Student No: 1

Student No: 1
Film poster
Directed by	S. S. Rajamouli K. Raghavendra Rao (supervision)
Written by	Story: Pruthvi Teja Screenplay: K. Raghavendra Rao Dialogues: Pruthvi Teja—Viswanth
Produced by	K. 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	Swapna Cinema
Release date	27 September 2001 (2001-09-27)
Running time	148 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹1.80 [1]
Box office	est.₹12 (distributors' share)[1]

Student No: 1 is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, marking his feature film directorial debut.[2] Produced and written by K. Raghavendra Rao, based on a story by Pruthvi Teja, and dialogues by Pruthvi Teja and Viswanth. The film's music is composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Gajala and Rajeev Kanakala. The film follows Aditya (N. T. Rama Rao Jr.), a mysterious man who joins a law college. He faces numerous hurdles while trying to reform the unruly students, all while grappling with a terrifying past.

The film was made on a budget of ₹1.85 crore and earned a distributors' share of ₹12 crore.[a][4] It was one of the most successful Telugu films of 2001.[5] The film was later remade in Tamil as Student Number 1 (2003).

Plot

Aditya joins a law college in Vizag as a student. The college is notorious for its unruly students headed by Satya. 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. Scared of losing face in society, 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

• N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as R. Aditya
• Gajala as Anjali
• Rajiv Kanakala as Satya
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Samba Sivam a.k.a. Leakage Sambayya, leakage leader
• Malladi Raghava as Raghava Rao, Aditya's father
• Brahmanandam as Dr. Brahmanandam
• Ali as Engineer Ali
• Tanikella Bharani as Jailor
• Sudha as Aditya's mother
• M. S. Narayana as Law school lecturer
• Gundu Sudarshan
• Ajay as Satya's batchmate
• Sekhar as a goon
• Preeti Nigam
• L. B. Sriram as Hostel chef
• Sameer as Police officer
• Ananth as Samba Sivam's assistant
• Raghunatha Reddy as Samba Sivam's lawyer

Soundtrack

Student No 1
Soundtrack album by M. M. Keeravani
Released	27 September 2001 (2001-09-27)
Recorded	2001
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	28:30
Language	Telugu
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	M. M. Keeravani
M. M. Keeravani chronology
Bava Nachadu (2001) Student No 1 (2001) Akasa Veedhilo (2001)

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

All tracks are written by Chandrabose

Track list

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Koochipudi Kaina"	Tippu	4:12
2.	"Kaastha Ninnu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:41
3.	"Okariki Okarai"	KK, Srivarthini	4:30
4.	"Paddanandi Premalo"	Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra	4:39
5.	"Ekkado Putti"	M. M. Keeravani	5:17
6.	"Yemetti Chesado"	Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra	5:11
Total length:			28:30

Release

The film was released with 40 prints.[6]

Box office

Student No: 1 was sold at a price of ₹2.75 crore and collected a share of ₹12 crore.[1] It had a 50-day run in 73 centres.[7] This movie had a 100-day run in 42 centres.[8]

Awards

• M. M. Keeravani won Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Ekkado Putti"[9]

Notes

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

References

1. Chatrapati – Post mortem – Telugu cinema – SS Rajamouli – Prabhas, Shriya. Idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 27 September 2015.
2. "Number Seventh Blockbuster of the year 2001 - Student No.1". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022. K Raghavendra selected Raja Mouli, his assistant director of 'Santhi Nivasam' Tele serial, as the director. Incidentally Raja Mouli is the son of Samarasimha Reddy's storywriter Vijayendra Prasad and the cousin of music director Keeravani.
3. "1 USD to INR from 1947 till now, Historical Exchange Rates Explained". BookMyForex.com. 24 March 2021.
4. "Chatrapati - Post mortem - Telugu cinema - SS Rajamouli". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
5. "Number Seventh Blockbuster of the year 2001 - Student No.1". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022. This film is a very big hit in Andhra, Uttarandhra and Ceded area. Student No.1 is a moderate hit in Nizam.
6. Cycle Stand – Telugu Cinema Trade Story Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Idlebrain.com (26 December 2001). Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
7. Cycle Stand – Telugu Cinema Trade Story Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Idlebrain.com (13 November 2001). Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
8. Cycle Stand – Telugu Cinema Trade Story Archived 26 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Idlebrain.com (31 December 2001). Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
9. "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)

External links

• Student No.1 at IMDb