Jayam (2002 film)

This article is about 2002 Telugu film. For other uses, see Jayam.

Jayam (transl. Victory) 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, Gopichand, and Sadha in the lead roles, marking the acting debut of Nithiin and Sadha. The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik.

Jayam
Poster
Directed by	Teja
Written by	Teja
Produced by	Teja
Starring	Nithiin Gopichand Sadha
Cinematography	Sameer Reddy
Edited by	Shankar
Music by	R. P. Patnaik
Production company	Chitram Movies
Release date	14 June 2002 (2002-06-14)
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹1.8 crore[1]
Box office	est. ₹32 crore[1]

The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and music, and emerged as a commercial blockbuster. It was later remade in Tamil in 2003 under the same title by Mohan Raja, starring Ravi Mohan in his debut as a lead actor, earning him the moniker "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

• Nithiin as Venkataramana (Voice-over by Sivaji)
• Gopichand as Raghu
• Sadha as Sujatha, Venky's love interest (Voice-over by Sunitha)
• Siva Krishna as Sujatha's father
• Prasad Babu as Raghu's father
• Dilip Kumar Salvadi as teenage Raghu
• Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
• Chittajalu Lakshmipathy
• Suman Setty as Ali Baba
• Supreeth
• Rallapalli as a priest
• Duvvasi Mohan
• Satti Babu
• Jenny
• Shakeela as Gnana Saraswathi
• Delhi Rajeswari as Sujatha's mother
• Srilakshmi as a nurse
• Alapati Lakshmi
• Nirmala Reddy

Soundtrack

Jayam
Film score by R. P. Patnaik
Released	2002
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	42:05
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	R. P. Patnaik
R. P. Patnaik chronology
Santosham (2002) Jayam (2002) Sreeram (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.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Veeri Veeri"	R. P. Patnaik, Chorus	3:32
2.	"Bandi Bandi"	Ravi Varma, Balaji, R. P. Patnaik, Chorus	5:35
3.	"Enduko" (Male)	R.P. Patnaik	4:52
4.	"Nestama"	R. P. Patnaik, Usha	1:24
5.	"Priyatama"	R. P. Patnaik, Usha	5:02
6.	"Gorantha Deepam"	R. P. Patnaik, Gayatri	1:01
7.	"Evvaru Emanna"	R. P. Patnaik, Usha	4:05
8.	"Enduko" (Female)	Usha	4:49
9.	"Raanu Raanu"	Teja, Usha, R. P. Patnaik	4:48
10.	"Prema O Prema"	K.K.	3:25
11.	"Dushkaram"	Group Song	1:09
12.	"Jayam"	Group Song	1:51
Total length:			42:05

Reception

Jayam received very 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

Award[a]	Date of ceremony[b]	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
CineMAA Awards	5 October 2003	Best Director	Teja	Won	[5]
		Best Male Debut	Nithiin	Won
		Best Villain	Gopichand	Won
		Critics Best Music Director	R. P. Patnaik	Won
Filmfare Awards South	24 May 2003	Best Film – Telugu	Chitram Movies (Film Production House)	Nominated	[6]
		Best Director – Telugu	Teja	Nominated
		Best Male Debut – South	Nithiin	Won
		Best Actress – Telugu	Sadha	Won
		Best Comedian – Telugu	Suman Setty	Nominated
		Best Villain – Telugu	Gopichand	Nominated
		Best Music Director – Telugu	R. P. Patnaik	Nominated
Nandi Awards	18 February 2004	Best Villain	Gopichand [c]	Won	[7] [8]
		Best Male Comedian	Suman Setty	Won
		Best Child Actress	Baby Swetha	Won
		Best Female Dubbing Artist	Sunitha (for Sadha)	Won

Notes

1. Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
2. Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
3. Shared with Ahuti Prasad for Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu