Satyam
Directed by	Surya Kiran
Written by	Surya Kiran B.V.S.Ravi
Produced by	Nagarjuna
Starring	Sumanth Genelia D'Souza Kota Srinivasa Rao
Cinematography	Sameer Reddy
Edited by	Nandamuri Hari
Music by	Chakri
Distributed by	Annapurna Studios
Release date	19 December 2003 (2003-12-19)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Satyam is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Surya Kiran and produced by actor Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios banner. The film stars Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles.^[1] The film received positive reviews^[2] and was very successful at the box-office. Released on 19 December 2003, it was one of the biggest box-office successes in Sumanth's career and it was also Genelia's debut in Telugu cinema. Chakri won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu. It was remade in Bengali language as Shakti.

Satyam is an aspiring songwriter who inadvertently gets misunderstood both by his father Vishwanath and his love interest Ankita. He ghostwrites for a selfish and popular film lyricist. He decides to prove himself as an independent songwriter before expressing his love to Ankita. In the meantime, a classmate of Ankita proposes to her. Through all of this, Ankita's father Shankar, unexpectedly befriends Satyam without his daughter's knowledge. Satyam eventually overcomes his obstacles and succeeds in reconciling with his father and Ankita.

• The film ran successfully for 50-days in 163 centers, and also completed its 100-day run in over 26 centers.^[3]

Music was composed by Chakri.

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• Satyam at IMDb

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