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'''''Super''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film|action]] [[heist film]] produced by [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna Akkineni]] on [[Annapurna Studios]] banner, written and directed by [[Puri Jagannadh]]. Starring [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna Akkineni]], [[Sonu Sood]], [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Ayesha Takia]] in lead roles and music composed by [[Sandeep Chowta]]. Upon release the film had a mixed response by the critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/22super.htm|title=Nagarjuna latest isn't Super|website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=22 July 2005|access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>
'''''Super''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[heist film|heist]] [[action film|action thriller film]] written and directed by [[Puri Jagannadh]]. It was produced by [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] on [[Annapurna Studios]] banner. The film stars [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]], [[Sonu Sood]], [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Ayesha Takia]]. The music was composed by [[Sandeep Chowta]], while the cinematography and editing were handled by [[Shyam K. Naidu]] and [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]. The film also marks Ayesha's Telugu debut and Anushka's acting debut.
 
''Super'' was released on 21 July 2005 while the Hindi version was released in 2007 as "Robbery" and received mixed reviews from critics, where it became an average grosser at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=M. L. |first=Narasimham |date=30 December 2005 |title=Dubbed films rule yet again |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123002160100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706091816/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123002160100.htm |archive-date=6 July 2015 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=[[The Hindu]] |quote=The much successful Nagarjuna too had to contend with an average grosser Super, confined to a few major cities.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2005 |title=Nagarjuna latest isn't Super |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/22super.htm |access-date=20 October 2020 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Akhil owns a call cab service. He falls in love with a doctor, Siri Valli. Soon Siri Valli falls in love with Akhil as well. There is a hi-tech robber called Sonu who is a big-time robber. Sonu used to work for Siri Valli's father and so he adopts her as his sister after their family fall into bad times.
Akhil, a call [[taxicab|cab service]] owner, falls in love with Dr. Srivalli alias Sri, who soon falls in love with him as well. Sonu is a big-time [[hi-tech]] robber. who used to work for Siri's father as a car mechanic. He adopts Siri as his sister and brings her into his home after his father dies from car crash. Incidentally, Akhil and Sonu are enemies. Realizing that Siri is deeply in love with Akhil, Sonu asks her to put an end to their relationship and never see him again. Siri goes to Akhil's house to learn about Sonu's enmity with Akhil. Akhil reveals that he and Sonu were former best friends who met as recent graduates. They struggled to get jobs along with Sonu's real sister Sasha, who was also a graduate.  


Incidentally, Akhil and Sonu are enemies. When Sonu realizes that Siri Valli is deeply in love with his arch enemy Akhil, he asks her to put an end to their relationship and to never see him again. Siri Valli goes to Akhil's house to find out why Sonu and he are enemies. Akhil reveals his flashback:
When Sasha suffered from [[appendicitis]], Akhil and Sonu started robbing banks and managed to pay for her surgery. After that, they decided to continue robbing banks and stealing lots of money. Sasha fell in love with Akhil and proposed to him, but Akhil refused as he liked Sasha as her best friend. One day, Sasha was found dead on the road by Sonu and Akhil with her arm slightly cut and died from blood loss, where they assumed she committed suicide. Because of this, Sonu blames Akhil for her death and starts hating him, which causes their friendship to end. Due to this, Akhil decided to live a normal life. John Abraham, the artist who was trying to draw a picture of Sonu ended up drawing Akhil's picture. The police arrests Akhil, who also looks like one of the mysterious guys from the police [[Closed-circuit television|surveillance video]].


Akhil, Sasha, and Sonu meet in [[Mumbai]] in their needy days as unemployed graduates. They soon become friends as they all struggle to find work. Sasha is Sonu's sister. Sasha suddenly develops pains in her stomach and needs an appendix operation. Sonu and Akhil don't have enough money to pay for the operation so they decide to embark on a life of crime. At one point Akhil, Sasha and Sonu commit a daring take-over style bank robbery, forcing almost every customer and employee inside the bank premises at gunpoint to keep his (or her) hands behind his (or her) head like a classic hostage. While the three bandits continue to embark on a string of heists to steal money, Sasha ultimately falls in love with Akhil. But Akhil does not have any romantic feelings for her and treats her just like a friend. Akhil, Sasha, and Sonu are given one more task: to rob diamonds. After this one robbery, they can be settled for life. Late that same night at the biker's club, Sasha says openly that she will kill herself if Akhil does not love her. Being stubborn, Sasha decides to stay at the Biker's club very late. When Sonu & Akhil show up, it's too late because Sasha committed suicide. This is why Sonu hates Akhil.
According to the video, it is revealed that Sasha was murdered. Akhil lies to the cops that he is not in the video, and Abraham says that Akhil is not a thief. Sonu follows Akhil to the ''Biker's Club''. Akhil and Sonu realize that the Biker's Club owner Mama was responsible for their robberies and Sasha's death. Sasha was at the club late, where she found out that Mama's men were the ones who told them to rob the [[diamonds]]. The goons planned to kill the trio (Akhil, Sonu, and Sasha) right after they succeed in the robbery. Sasha tried to escape, but the goons killed her and make Akhil and Sonu believe that she committed suicide. After learning the truth, Sonu apologizes and reconciles with Akhil, but Mama reveals he kidnapped Siri and tells Akhil and Sonu to rob the same diamonds which they were supposed to rob in Goa.  


While the Artist who's trying to draw a Picture of the mysterious thief named Sonu, the Artist ends up drawing a picture of Akhil. The police arrest Akhil, who also looks like 1 of the mysterious guys from a police surveillance video. According to the video, it's revealed that Sasha was actually murdered. Akhil lies to police that he's not in the video. The artist says that Akhil's not a thief. Sonu follows Akhil to the Biker's club. Akhil & Sonu realize that the Biker's club owner Mama's responsible for their robberies & Sasha's murder. That night when she was at the club late, Sasha heard some men talking & finds out that it was the same men who told them to rob the [[diamonds]]. The goons planned to kill Akhil, Sonu, & Sasha right after they succeed in the robbery. Sasha overheard them & the goons chased Sasha. They killed her & made it believe that she committed suicide. After Sonu finds out the truth, he reconciles with Akhil.
Akhil and Sonu successfully rob the diamonds by blowing up underneath the truck carrying the diamonds (inspired by ''[[The Italian Job]]'') and falling into the sea. Akhil dives into the ocean and retrieves the diamonds. The cops chase Sonu and Akhil on [[motorboat]]s. One of the cops shoots Sonu, who falls into the ocean. Akhil does not stop and heads over to Mama's place. Akhil gets hold of Sonu, who is actually alive and was wearing a [[bulletproof vest]]. Sonu saves Siri from Mama's clutches. Akhil and Sonu manage to kill everyone and keep the diamonds. Abraham finally draws Sonu's picture, but the police do not believe Abraham and that the police captain already got transferred to another town. Akhil and Sonu give a diamond to Abraham and tell him to draw a picture of Akhil and Siri.
 
But, Mama reveals he kidnapped Siri Valli and in ransom, tells Akhil and Sonu to rob the same diamonds they were supposed to make robbery in [[Mumbai]]. They successfully rob the diamonds by blowing up underneath the truck carrying the diamonds ''(inspired by ''[[The Italian Job]]'')'' and falling into the sea. Akhil then goes into the ocean and retrieves the diamonds. The police start chasing Sonu and Akhil on motorboats. One of the police shoots Sonu & he falls into the ocean. Still, Akhil does not stop and he heads on over to Mama's place. Akhil gets a hold of Sonu, who was actually wearing a bullet-proof vest. Sonu rushes to get his sister from the clutches of the bad guys. Akhil and Sonu manage to kill everyone there and keep the diamonds. The artist finally draws Sonu's picture, but the police don't believe the artist. The police captain already got transferred to another town. It's hilarious because the lie-detector expert scares away the artist, who's unable to get the reward. Outside, Akhil & Sonu give a diamond to the Artist to draw a picture of Akhil & Siri, to which Artist says that he learnt to draw at prison.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna Akkineni]] as Akhil  
{{Cast listing|
* [[Ayesha Takia]] as Siri Valli "Siri"
* [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna Akkineni]] as Akhil
* [[Anushka Shetty]] as Sasha
* [[Anushka Shetty]] as Sasha
* [[Sonu Sood]] as Sonu
* [[Sonu Sood]] as Sonu
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Police Officer
* [[Ayesha Takia]] as Srivalli
* [[Piyush Mishra]] as Mama  
* [[Piyush Mishra]] as Mama  
* [[Brahmanandam]] as lie-detector expert
* [[Brahmanandam]] as [[Lie Detector]] Expert
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as John Abraham, an artist
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as John Abraham, an artist
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Journalist
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as [[Journalist|News Reporter]]
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Tattoo designer
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Inspector
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Lalita, Siri's mother
* [[Sudha (actress)|Sudha]] as Rajyalakshmi, Sasha's mother
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Lakshmi Narayana, Sasha's father
* [[Paruchuri Brothers|Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao]] as Venkatachalam, Siri's father
* [[Giri Babu]] as Rama Chandra Murthy, Akhil's father
* [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumitra]] as Lakshmi, Akhil's mother
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Tattoo Designer
* [[Khayyum]] as Akhil's friend
* [[Khayyum]] as Akhil's friend
* [[Paruchuri Brothers|Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao]] as Siri's father
* [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumitra]] as Akhil's mother
* [[Amit Tiwari]] as Eve teaser
* [[Amit Tiwari]] as Eve teaser
}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Sandeep Chowta]] and was released by MARUTHI Music Company.
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Music composed by [[Sandeep Chowta]]. Music was released by MARUTHI Music Company.
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== Accolades ==
== Accolades ==
The film was nominated for seven categories at the South Filmfare Awards in 2006.
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm |title=53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners |date=9 September 2006 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429030243/http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm |archive-date=29 April 2007}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2006 |title=53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429030243/http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm |archive-date=29 April 2007 |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>
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| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director – Telugu]]
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== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0475735|Super}}
*{{IMDb title|0475735|Super}}
* {{Amg movie|332037|Super}}


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Latest revision as of 23:43, 3 March 2026

Super
Poster
Directed byPuri Jagannadh
Produced byNagarjuna
Written byPuri Jagannadh
StarringNagarjuna
Sonu Sood
Anushka Shetty
Ayesha Takia
Music bySandeep Chowta
CinematographyShyam K. Naidu
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • 21 July 2005 (2005-07-21)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Super is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language heist action thriller film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It was produced by Nagarjuna on Annapurna Studios banner. The film stars Nagarjuna, Sonu Sood, Anushka Shetty and Ayesha Takia. The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Shyam K. Naidu and Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film also marks Ayesha's Telugu debut and Anushka's acting debut.

Super was released on 21 July 2005 while the Hindi version was released in 2007 as "Robbery" and received mixed reviews from critics, where it became an average grosser at the box office.[1][2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Akhil, a call cab service owner, falls in love with Dr. Srivalli alias Sri, who soon falls in love with him as well. Sonu is a big-time hi-tech robber. who used to work for Siri's father as a car mechanic. He adopts Siri as his sister and brings her into his home after his father dies from car crash. Incidentally, Akhil and Sonu are enemies. Realizing that Siri is deeply in love with Akhil, Sonu asks her to put an end to their relationship and never see him again. Siri goes to Akhil's house to learn about Sonu's enmity with Akhil. Akhil reveals that he and Sonu were former best friends who met as recent graduates. They struggled to get jobs along with Sonu's real sister Sasha, who was also a graduate.

When Sasha suffered from appendicitis, Akhil and Sonu started robbing banks and managed to pay for her surgery. After that, they decided to continue robbing banks and stealing lots of money. Sasha fell in love with Akhil and proposed to him, but Akhil refused as he liked Sasha as her best friend. One day, Sasha was found dead on the road by Sonu and Akhil with her arm slightly cut and died from blood loss, where they assumed she committed suicide. Because of this, Sonu blames Akhil for her death and starts hating him, which causes their friendship to end. Due to this, Akhil decided to live a normal life. John Abraham, the artist who was trying to draw a picture of Sonu ended up drawing Akhil's picture. The police arrests Akhil, who also looks like one of the mysterious guys from the police surveillance video.

According to the video, it is revealed that Sasha was murdered. Akhil lies to the cops that he is not in the video, and Abraham says that Akhil is not a thief. Sonu follows Akhil to the Biker's Club. Akhil and Sonu realize that the Biker's Club owner Mama was responsible for their robberies and Sasha's death. Sasha was at the club late, where she found out that Mama's men were the ones who told them to rob the diamonds. The goons planned to kill the trio (Akhil, Sonu, and Sasha) right after they succeed in the robbery. Sasha tried to escape, but the goons killed her and make Akhil and Sonu believe that she committed suicide. After learning the truth, Sonu apologizes and reconciles with Akhil, but Mama reveals he kidnapped Siri and tells Akhil and Sonu to rob the same diamonds which they were supposed to rob in Goa.

Akhil and Sonu successfully rob the diamonds by blowing up underneath the truck carrying the diamonds (inspired by The Italian Job) and falling into the sea. Akhil dives into the ocean and retrieves the diamonds. The cops chase Sonu and Akhil on motorboats. One of the cops shoots Sonu, who falls into the ocean. Akhil does not stop and heads over to Mama's place. Akhil gets hold of Sonu, who is actually alive and was wearing a bulletproof vest. Sonu saves Siri from Mama's clutches. Akhil and Sonu manage to kill everyone and keep the diamonds. Abraham finally draws Sonu's picture, but the police do not believe Abraham and that the police captain already got transferred to another town. Akhil and Sonu give a diamond to Abraham and tell him to draw a picture of Akhil and Siri.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta and was released by MARUTHI Music Company.

Super
Film score by
Sandeep Chowta
Released2005
GenreSoundtrack
Length30:08
LabelMaruthi Music
ProducerSandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta chronology
Rakht
(2004) 		Super
(2005) 		Political Rowdy
(2005)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Akkad Bakkad"KandikondaSonu Kakkar4:57
2."Chandramukhi"VishwaSandeep Chowta5:20
3."Gichhi Gichhi"VishwaUdit Narayan, Sowmya4:50
4."Mastana"KandikondaSandeep Chowta, Nikita5:09
5."Mila Mila"Bhaskarabhatla RavikumarAnushka Manchanda5:35
6."Mudduletti"Bhaskarabhatla RavikumarSonu Nigam, Sonu Kakkar4:20
Total length:30:08

Accolades[edit | edit source]

The film was nominated for seven categories at the South Filmfare Awards in 2006.

Award[lower-alpha 1] Date of ceremony[lower-alpha 2] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards South 9 September 2006 Best Film – Telugu Super Nominated [3]
Best Director – Telugu Puri Jagannadh Nominated
Best Actor – Telugu Nagarjuna Nominated
Best Actress – Telugu Ayesha Takia Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Anushka Shetty Nominated
Best Comedian – Telugu Ali Won
Best Music Director – Telugu Sandeep Chowta Nominated

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ M. L., Narasimham (30 December 2005). "Dubbed films rule yet again". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2023. The much successful Nagarjuna too had to contend with an average grosser Super, confined to a few major cities.
  2. ↑ "Nagarjuna latest isn't Super". Rediff.com. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners". 9 September 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

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