Style (2006 film)
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Style is a Telugu film which was released on 12 January 2006 and was directed by Raghava Lawrence. This is Lawrence's second directorial venture after the blockbuster Mass with Akkineni Nagarjuna
. It was produced by Larsco Entertainment with producers Sridhar and Sirisha Lagadapati.
On a different line, Raghava (Raghava Lawrence) works as a boy at a dance school in Vizag. He and four of his friends are good dancers, but they are never recognized until one folk dance at a hotel. Ganesh finds his prospective heir in Raghava. The rest of the film is how Raghava prepares and defeats Anthony in the final dance competition.
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :...
. It was produced by Larsco Entertainment with producers Sridhar and Sirisha Lagadapati.
Story
Ganesh (Prabhu Deva) is a good dancer. He beats Anthony in one dance competition to head into international arena. Anthony gets Ganesh beaten up, and Ganesh loses his legs in a car accident. He is depressed , but he wants to give his dance talent to someone and make him his heir.On a different line, Raghava (Raghava Lawrence) works as a boy at a dance school in Vizag. He and four of his friends are good dancers, but they are never recognized until one folk dance at a hotel. Ganesh finds his prospective heir in Raghava. The rest of the film is how Raghava prepares and defeats Anthony in the final dance competition.
Cast
- Prabhu Deva ... Ganesh
- RajaRaja (actor)Raja Abel is a Telugu film actor. He played the lead role in the Telugu movieAnand, which won 7 Nandi Awards in 2004.-Early life & Family:...
- Charmy ... Shruti
- Raghava Lawrence ... Raghava
- Kamalinee MukherjeeKamalinee MukherjeeKamalinee Mukherjee is an Indian actress. She has predominantly appeared in Telugu films as well as in a few Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada language films....
... Priya - Dharmavarapu SubramanyamDharmavarapu SubramanyamDharmavarapu Subramanyam is an Actor and Director in Telugu language films.Dharmavarapu Subramanyam was born on August 9, 1960 in a Telugu Brahmin family in Komminenivari Palem, Ballikuruva Mandalam, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India....
... (comedian) - ChiranjeeviChiranjeeviChiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
... himself (special appearance) - NagarjunaAkkineni NagarjunaAkkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :...
... Mass (special appearance) - SumanSuman (actor)Suman is a South Indian Telugu film actor. He played action hero and romantic hero in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films during the 1980s. After a long while away from cinema, he returned to acting in Tamil films in 2007, starring in S. Shankar's Sivaji: The Boss with Rajinikanth. He has also...
... (special appearance) - PramodPramodPramod is a common Indian, Nepalese male name. It means joy or happiness in Sanskrit and is one of the names of the Hindu god Ganesh.People with the first name Pramod:* Pramodya Wickremasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer....
... (special comedian) - Kovai SaralaKovai SaralaKovai Sarala is a popular well known Tamil comedian actress who prominently plays supporting roles and has also starred as a heroine...
... (comedian)
Crew
- Director: Raghava Lawrence
- Screenplay: Raghava Lawrence
- Story: Raghava Lawrence
- Dialogue: Kulasekhar
- Producer: Mani Kanta Y
- Music: Mani SharmaMani SharmaMani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
- Cinematography: Kabir Lal
- Editor: Marthand K. VenkateshMarthand K. VenkateshMarthand K. Venkatesh is an Indian Film editor who mostly works for Tollywood.-Brief lifesketch:Venkatesh is son of noted Telugu film editor K. M. Marthand. He used to assists his father in editing for the films produced by Suresh Productions. Telugu film director K. Raghavendra Rao gave him the...
- Art director: Ashok
- Choreography: Raghava Lawrence
- Hip-hop dancer: Shashikanth
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.
- The producers, Sirisha and Sridhar Lagadapati, were approached by a distributor from a territory for Style. Since they were not eager to do business with him, it is said that they tried to dissuade him by quoting a then-exorbitant price for the movie. To their surprise, he immediately agreed and bought Style for his territory. The distributor thanks them even today since it was the only movie in a long time that had brought him profits.
- This film was dubbed in TamilTamil languageTamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
with the title LakshyamLakshyamLakshyam is a 2007 Telugu film which stars Gopichand, Anushka, and Jagapati Babu. This film marked the debut of Srivas as director. It was produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas under Lakshmi Narasimha Productions banner...
.