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{{Infobox film
| name = Arya
| image = Aarya Telugu Movie.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]]
| producer = [[Dil Raju]]
| writer = Sukumar
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Allu Arjun]]
*[[Anu Mehta]]
*[[Siva Balaji]]
}}
| 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 = 
| gross = {{Estimation}}{{INR|31.1|c|year=2004}} [[crore]]<ref name="TOI"/>
}}
'''''Arya''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[Action film|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 {{Indian Rupee|31.1 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 has developed a [[cult following]] over the years.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Chigurupati |first1=Krishna Prasad |title=Allu Arjun reminisces 'Arya' as the youthful-drama completes 15 years at the box-office |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/allu-arjun-reminisces-arya-as-the-youthful-drama-completes-15-years-at-the-box-office/articleshow/69216523.cms |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The film was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] (Bangladesh) as ''Badha'' (2005), in [[Odia language|Odia]] as ''[[Pagala Premi]]'' (2007), in Bengali as ''[[Pagal Premi]]'' (2007), in [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] as ''[[Adaraye Namayen]]'' (2008) and in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Kutty (2010 film)|Kutty]]'' (2010).<ref name="TOI" /> A [[spiritual sequel]] titled ''[[Arya 2]]'' was released in 2009.

''Arya'' is considered one of the best films of Allu Arjun and provided a [[breakout role|major breakthrough]] in his career as an actor and brought recognition for Sukumar as a director in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-08 |title=19 years for 'Arya': Fans rejoice as the Allu Arjun starrer completes another milestone |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/19-years-for-arya-fans-rejoice-as-the-allu-arjun-starrer-completes-another-milestone/articleshow/100067051.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-09 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=17 Years Of Arya: COVID-Positive Allu Arjun Calls It The "Greatest Miracle" Of His Life |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/17-years-of-arya-covid-positive-allu-arjun-calls-it-the-greatest-miracle-of-his-life-2437258 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Geetanjali a.k.a. Geetha, 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 thinking that the guy who jumped has died, but her friends ask her to forget it.

Back to the present in [[Visakhapatnam]], here comes Ajay, a spoiled college student and the son of the local [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] Avataram. 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. Afraid of being held responsible for a death, Geetha accepts the proposal with the thought that some guy has already died for her, and she doesn't want anyone else to get hurt because of her and starts dating him. Arya is a happy-go-lucky guy who enjoys his life with friends and kids. On his first day in college, he sees Geetha, who was just confessing her love to Ajay, who was at the top of the college building, threatening to jump. Charmed by her beauty, Arya 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. Arya, 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 Arya fights all the men and finally defeats them, rescuing Ajay and Geetha. They walk on to the nearby town, which happens to be Arya's hometown. Being tired, the three go to bed.

The next morning they wake up and realize that Ajay is missing. Arya tries to convince Geetha that Ajay left to win over his father. This leaves private time for Arya and Geetha, and they grow close to each other. Geetha starts liking Arya 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 Arya 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; Arya just wanted to see her happy. Geetha also realizes that Arya 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 Arya, 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 [[Member of Parliament (India)|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, Geetha's friend
* [[J. V. Ramana Murthi]] as Priest
* [[Shravya]] as one of Arya's young friends
* Babloo as Arya's friend
* Sandra Jaichandran as Geetha's friend #2
* Devi Charan
* Jogi Naidu
* Krishnam Raju
* [[Balireddy Pruthviraj|Prudhviraj]] as Reddy
* [[Srikanth Addala]] (special appearance)
* [[Abhinayasri]] in [[item number]] "Aa Ante Amalapuram"
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]] began working on the script of ''Arya'' in [[Visakhapatnam]] before joining the sets of [[V. V. Vinayak]]'s [[Dil (2003 film)|''Dil'']] (2003). 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. The film was launched on 20 November 2003 with [[Chiranjeevi]] clapping the first shot and [[Pawan Kalyan]] switching on the camera.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugufilmserver.com/3rdNovnews.shtml|title=Allu Arjun film started|website=Telugu Cinema|access-date=26 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203031243/http://www.telugufilmserver.com/3rdNovnews.shtml|archive-date=3 December 2003}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Arya
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Arya
| 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 = Abhi
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Shankar Dada MBBS]]
| next_year = 2004
}}

The music was composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]]. 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|date=26 June 2012 |access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
{{track listing
| headline = Telugu Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 30:42
| title1 = You Rock My World
| lyrics1 = Viswa
| extra1 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Premji Amaren]]
| length1 = 5:00
| title2 = Edo Priya Ragam Vintunna
| lyrics2 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra2 = [[Sagar (singer)|Sagar]], 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]]
| length5 = 4:55
| title6 = Aa Ante Amalapuram
| lyrics6 = [[Veturi]]
| extra6 = [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathy]], [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| length6 = 5:04
}}'''Malayalam (Dub)'''

Music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad and lyrics were penned by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan and Rajeev Alunkal

{{track listing
| headline = Malayalam Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Etho Priya Ragam
| extra1 = [[Madhu Balakrishnan]]
| length1 = 5:09
| title2 = Thakadhimithom
| extra2 = [[Jassie Gift]]
| length2 = 4:59
| title3 = Aa Kande Alakapuram
| extra3 = Reshmi, Devi Sri Prasad
| length3 = 4:59
| title4 = You Rock My Love
| extra4 = [[Afsal]], Devi Sri Prasad
| length4 = 4:39
| title5 = Etho Priya Ragam
| extra5 = Shivani
| length5 = 5:09
| title6 = Oh My Brothere
| extra6 = Alex
| title7 = Aarya Proud of Youth
| length7 = 3:37
| extra7 = Anwar Sadath, [[Sayanora Philip]]
| title8 = Feel My Love
| length8 = 4:57
| extra8 = [[Vidhu Prathap]]
| length6 = 4:49
}}

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
Arya received highly positive reviews from critics. ''idlebrain.com'' gave a review stating, "You feel like you are watching a [[Mani Ratnam|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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024114010/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/7086.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2004|title=Aarya – A cocktail of fun and more fun|website=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===
''Arya'' made on a budget of {{INR|4 crore}}, grossed about {{INR|30 crore}}.<ref name="TOI"/>

The film's dubbed version in [[Malayalam]] collected {{INR|1.1 [[crore]]}} in [[Kerala]]. Owing to the film's success, Allu Arjun received major acclaim across the region and the [[Malayali|Malayali people]] and earned him fanbase there.<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>

== Dubbed version ==
The film's dubbed version in [[Malayalam]] collected {{INR|1.1 [[crore]]}} in [[Kerala]]. Owing to the film's big success, Allu Arjun received major acclaim across the region and the [[Malayali|Malayali people]] and earned him fanbase there.<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>
In 2011, it was dubbed in Hindi as ''Arya Ki Prem Pratigya''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-11-12 |title=Arya (Arya Ki Prem Pratigya) Hindi Dubbed Full Movie - Allu Arjun, Anuradha Mehta, Siva Balaji |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNfIottI2_M_channel=UltraMovieParlour |access-date=2024-01-24 |publisher=YouTube.com}}</ref>

==Awards==
;[[52nd Filmfare Awards South|52nd Filmfare Awards]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director]] – [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]]
;2004 [[CineMAA Awards]]
*[[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]]
*[[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 (Stunt choreographers)|Ram-Lakshman]]
*[[Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] - [[Sagar (singer)|Sagar]]
;2004 [[Santosham Film Awards]]
*[[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

==References==
{{reflist}}

==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 }}

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

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