Style (2006 film)
Style is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language dance film written, and directed by Raghava Lawrence.[1][2] Produced by Larsco entertainments, the film starred Prabhu Deva, Raghava Lawrence, Raja, Kamalinee Mukherjee, and Charmme Kaur in important roles, with Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna in cameo appearances. The film's soundtrack is composed by Mani Sharma, and is Lawrence's second directorial venture after Mass. The film garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography. The film was subsequently dubbed into Tamil as Lakshyam.[3][4] The film won two Nandi Awards.
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Directed by | Raghava Lawrence |
Written by | Kulashekar (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Raghava Lawrence |
Story by | Raghava Lawrence |
Produced by | Sirisha Sridhar Lagadapati |
Starring | Prabhu Deva Raghava Lawrence Charmme Kaur Raja Kamalinee Mukherjee |
Cinematography | Kabir Lal |
Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Larsco Entertainments |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
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 about Raghava, who works as a cleaning boy at a dance school in Visakhapatnam. Ganesh learns about him and his four friends and makes them his students. The rest of the movie revolves around their training and 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
- Prabhu Deva as Ganesh
- Raghava Lawrence as Raghava
- Raja as Raja
- Kamalinee Mukherjee as Priya
- Charmy Kaur as Shruti
- Vernon Enthiado as Anthony
- Bhanu Chander as Raghava's father
- Jayasudha as Raghava's mother
- Narasimharaju as Doctor
- Farhad Shahnawaz as Dance Instructor
- Kovai Sarala as Ganesh's neighbour
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Ganesh's neighbour and "Kovai Sarala"'s husband
- Vamsi Krishna
- Ping Pong Surya
- Kondavalasa as Shop Owner
- Navneet Kaur (cameo)
- Chiranjeevi as himself (cameo)
- Nagarjuna as Mass (cameo)
- Suman as Anchor (cameo)
Soundtrack
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Released | 2006 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 31:46 | |||
Label | Madhura Entertainment | |||
Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Mani Sharma. Music was released on MADHURA Entertainment Music Company.
- Telugu version
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Style Style" | Madhu | Ravi Varma | 4:39 |
2. | "Yedalo Yedo" | Vishwa | Karthik | 5:07 |
3. | "Rock & Roll" | Vishwa | KK, Sunitha Sarathy | 4:32 |
4. | "Thadava Thadavaku" | Chinni Charan | Karthik, Mahalakshmi Iyer | 3:29 |
5. | "Chiru Cheyyesthe" | Madhu | Mano | 4:16 |
6. | "Merupisaagara" | Chinni Charan | Karthik | 4:38 |
7. | "Ra Ra Rammantunna" | Chinni Charan | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:16 |
Total length: | 31:46 |
- Tamil version[5]
- "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.[1][2] 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.[1][2] This film was dubbed in Tamil with the title Lakshyam.[1][2]
Awards
- Nandi Awards - 2006[6]
- Best Choreographer - Raghava Lawrence
- Best Child Actor - Master Raghava
References
- "Style - Telugu cinema Review - Lawrence, Prabhu Deva, Raja, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Charmme".
- "Style review. Style Telugu movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com".
- "Style Telugu Movie, Wiki, Story, Review, Release Date, Trailers - Filmibeat".
- "Style (Telugu) Movie Review".
- http://www.saregama.com/album/lakshyam_14877
- "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)