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Varsham (2004 film)

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Varsham
Poster
Directed bySobhan
Screenplay byM.S. Raju
Dialogues byParuchuri Brothers
Story byVeeru Potla
Produced byM.S. Raju
StarringPrabhas
Trisha
Gopichand
CinematographyS. Gopal Reddy
Edited byK. V. Krishna Reddy
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 January 2004 (2004-01-14)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹25 Crore (Gross)

Varsham (transl. Rain) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Sobhan and produced by M.S. Raju under Sumanth Art Productions banner. The film stars Prabhas and Trisha in the lead roles, while Gopichand,Prakash Raj, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Chandra Mohan appear in pivotial supporting roles. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while the cinematography and editing were handled by S. Gopal Reddy and K. V. Krishna Reddy.

Varsham emerged as a box office blockbuster and was remade in Tamil as Mazhai (2005) and in Hindi as Baaghi (2016).[1]

Plot

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Venkat, an unemployed youngster, meets Sailaja, a middle-class girl, on a train journey in Warangal, and they are immediately attracted to each other after dancing in a rain shower. At the same time, Sailaja catches the eye of Bhadranna, a dangerous, ruthless politician who also falls in love with her. Venkat keeps bumping into Sailaja every time it rains, and they fall in love. Ranga Rao, Sailaja's father, is a typical black sheep with many bad habits. Bhadranna approaches him with the marriage proposal, and Ranga Rao instantly agrees. Later, a film producer Seenayya approaches Ranga Rao with an offer for Sailaja to act in a movie. Ranga Rao thinks that acting in films would be more lucrative than marrying her off to Bhadranna. He first successfully creates clashes between lovers, convinces Sailaja to act in a movie, and leaves with her to the city. Before leaving both shailaja and venkat break up due to misunderstandings. Venkat also leaves for Vizag to his uncle's place. In Vizag, Sailaja becomes a leading lady in the movies, and Venkat works with his uncle in a quarry as a demolition expert. Months later, Bhadranna is cheated of some money by Ranga Rao, and he finds out where Sailaja now lives, kidnaps her, and tries to change her mind about marrying him. Seenayya gets tensed as the shooting was paused, and Ranga Rao advises him to approach Venkat, as he believes that Venkat still loves Sailaja. Venkat agrees and fights with Bhadranna for Sailaja. Gradually, Sailaja learns that she misunderstood Venkat and apologizes. They reconcile happily, and both start loving again. That night, Bhadranna kills his brother Kaasi for not bringing Sailaja. Bhadranna is coming back from Hyderabad to destroy Venkat and marry Sailaja. During the festival, Bhadranna stabs Venkat but is stopped by his uncle Sivayya. After the fight, Venkat defeats Bhadranna and embraces Sailaja and Venkat's friends. Suddenly, Bhadranna regains consciousness but dies when the statue of Ravana covered in fire collapses on him. The movie ends with Venkat and Sailaja reuniting.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Varsham
Soundtrack album by
Released
  • 18 December 2003 (2003-12-18)
Recorded2003
GenreSoundtrack
Length30:18
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Ice
(2003)
Varsham
(2003)
Venky
(2004)

Music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and all lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Seetaaraama Saastry. Music was released on Aditya Music. Soundtrack album was released on 18 December 2003 through Aditya Music at the film's audio launch event at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad.[2]

Track-List
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Nuvvosthanante"K. S. Chithra, Raqeeb Alam5:33
2."Mellagaa"S. P. B. Charan, Sumangali5:21
3."Nizam Pori"Adnan Sami, Suneeta Rao4:12
4."Langa Voni"Tippu, Usha3:54
5."Neeti Mullai"Sagar, Sumangali1:22
6."Kopama"Karthik, Shreya Ghoshal4:52
7."Joole Joole"Mallikarjun, Kalpana5:04
Total length:30:18

Release

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Reception

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Sify said that "The major drawback of Varsham is the second half, which has an overdose of violence and narration is marred by two dream songs. The director Shobhan loses grip on the story after the fast paced first half. Still Varsham is worth a look".[3] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com opined that "It's a love story with good technical values. You may definitely watch this film".[4]

Box office

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The film celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centers [5] and the film celebrated its silver jubilee (175 days) celebration with Chiranjeevi attending as the chief guest.[6]

Re-release

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This movie was re-released in 2022, November 11 with a 4K resolution.[1] Sandhya 70mm and Sandhya 35mm theaters in RTC Cross Road, Hyderabad had two shows each (at 8.15 am and 9 pm), and the housefull run.

Awards and nominations

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Awards Category Nominee Result Ref.
Nandi Awards Best Female Playback Singer K. S. Chithra (for song "Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana ") Won [7]
Best Choreographer Prabhu Deva Won
Best Audiographer Madhusudan Reddy Won
52nd Filmfare Awards South Best Film Varsham (M. S. Raju) Won [8]
Best Actor Prabhas Nominated
Best Actress Trisha Won
Best Villain Gopichand Nominated
Best Music Director Devi Sri Prasad Won
Best Female Playback Singer K. S. Chithra (for song "Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana") Won
Best Cinematographer S. Gopal Reddy Won
CineMAA Awards Best Film Varsham (M. S. Raju) Won [9]
Sensational Hero Prabhas Won
Best Actress Trisha Won
Best Villain Gopichand Won
Best Choreographer Prabhu Deva Won
Best Music Director Devi Sri Prasad Won
Best Cinematographer S. Gopal Reddy Won
Santosham Film Awards Best Film Varsham (M. S. Raju) Won [10]
Best Actress Trisha Won
Best Young Performer Prabhas Won
Best Music Director Devi Sri Prasad Won
Best Female Playback Singer K. S. Chithra (for song "Nuvvosthanante") Won
Best Lyricist Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry Won
Best Cinematographer S. Gopal Reddy Won
Best Choreographer Prabhu Deva Won
Best Screenplay M. S. Raju Won
Best Dialogue Paruchuri Brothers Won

References

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  1. ^ a b Menon, Thinkal (12 November 2022). "Trisha's elated at the re-release of her Telugu debut Varsham, says films are forever and thanks fans". OTT Play.
  2. ^ "Telugu Cinema Functions – Varsham – Prabhas, Trisha – MS Raju – Devi Sri Prasad – Sobhan". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Varsham". Sify. 20 January 2004. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020.
  4. ^ Jeevi (14 January 2004). "Movie review - Varsham". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Telugu Cinema 50 days function - Varsham at Bheemavaram - Prabhas, Krishnam raju, MS Raju". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Telugu Cinema - function - silver jubilee function - Varsham - Prabhas, Trisha". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2004". APFTVDC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Filmfare 2004 Awards for South Indian Films". Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  9. ^ "CineMAA Awards 2004". Idlebrain.com. 23 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Telugu Cinema function - Santosham Film Awards 2004". Idlebrain.com. 2 August 2005. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013.
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Awards
Preceded by Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)
2004
Succeeded by