Jayam (2002 film) explained

Producer:Teja
Director:Teja
Starring:Nithiin
Sadha
Gopichand
Music:R. P. Patnaik
Cinematography:Sameer Reddy
Editing:Shankar
Studio:Chitram Movies
Runtime:152 minutes
Country:India
Language:Telugu
Budget:[1]

Jayam is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written, produced and directed by Teja under the banner Chitram Movies. The film stars Nithiin, Sadha (both in their debut) and Gopichand in the lead roles and music was composed by R. P. Patnaik.

Jayam received mixed reviews from critics with praise towards the cast performances and music, where it went on to become a critical and commercial Blockbuster Hit at the box office. It was remade by M. Raja in Tamil with the same title in 2003 with Ravi being the Main Protagonist, marking his Debut as a Lead Actor, earning his stage name as "Jayam Ravi", with Sadha and Gopichand reprising their roles.

Plot

Venkataramana alias "Venky" is from a poor family who meets Sujatha at his college and falls in love with her. After many meetings, Sujatha falls in love with Venky. However, Sujatha's father learns about this from an astrologer where he fixes Sujatha's marriage with her cousin Raghu, a womanizer and rogue. Raghu falls in love with Sujatha at first sight, where he warns her to never fall or marry anyone. After her engagement, Sujatha meets Venky at the temple, where Raghu also arrives with his gang and thrashes Venky. Despite this, Venky gets determined and warns Raghu that he and Sujatha will get married and will take Sujatha at 7:00 am. Enraged, Raghu tells the family to complete the wedding. Sujatha goes into the room to change, but she is actually waiting for Venkat after learning about his message. Venkat and Sujatha escape before Raghu arrives. After an intense chase, Venky and Sujatha are cornered by Raghu and his men in the forest. Venky and Raghu challenge each other in an intense hand-to-hand combat, where Venky finally defeats Raghu. With Sujatha's father's approval, Venky and Sujatha get married in presence of Raghu and her family members.

Cast

Soundtrack

Jayam
Type:film
Artist:R. P. Patnaik
Released:2002
Genre:Soundtrack
Length:42:05
Label:Aditya Music
Producer:R. P. Patnaik
Prev Title:Santosham
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Sreeram
Next Year:2002

The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik, while the lyrics were penned by Kulasekhar. The musical rights of the film was released on Aditya Music.

Reception

Jayam received mixed reviews from critics with praise towards the cast performances (particularly Nithiin, Sadha and Gopichand) and music.

Critical reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain wrote "First half of the film would be liked by class people as the style of narration is very poetic. Second half would be liked by masses compared to first half as it has got good action scenes. Over all, it's an average film."[2] [3] Arpan Panicker of Full Hyderabad wrote "The second half drags and looks silly at times. The fight scenes especially are quite undigestable. There is only so much credit you can attribute to a flag. Jayam turns out to be just an average flick at the end of the day."[4]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
CineMAA Awards5 October 2003Best DirectorTeja[5]
Best Male DebutNithiin
Best VillainGopichand
Critics Best Music DirectorR. P. Patnaik
Filmfare Awards South24 May 2003Best Film – TeluguChitram Movies (Film Production House)[6]
Best Director – TeluguTeja
Best Male Debut – SouthNithiin
Best Actress – TeluguSadha
Best Comedian – TeluguSuman Setty
Best Villain – TeluguGopichand
Best Music Director – TeluguR. P. Patnaik
Nandi Awards18 February 2004Best Villain[7]
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Best Male ComedianSuman Setty
Best Child ActressBaby Swetha
Best Female Dubbing ArtistSunitha (for Sadha)

Notes and References

  1. News: Teja: Our heroes don't know film appreciation . The Hindu . 13 August 2015 . 19 June 2021 . ...made with a budget of Rs. 1.80 crore and made a profit of Rs. 32 crore. . 29 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160229104444/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/director-teja-hora-hori/article7534922.ece . live .
  2. Web site: visual monopoly. The Hindu. Srihari. Gudipoodi. 21 December 2022. 11 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611131204/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-jayam.html. live.
  3. Web site: Movie review - Jayam. 14 June 2002. Idlebrain.com. Jeevi. 21 December 2022. 11 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611131206/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-jayamfilm.html. live.
  4. Web site: Jayam Review. Panicker. Arpan. Full Hyderabad. 21 December 2022. 11 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611131208/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/jayam/telugu/jayam-movie-reviews-1536-2.html. live.
  5. Web site: Telugu CineMaa Awards 2002 . . 5 October 2003 . 19 June 2021 . 27 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150527010207/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/cinemaaawards2002.html . live .
  6. News: The Winner: 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2002 . . 19 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040828123037/http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=46891&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 . 28 August 2004 . The Times Group.
  7. Web site: Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2002 . APSFTVTDC . 19 June 2021 . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011193934/https://www.apsftvtdc.in/nandi-film-awards-2002.html . live .
  8. Web site: నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008) . A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008) . 19 June 2021 . . te . 23 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf . live .