''Jayam'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written, produced and directed by Teja under the banner Chitram Movies. The film stars

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, and Gopichand in the lead roles, marking the acting debut of Nithiin and Sadha. The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and music, and emerged as a commercial blockbuster. It was later remade in

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in 2003 under the same title by

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, starring

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in his debut as a lead actor, earning him the moniker "Jayam Ravi," with Sadha and Gopichand reprising their roles.

Plot

Venkataramana alias "Venky" is from a poor family who meets Sujatha at his college and falls in love with her. After many meetings, Sujatha falls in love with Venky. However, Sujatha's father learns about this from an astrologer where he fixes Sujatha's marriage with her cousin Raghu, a womanizer and rogue. Raghu falls in love with Sujatha at first sight, where he warns her to never fall or marry anyone. After her

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, Sujatha meets Venky at the temple, where Raghu also arrives with his gang and thrashes Venky. Despite this, Venky gets determined and warns Raghu that he and Sujatha will get married and will take Sujatha at 7:00 am. Enraged, Raghu tells the family to complete the wedding. Sujatha goes into the room to change, but she is actually waiting for Venkat after learning about his message. Venkat and Sujatha escape before Raghu arrives. After an intense chase, Venky and Sujatha are cornered by Raghu and his men in the forest. Venky and Raghu challenge each other in an intense

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, where Venky finally defeats Raghu. With Sujatha's father's approval, Venky and Sujatha get married in presence of Raghu and her family members.

Cast

as Venkataramana (Voice dubbed by Sivaji) *

as Sujatha, Venky's love interest (Voice dubbed by Sunitha) * Gopichand as Raghu ** Dilip Kumar Salvadi as young Raghu * Siva Krishna as Sujatha's father *

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as Raghu's father *

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* Chittajalu Lakshmipathy * Suman Setty as Ali Baba *

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* Rallapalli as a priest *

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* Satti Babu * Jenny *

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as Gnana Saraswathi * Delhi Rajeswari as Sujatha's mother * Srilakshmi as a nurse * Alapati Lakshmi * Nirmala Reddy

Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik, while the lyrics were penned by Kulasekhar. The musical rights of the film was released on

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Reception

''Jayam'' received mixed reviews from critics with praise towards the cast performances (particularly Nithiin, Sadha and Gopichand) and music.

Critical reception

Jeevi of ''

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'' wrote, "First half of the film would be liked by class people as the style of narration is very poetic. Second half would be liked by masses compared to first half as it has got good action scenes. Over all, it's an average film." Arpan Panicker of ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote, "The second half drags and looks silly at times. The fight scenes especially are quite undigestable. There is only so much credit you can attribute to a flag. Jayam turns out to be just an average flick at the end of the day."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayam (2002 Film) 2002 films Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by Teja (film director) Films set on trains 2002 romantic drama films Films scored by R. P. Patnaik 2000s Telugu-language films Indian romantic drama films Indian romantic action films 2000s romantic action films 2000s Indian films