Style (2006 film)
| Style | |
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| Directed by | Raghava Lawrence |
| Written by | Raghava Lawrence Kulashekar (dialogues) |
| 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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Style is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language dance film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence.[1][2] Produced by Larsco entertainments, the film stars Prabhu Deva, Raghava Lawrence, Raja, Kamalinee Mukherjee and Charmme Kaur in important roles with Chiranjeevi in cameo appearances. The film marks Lawrence's second directorial venture after Mass. The soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma.
Style garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography and also won two Nandi Awards. The film was subsequently dubbed into Tamil as Lakshyam.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]Raghava is a cleaning boy at a dance school in Visakhapatnam, where he and his friends get admitted in a dance school headed by Ganesh, a former dancer who became handicapped due to his rival Anthony orchestrating an accident against him for beating Anthony in a dance competition and heading into the international arena. Raghava and his friends begin training under Ganesh. Despite several obstacles, Raghava and his batch defeat Anthony's batch in the dance competition, where Raghava receives an offer as a dance choreographer in Chiranjeevi's upcoming film.
Cast
[edit]- Prabhu Deva as Ganesh
- Raghava Lawrence as Raghava
- Raja as Raja
- Kamalinee Mukherjee as Priya, Ganesh's sister
- Charmy Kaur as Shruti
- Vernon Enthiado as Anthony
- Bhanu Chander as Raghava's father
- Jayasudha as Raghava's mother
- Narasimharaju as a doctor
- Farhad Shahnawaz as a dance Instructor
- Kovai Sarala as Raghava’s neighbour
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Raghava's neighbour's husband
- Vamsi Krishna
- Ping Pong Surya
- Kondavalasa as a shop owner
- Bill Bitra
Cameo appearances
- Navneet Kaur
- Chiranjeevi as himself
- Nagarjuna Akkineni as Mass
Soundtrack
[edit]| Style | ||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Style was the highest budgeted dance-musical film in India at the time of its release.[1][2] It was the first Indian film to be shot with Super 35 camera and also color corrected.[1][2]
Release
[edit]The film was released on 12 January 2006 and was dubbed in Tamil as Lakshyam.[1][2]
Awards
[edit]- Best Choreography - Raghava Lawrence (2006)
- Nandi Awards - 2006[6]
- Best Choreographer - Raghava Lawrence
- Best Child Actor - Master Raghava
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Style - Telugu cinema Review - Lawrence, Prabhu Deva, Raja, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Charmme".
- ^ a b c d "Style review. Style Telugu movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com".
- ^ "Style Telugu Movie, Wiki, Story, Review, Release Date, Trailers - Filmibeat".
- ^ "Style (Telugu) Movie Review".
- ^ "Lakshyam - 31 December 2006 Download | Lakshyam - 31 December 2006 Movie Songs Download".
- ^ "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)