Arya (2004)

Original title

ఆర్య

Directed by

Sukumar

Genre

musical film, romance film, romantic comedy

Country

India

Runtime

2h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A free-spirited and outgoing young man named Arya falls in love with an introverted woman named Geetha. However, Geetha is already being protected by another man named Ajay, setting up a romantic conflict.

upbeatromanticplayfulenergeticfeel-goodlightheartedwhimsical

What happens

Arya is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by Sukumar in his directoral debut. Produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner, the film stars Allu Arjun, Anu Mehta, and Siva Balaji. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and cinematography was by R. Rathnavelu. The plot revolves around Arya, an outgoing and free-spirited boy falling in love with Geetha, an introverted girl who is on the shield of another person Ajay. Arya was released on 7 May 2004, the film received positive response and was commercially successful, grossing ₹31.1 crore worldwide. It has developed a cult following over the years. The film was remade in Bengali (Bangladesh) as Badha (2005), in Odia as Pagala Premi (2007), in Bengali as Pagal Premi (2007), in Sinhala as Adaraye Namayen (2008) and in Tamil as Kutty (2010). A spiritual sequel titled Arya 2 was released in 2009. Arya is considered one of the best films of Allu Arjun and provided a major breakthrough in his career as an actor and brought recognition for Sukumar as a director in Telugu cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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