland Films set in Hyderabad, India Telugu films remade in other languages 2001 directorial debut films