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{{Infobox film
| name = Arya
| image = Aarya Telugu Movie.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]]
| producer = [[Dil Raju]]
| writer = Sukumar
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Allu Arjun]]
*[[Anu Mehta]]
*[[Siva Balaji]]
}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cinematography = [[R. Rathnavelu]]
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]
| studio = [[Sri Venkateswara Creations]]
| distributor = Sri Venkateswara Creations
| released = {{Film date|2004|5|7|df=y}}
| runtime = 151 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INR|4 [[crore]]|link=yes}}<ref name = ib>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/int1/alluarjun.html|title=Allu Arjun interview - Telugu film director|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|30 crore}}<ref name="TOI" />
}}
'''''Arya''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[action film]] which was released on 7 May 2004.<ref>{{Citation|title=Aarya (2004)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aarya_2004|language=en|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref> The film was directed by debutant [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]] and produced by [[Dil Raju]] under [[Sri Venkateswara Creations]] banner. The film features [[Allu Arjun]], [[Anu Mehta]], and [[Siva Balaji]] in lead roles with music composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]] and cinematography handled by [[R. Rathnavelu]]. The plot revolves around Aarya, an outgoing and free-spirited boy falling in love with Geetha, an introverted girl who is on the shield of another person Ajay. This movie was also dubbed and released in Malayalam with the same name.

Released on 7 May 2004, the film received positive response and was commercially successful, grossing {{Indian Rupee|30 [[crore]]}} worldwide.<ref name="TOI">{{Cite web|date=2020-05-07|title=16 Years for Aarya: Some of the interesting facts about the Allu Arjun starrer|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/16-years-for-aarya-some-of-the-interesting-facts-about-the-allu-arjun-starrer/photostory/75598280.cms|access-date=2020-08-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

It was remade into [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ([[Bangladesh]]) as ''[[Bangladesh|Badha]]'' with [[Shakib Khan]] and [[Purnima (Bangladeshi actress)|Purnima]], in [[Odia language|Odia]] as ''[[Pagala Premi]]'' with [[Sabyasachi Mishra]] and [[Arpita Pal]], in [[Sinhalese language|Sinhala]] ([[Sri Lanka]]) as ''[[Adaraye Namayen]]'' with [[Roshan Ranawana]] and Kishani Alanki and in Tamil as ''[[Kutty (2010 film)|Kutty]]'' with [[Dhanush]] and [[Shriya Saran]].<ref name="TOI" /> A [[spiritual sequel]] titled ''[[Arya 2]]'' was released in 2009.
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==Plot==
Geetanjali a.k.a. Geetha ([[Anuradha Mehta]]), a college student, goes to [[Kanyakumari]] on a trip. She finds a poem in a diary left on a beach and signs in it, saying that she wishes the poet will succeed in his love. Later on, her anklet falls into the ocean, and a guy jumps into the water in front of her eyes, but no one sees him resurfacing. However, Geetha did not see who jumped in the ocean. She dreams about the incident frequently with the idea that the guy who jumped has died, but her friends ask her to forget it.

Back to the present in [[Vishakhapatnam]], here comes Ajay ([[Siva Balaji]]), a spoiled college student and the son of the local MP Avataram ([[Rajan P. Dev]]). He likes to flirt with beautiful girls and wants them to be his girlfriends. One day he sees Geetha and proposes to her. When she refuses, he threatens to jump from the top of the college building. Being afraid of being held responsible for a death, Geetha accepts the proposal with the thought that as some guy has already died for her, and she doesn't want someone to get hurt because of her and starts dating him. Aarya ([[Allu Arjun]]) is a happy-go-lucky guy who enjoys his life with friends and kids. On his first day to the college, he sees Geetha, who was just confessing her love to Ajay, who was at the top of the college building, threatening her. Charmed by her beauty, Aarya falls in love with her and proposes to her. One day Avataram arranges a party in his house, and it so turns out that Ajay introduces Geetha to his father and persuades him to fix their marriage. Ajay's father, who initially pretended to accept his son's marriage with Geetha, turns tables upside down by introducing another girl Lalasa and announces that his son is going to marry Lalasa. He threatens his son not to marry anyone except Lalasa. Being embarrassed by the situation and helpless, Ajay sits down and starts to get frustrated. Aarya, who loves Geetha so much that he never hesitated to help her, decides to bring Ajay to Geetha and helps them elope. On their way, they are followed by Avataram's henchmen. They eventually find a train and get into it.

When they get down of the train in the night, they are shocked to see the leader of Avataram's henchmen, who forces Geetha to come with him, defying his boss' order. On the other hand, Ajay remains helpless, while Aarya fights all the men and finally defeats them, rescuing Ajay and Geetha. They walk on to the nearby town, which happens to be Aarya's hometown. Being tired, the three go to bed.

The next morning they wake up and realize that Ajay is missing. Aarya tries to convince Geetha that Ajay left to win over his father. This leaves private time for Aarya and Geetha, and they grow close to each other. Geetha starts liking Aarya and begins to understand him. When she tries to confess it to him, Ajay and his father return. Avataram agrees to get Ajay married to Geetha.

On the day of the wedding, Geetha finds out that Aarya was the guy who dove into the sea for her anklet and realizes that he came into her life much before Ajay. She realizes that while Ajay blackmailed her into loving him; Aarya just wanted to see her happy. Geetha also realizes that Aarya truly loves her, while Ajay was just acting on his impulse of wanting what he couldn't have. She leaves the wedding hall in tears and confesses her love to Aarya, and they both reconcile with each other, and this time he successfully throws the stone into the Plastic Coke Cup, indicating he truly succeeded in his love.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Allu Arjun]] as Arya
* [[Anuradha Mehta]] as Geethanjali aka Geetha
* [[Siva Balaji]] as Ajay
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as MP Avataram, Ajay's father
* [[Subbaraju]] as Subbu
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as "Punch" Falaknama, Train Ticket Examiner
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Ajay's friend
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as Geetha's mother
* Vidya as Shanti
* [[J. V. Ramana Murthi]] as Priest
* [[Shravya]] as one of Arya's young friends
* Babloo as Aarya's friend
* Sandra Jai Chandran as Geetha's friend
* Devi Charan
* Jogi Naidu
* Krishnam Raju
* [[Balireddy Pruthviraj|Prudhviraj]] as Reddy (cameo)
* [[Abhinayasri]] in [[item number]] "Aa Ante Amalapuram"
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[File:Sukumar interview FC South 2018.jpg|thumb|Sukumar made his directorial debuted through the film]]
[[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]] began working on the script of his directorial debut ''Aarya'' (2004) in [[Vishakhapatnam]] before joining the sets of Vinayak's ''Dil''. Its producer [[Dil Raju]] assured that he would produce the film if ''Dil'' becomes a commercial success.{{Sfn|Chinnarayana|2015|page=10}} Sukumar chose to narrate the story of a boy who confess his love to a girl right in the beginning, opposed to films like ''[[Darr]]'' (1993), ''[[Kabhie Haan Kabhie Naa]]'' (1994), and ''[[Kaadhal Kondein]]'' (2003) where the protagonist's love/obsession for the female lead is revealed towards the end, as he found that idea an "obsolete" one.<ref name="Sukumar int SSC">{{cite web|url=http://southscope.in/telugu/article/sukumar-reluctant-perfectionist |title=Sukumar – The Reluctant Perfectionist |last=Kumar |first=Hemanth |work=South Scope |date=6 May 2011 |access-date=18 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615025009/http://www.southscope.in/telugu/article/sukumar-reluctant-perfectionist |archive-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Raju was impressed with Sukumar's script and [[Allu Arjun]] was selected as its protagonist after considering [[Ravi Teja]], [[Nithin]], and [[Prabhas]]. [[Anuradha Mehta]] and [[Siva Balaji]] were chosen for the other two lead roles.{{Sfn|Chinnarayana|2015|page=11}} [[R. Rathnavelu]] and [[Devi Sri Prasad]] were chosen as the film's director of photography and music director respectively; they both collaborated with Sukumar in many of his future projects.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Aarya
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Aarya
| artist = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2004|04|16}}
| recorded = 2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 30:42
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| prev_title = [[Venky]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Shankar Dada MBBS]]
| next_year = 2004
}}
The audio was released at a function arranged in song set erected at Nanakrama Guda on the evening of 16 April 2004. Actress [[Swati Reddy]] (then an anchor at the time) and music director Devi Sri Prasad anchored this event. Aditya Music produced the audio of this film. K Raghavendra Rao released the audio and gave the first cassette to Pawan Kalyan and Prabhas. The song "Aa Ante Amalapuram" became famous in Andhra Pradesh and certain parts of Maharashtra like Kolhapur, which created Allu Arjun's identity there. The Soundtrack was an Unusual Hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-aarya.html|title=Telugu Cinema audio launch - Aarya - Allu Arjun - Devi Sri Prasad|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> The success and popularity of the song "Aa Ante Amalapuram" song eventually led to its adaptation in the 2012 [[Hindi]] film [[Maximum (film)|Maximum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/court-stays-release-of-aa-ante-amalapuram-in-the-movie-maximum-357899.html|title=Court stays release of 'Aa Ante Amalapuram' in the movie 'Maximum'|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 30:42
| title1 = You Rock My World
| lyrics1 = Viswa
| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam (singer)|Sonu]], [[Premji Amaren]]
| length1 = 5:00
| title2 = Nuvvunte
| lyrics2 = [[Sirivennela seetharama sastry]]
| extra2 = [[Sagar (singer)|Sonu]], Sumangali
| length2 = 5:08
| title3 = O My Brotheru
| lyrics3 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra3 = Ravi Verma
| length3 = 5:04
| title4 = Thakadimithom
| lyrics4 = Surendra Krishna
| extra4 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
| length4 = 5:31
| title5 = Feel My Love
| lyrics5 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra5 = [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Clinton Cerejo]]
|h5 = 4:55
| title6 = Aa Ante Amalapuram
| lyrics6 = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]
| extra6 = [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathy]], [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| length6 = 5:04
}}

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
Aarya received highly positive reviews from critics. ''idlebrain.com'' gave a review stating, "You feel like you are watching a Mani Rathnam film. There is a soul in the film and you end up having a thin layer of tears in your eyes while leaving the theater. This film announces the arrival of Sukumar – director – a class apart. 'Aarya' is a must watch film for all Telugu film lovers. Don't miss it" and rated the film 4/5, calling the film "A class apart".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-aarya.html|title=Movie review – Aarya|publisher=idlebrain.com|access-date=7 May 2004}}</ref> ''IndiaGlitz'' gave a review stating "To start with, the hype machine was at work incessantly before the release of the movie. And after watching the film you also feel that there is a movie that is every inch worth its pre-release hype. Not only Aarya is expected to lead the pack in the long summer of seemingly never-ending releases but also give the hero of the film, Allu Arjun, a new identity. Aarya is an unabashed package showcasing Allu Arjun and his dancing and fighting abilities. The thing it looks like it will work at the box-office", further calling the film "A cocktail of fun and more fun".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/7086.html|title=Aarya – A cocktail of fun and more fun|publisher=IndiaGlitz|access-date=10 May 2004}}</ref> ''fullhyderabad.com'' gave a review stating "Aarya is not at all what you expect it to be. It is a special package that consists of fun, entertainment, laughs, frolic, merriment, high times, bashes and more. It has them all. Romance, eternal love, mush, flowers, embraces, sacrifices, sunsets. It has them ALL. Action, fights, stunts, feats, tricks, battles, blood, bullies, henchmen, chases. Did we mention that this has it all? Emotions, sentiments, passion, craze and feelings. See one. See all," and rated the film 7/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/aarya/telugu/aarya-movie-reviews-1987-2.html|title=Aarya Review|publisher=fullhyderabad.com|access-date=7 May 2004}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Aarya'' made on a budget of {{INR|4 crore}}, grossed about {{INR|30 crore}}<ref name="TOI"/> with a distributor share of in its full run delivering a distributors Share of {{INR|18 crore}}.<ref name = ib/> The film ran a 50-day run in 89 centres and a 100-day run in 56 centres.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/aarya50dayscenters.html |title=Cycle Stand - Telugu cinema - Aarya 50 days centers - 89 - Allu Arjun |access-date=23 May 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The film's dubbed version in [[Malayalam]] collected between {{INR|30–35 [[lakh]]}} in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-04-02|title=Bunny-Hot in Kerala!|url=http://sify.com/movies/telugu/fullstory.php?id=14421527|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607201239/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/fullstory.php?id=14421527|archive-date=2007-06-07|access-date=2020-08-10|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

==Awards==
;[[52nd Filmfare Awards South|52nd Filmfare Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html|title=Filmfare awards for South India - Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada - Telugu Cinema|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director]] – [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]]
;2004 [[CineMAA Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/2004cinemaa-awards.html|title=CineMAA Awards 2004|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
*[[CineMAA Awards|Best Director (Jury)]] – Sukumar
*[[CineMAA Awards|Best Screenplay]] - Sukumar
*[[CineMAA Awards|Best Editor]] - Marthand K Venkatesh
*[[CineMAA Awards|Sensational Producer]] - [[Dil Raju]]
;2004 [[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2004.html|title=Telugu Cinema Etc - Nandi award winners list 2004|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
*[[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer|Best Screenplay Writer]] – Sukumar
*[[Nandi Special Jury Award|Special Jury]] – Allu Arjun
*[[Nandi Award for Best Fight Master|Best Fight Master]] - Ram-Lakshman
*[[Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] - [[Sagar (singer)|Sagar]]
;2004 [[Santosham Film Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/santoshamawards2005.html|title=Telugu Cinema function - Santosham Film Awards 2004|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
*[[Santosham Film Awards|Santosham Best Young Performers Award]] – Allu Arjun
*[[Santosham Film Awards|Best first film Director]] - Sukumar
*[[Santosham Film Awards|Best new Female Singer]] - Malathi
*[[Santosham Film Awards|Best Costumer]] - Kumar
*[[Santosham Film Awards|Best item Dancer]] - Abhinayasri
;2004 Gemini TV Awards
*Best Director – Sukumar
*Best Actor – Allu Arjun

==Remakes==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
| '''''Aarya''''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]) (2004) || '''''[[Badha (2005 film)| Badha]]''''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]) (2005)|| '''''[[Pagala Premi]]''''' ([[Oriya language|Odia]]) (2007)|| '''''[[Adaraye Namayen]] ''''' ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]) (2008) || '''''[[Kutty (2010 film)|Kutty]]''''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]) (2010) || '''''Pyaar Mein Pagal''''' ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]) (TBA)
|-
| [[Allu Arjun]] || [[Shakib Khan]] || [[Sabyasachi Mishra]] || [[Roshan Ranawana]] || [[Dhanush (actor)|Dhanush]] || [[Sikander Zaman Khan]]
|-
| [[Anuradha Mehta]] || [[Purnima (Bangladeshi actress)|Purnima]]|| [[Arpita Pal]] || Kishani Alanki || [[Shriya Saran]] || [[Iqra Aziz]]
|-
| [[Siva Balaji]] || [[Riaz (actor)|Riaz]] || Sukanta || Shaan Gunthalika || [[Sameer Dattani]] || [[Emi Khan]]
|-
| [[Rajan P. Dev]] || [[Dipjol]] || Pradyumna Lenka || || [[Radha Ravi]] || Asif Raja Mir
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0431619|Aarya}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last1=Chinnarayana |first1=Pulagam |url=http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/PavanJandhyala/library/Aarya?sort=3&page=1 |title=సినిమా వెనుక స్టోరీ: ఫీల్ మై లవ్ |trans-title=Behind the scenes: Feel my love |language=te |date=18 October 2015 |publisher=Sakshi Funday |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610210454/http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/PavanJandhyala/library/Aarya?sort=3&page=1 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 April 2016 }}
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