Sye

<p>Prudhvi ( ) and Shashank ( ) are the leaders of two warring student groups in a Hyderabad college. Their rivalry is intense, marked by constant clashes and a fierce competition for dominance. They are fond of the game of , and they sort things out issues between them by playing rugby to prove their superiority. Despite their differences, the groups share a deep love for their college, especially its vast playground, which is a hub of their activities. However, their lives take a drastic turn when a local mafia leader Bhikshu Yadav ( ) gets a court notice that he has purchased the college land from its legal heirs. Prudhvi and Sashank’s groups unite and forget their mutual differences to win back the college. The students attack the political career of Bhikshu by posting fake posters of him in the streets. They go to his liquor shops and play dead to make it appear that the shops sold spurious poisonous liquor which killed the students. After getting affected by the student assaults, Bhikshu Yadav throws a challenge to defeat his team in a game of rugby to win back the land for their college. The condition is set: if the students win, Bhikshu will leave the land alone; if they lose, the land is his. The rest of the story is how Prudhvi leads his team to the victory. and other actors underwent two months of rugby training. The film has six songs composed by . The audio release function was held at the Taj Banjara hotel in Hyderabad. The song ” Chantaina bujjaina ” adopted from Hindi song “Duniya mein logon ko” from the film Apna desh. A critic from opined that “Go ahead and enjoy and rugby game. is a roller coaster ride of pure unadulterated masala”. Jeevi of wrote, “Plus points of the film are Raja Mouli’s stylish taking and MM Keeravani music. The main negative point in the film is failing in getting the emotions right till the climax of the film”. The film had a successful 365-day run at one center. It collected ₹11 share at box office. was the most expensive film in Rajamouli’s career till 2004 as it was made with over ₹10 crore budget. In the lead up to the , a video of the rugby scenes from went viral. When Willie Hateraka, belonging to the sect of New Zealand, working as the coach for Indian Army’s Rugby team, saw the film , was so impressed with the movie that he recommended Rajamouli’s name to the International Rugby Board as the director for their proposed based on rugby, which never entered production. Hateraka, who couldn’t even understand English properly nor the language of the film, connected to the film emotionally. The film went on to be one of the only 3 films that the found suitable as promotional material for the game of Rugby.</p>