Sye (2004 film)
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| Directed by | S. S. Rajamouli |
| Screenplay by | S. S. Rajamouli |
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| Story by | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| Produced by | A. Bharati |
| Starring | Nithiin Genelia Shashank Pradeep Rawat |
| Cinematography | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Sri Bharathi Enterprises |
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Running time | 163 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹10.2 crore (US$2.2 million) |
| Box office | ₹11 crore (Distributors' Share) |
Sye (/ˈsaɪ/ transl. Challenge) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language sports action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the film with V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film is produced by A. Bharati under Sri Bharathi Enterprises. The film features Nithin, Genelia, Shashank and Pradeep Rawat. The story has a rugby backdrop. In the film, two rival groups in a college—Science led by Prudhvi and Arts led by Shashank—fight for superiority through the game of rugby, until a local gangster Bhikshu Yadav takes over their college.
This was Rajamouli's third film post the successes of Student No: 1 and Simhadri. Music composed by M. M. Keeravani with cinematography by K. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film earned ₹11 crore in distributor share’s (US$2.4 million) against a production budget of ₹10.2 crore (US$1.5 million) and was commercially successful. The film won four Nandi Awards.