''Student No.1'' is a 2003 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nati ...
-language
coming of age action film directed by
Selva
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. The film starring
Sibiraj
Sibi Sathyaraj (also credited as Sibiraj) is an Indian actor working in the Tamil film industry. He is the son of actor Sathyaraj.
Early life and education
Sibi did his schooling in Sherwood Hall Senior Secondary School and Don Bosco Matricu ...
in his debut and
Sherin
Sherin Shringar (born 5 May 1985), known by her stage name Sherin or Shirin is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu-language films. After making her debut in Kannada films, her notable films include ''Thu ...
in lead role while also features
Manivannan
S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a care ...
,
Yugendran
Yugendran (born Yugendran Vasudevan on 20 December 1976) is an Indian actor and singer who has sung hundreds of songs in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. He is also an occasional music director and host.
Personal life
Yugendran is the son of the ...
and
Nassar among others. This movie is a remake of the 2001 Telugu film
of the same name. ''Student Number 1'' was panned by critics and flopped at the box office.
Cast
Production
Shooting was commenced at Chennai, for a fifteen-days schedule, after which the unit moved to Russia to shoot two songs. The rest of the songs were shot at locations in Andhra Pradesh. A set at a cost of about two lakhs was erected on the beach in Visakhapatnam and it took six days to picturise a song. Choreographing the dance steps was dance choreographer Tarunraj. Sibiraj said that first scene which was shot on him was "where I enter the college library, and find Sherin and her friends dancing to taped music. I stop the tape and advice the girls".
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Maragatha Mani and released by Pyramid Music. Lyrics were penned by
Na. Muthukumar
Nagarajan Muthukumar (12 July 1975 – 14 August 2016) was a Tamil poet, lyricist, and author. Best known for his Tamil language film songs, he received the most Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist in Tamil and was a two-time recipient of the ...
,
Kabilan
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* Kabilan Vairamuthu (born 1982), Tamil writer and activist
* Kabilan (lyricist)
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and Annamalai.
References
2003 films
2000s Tamil-language films
Films shot in Visakhapatnam
Films shot in Andhra Pradesh
Films shot in Russia
Indian romantic drama films
Tamil remakes of Telugu films
Films directed by Selva (director)
2003 romantic drama films
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