Arya (2004 film)

Arya
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySukumar
Written bySukumar
Produced byDil Raju
Starring
CinematographyR. Rathnavelu
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
company
Distributed bySri Venkateswara Creations
Release date
  • 7 May 2004 (2004-05-07)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹4 crore
Box officeest.₹30 crore

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 ₹30 crore worldwide.[1] It has developed a cult following[2] over the years. A dubbed version in Malayalam was released in 2006. The film was remade in Bengali (Bangladesh) as Badha (2005), in Tamil as Kutty (2010).[1] 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.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "16 Years for Aarya: Some of the interesting facts about the Allu Arjun starrer". The Times of India. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ Chigurupati, Krishna Prasad. "Allu Arjun reminisces 'Arya' as the youthful-drama completes 15 years at the box-office". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ "19 years for 'Arya': Fans rejoice as the Allu Arjun starrer completes another milestone". The Times of India. 8 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ "17 Years Of Arya: COVID-Positive Allu Arjun Calls It The "Greatest Miracle" Of His Life". NDTV.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.