| Student Number 1 | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Selva |
| Written by | Selva (Screenplay & Dialogue) |
| Story by | Pruthvi Raj |
| Based on | Student No. 1 by Pruthvi Teja |
| Produced by | Sarath |
| Starring | Sibiraj Sherin Manivannan Yugendran Nassar |
| Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Raghu Babu |
| Music by | Maragatha Mani |
Production company | Sena Films |
Release date | 14 February 2003 |
Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Student No.1 is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language coming of age action film directed by Selva. The film starring Sibiraj in his debut and Sherin in lead role while also features Manivannan, Yugendran and Nassar among others.[1] 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.[2]
Cast
- Sibiraj as Sibi
- Sherin as Anjali
- Manivannan as Professor
- Yugendran as Sathya
- Nassar as Raghavan
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Advocate
- Ravikumar as Judge
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Police inspector
- Vinu Chakravarthy as "Leakage" Sambasivam
- Pandu as Sambasivam's sidekick
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Sibi's mother
- Preethi as Sibi's sister
- Maaran as Sathya's friend
- Vidharth as Sathya's classmate
- Manobala as Daas
- Halwa Vasu as Bus conductor
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".[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Maragatha Mani and released by Pyramid Music. Lyrics were written by Na. Muthukumar, Kabilan and Annamalai. Except Kadhal Thozhi, all other tunes were retained from the original.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vizhamale Irukka Mudiyuma" | Na. Muthukumar | S. P. B. Charan, K. S. Chithra | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Engeyo Thondri" | Kabilan | Karthik, Chorus | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Kathal Natpai Maruma" | Annamalai | Unni Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Kadhal Thozhi" | Kabilan | Tippu, Kalpana | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Na Azhukkanalum Amsa" | Na. Muthukumar | Yugendran | 0:54 |
| 6. | "Un Kutramaa En Kutramaa" | Na. Muthukumar | Yugendran | 1:06 |
| 7. | "Enge Sellum" | Na. Muthukumar | Yugendran | 1:32 |
| 8. | "Salute Podu" | Na. Muthukumar | Tippu, Chorus | 4:11 |
| 9. | "College Canteen" | Na. Muthukumar | Yugendran | 1:38 |
| 10. | "Kadalora Kavithye" | Na. Muthukumar | Yugendran, Kalpana, Chorus | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 33:48 | |||
References
- ↑ "Student No: 1". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016.
- ↑ "Student Number 1". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 19 August 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ↑ "Student No.1". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 15 February 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.