Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo

{{Infobox film

| name = Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo

| image = Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Gautham Vasudev Menon

| producer = Miryala Ravinder Reddy

| writer = Story and Screenplay:
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Dialogues:
Kona Venkat

| starring = {{ubl|Naga Chaitanya|Manjima Mohan|Baba Sehgal}}

| music = A. R. Rahman

| cinematography = Dan Macarthur
Dani Raymond
Theni Eswar

| editing = Anthony Gonsalvez

| studio = Dwaraka Creations
Ondraga Entertainment

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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2016|11|11}}

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| country = India

| language = Telugu

| budget = {{INR|25 crore}}{{cite web | url=http://www.sakshi.com/news/movies/summer-season-new-movies-released-323527 | title=వేచవి చూద్దాం! |trans-title=Awaiting this summer! | work=Sakshi | date=15 March 2016 | accessdate=19 June 2016 | last=Jayadeva | first=Rentala | language=Telugu | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316144514/http://www.sakshi.com/news/movies/summer-season-new-movies-released-323527 | archivedate=16 March 2016}}

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Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo ({{translation|Live life adventurously}}) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/gautham-menon-naga-chaitanya-reunite-for-telugu-film-252021-2015-05-08|title=Gautham Menon, Naga Chaitanya reunite for Telugu film|website=India Today|date=2015-05-08|access-date=2019-12-13}} It was produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy, under Dwaraka Creations. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Manjima Mohan.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Bilingual-beginning-for-Manjima-Mohan/article16439171.ece|title=Bilingual beginning for Manjima Mohan|website=The Hindu|date=2016-11-07|access-date=2019-12-13}}

The plot follows a happy-go-lucky young man who is in love. However, in an unexpected turn of events, he and his dear ones are embroiled in a high-risk situation, which demands that he rise to the occasion and stand his ground against the odds. A Tamil version titled Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada was simultaneously shot, with a different cast.{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-teasers-of-gautham-menons-sahasam-swasaga-sagipo-and-achcham-yenbadhu-madamaiyada-are-perfect-1058974.html|title=Why teasers of Gautham Menon's 'Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo', 'Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada' are just so perfect|website=CNN-News18|date=2015-08-31|access-date=2019-12-13}} The film features music composed by A. R. Rahman.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/AR-Rahman-to-produce-a-masterclass-for-Chaitus-next/articleshow/51455451.cms|title=AR Rahman to produce a masterclass for Chaitu's next|website=Times of India|access-date=2019-12-13}}

The film was released on 11 November 2016,{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/naga-chaitanya-starrer-sahasam-swasaga-sagipo-to-release-on-november-11-3731893/|title=Naga Chaitanya-starrer Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo to release on November 11|website=The Indian Express|date=2016-11-01|access-date=2019-12-13}} two days after demonetisation,{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sahasam-swasaga-sagipo-gautham-menon-wanted-to-launch-naga-chaitanya-in-tamil-352700-2016-11-18|title=Gautham Menon: I want to launch Naga Chaitanya in Tamil|website=India Today|date=2016-11-18|access-date=2019-12-13}} to mixed reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/saahasam-swaasaga-saagipo-review-round-naga-chaitanyas-film-bags-good-verdict-rich-ratings-703620|title=Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo review round-up: Naga Chaitanya's film bags good verdict, rich ratings from critics|website=International Business Times|date=2016-11-11|access-date=2019-12-13}}

Plot

The reel opens with the snapshots of Rajinikanth Muralidhar (Naga Chaitanya) in a small brawl with a mob which later reveals that he had been quarrelling with the men for talking bad about his sister Maithrei.

Rajinikanth, who is hesitant to reveal his name (as he is the namesake of the legendary actor), is an MBA student and bike enthusiast, accompanied by his close friends Mahesh, Shyam, Srikanth and auto driver Selvam. One evening Rajinikanth goes to a person who is torturing his sister to love him back, and a fight happens between them when Mahesh spends time with his girlfriend Divya in their area. Somehow all things falls, and a few days passed by, and Rajinikanth says that he is now confident to handle any situation that comes in his life, and he is ready to face them.

Rajinikanth is now grown up a little, and he has 2 love stories that revolved around him in the past, one is Sukanya, and another is Mallika, and now he considers his new Thunderbird bike as his first love ever. At this moment, he comes to meet Leela (Manjima Mohan), a friend of his sister Maithrei who stays in Rajinikanth's house to complete their course, and Rajinikanth falls in love with her, they both speak for a long time in their house day and night, and Rajinikanth narrates his love story with Leela with his friends daily.

Now Rajinikanth plans for a bike long trip to Kannyakumari along with his friend Mahesh, but eventually, he is accompanied by Leela instead of Mahesh, they go to Kannyakumari via Chennai, Salem and Trivandrum. On the trip, they go to a rural village and stay for a night where they are taking care of by a kind-hearted villager (Madurai Mohan). The next day they reach Kannyakumari and see the Sunrise, here Leela falls for Rajinikanth, and after the trip, Rajinikanth agrees to drop Leela to her home in Kolhapur. On the way to Maharastra in a busy highway, they meet with a terrible accident he injures and breaks his shoulder at the same day Leela's parents are attacked in Maharashtra.

They feel something was wrong, and that wasn't an accident. The same day, Leela's parents were injured, and her Father doesn't seem to get alive again. They come to know that it was a plan to kill Leela, now Rajinikanth comes to the hospital, and his friend Mahesh accompanies him, now enters a violent action space in Rajinikanth's life, and he decides to save Leela and her family.

However, things take a turn for the worse as they encounter something unexpected. The second half is a well furnished, racy, clearly dispenses the fearless-ness to destroy the corrupt Politician, Police Officer Kamat (Baba Sehgal) and a gangster Hiren (Daniel Balaji). Kamat is the one who does unwanted things to kill Raman and his wife. Also, Mahesh is killed in this process. Kamat now tries to trace out Rajinikanth even in Mahesh's funeral, and finally, he reaches Rajinikanth's house where he is revealed that he is Rajnikanth Muralidhar IPS, who attains his posting as the Deputy Commissioner of Police in the same Kolhapur, where Leela's parents were killed. Finally, he assassinates Kamat and goes on a trip to Kanyakumari again with Leela with a beautiful proposal.

Cast

Naga Chaitanya as DCP Rajinikanth Muralidhar IPS
Manjima Mohan as Leela
Rakendu Mouli as Mahesh
Baba Sehgal as Inspector Kamath
Daniel Balaji as Hiren
Anjali Rao as Maithrei
Mathew Varghese as Muralidhar, Rajinikanth's father
Sujata Panju as Rajinkanth's Mother
Krrish as Atul
Prasad Athalye as Dr. Yashwant Tripude
Priya Rajkumar as Anamika
Nagineedu as Sathyamoorthy
Vasanthaa as Leela's mother
Rishabh as Thambey
Chalakudy Sunil as Maharashtra cop
Vishwanath P U as Nathuram Dubey
K K Menon as Somnath Naik
Samragni as young Anamika
R Shyam as Shyam
Santosh Krishna as Srikanth
R. S. Karthik as Auto Selvam
R. N. R. Manohar as Mahesh's father
Dollyann Santhosh as Sukanya
Anandhi as Mallika
Saran Bhaskar as Maithrei's stalker
Shamhavy Gurumoorthy as Rajinkanth's younger sister
Madurai Mohan as Villager
Jaydev Subramaniam as Hospital receptionist
Samson T Wilson as Hospital gangster
Elyas Khan as Hospital gangster
Chandrasekharan B as Doctor
Sunitha Ojha as Nurse
Bullet Babu as Ambulance driver
S Sayath as a Taxi driver
Khaleel L as Maharashtra cop
Anil Bala as Maharashtra cop
Birlaa Bose as Chennai cop
Prayas Mann as Maharashtra cop
Sathish Krishnan a cameo appearance in "Shokilla" song
Gautham Vasudev Menon in a cameo appearance as Police Officer

Soundtrack

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| type = Soundtrack

| artist = A. R. Rahman

| cover =

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| released = 17 June 2016

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| language = Telugu

| label = Aditya Music

| producer = A. R. Rahman

| prev_title = 24

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Pelé: Birth of a Legend

| next_year = 2016

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The soundtrack album consists of five songs composed by A. R. Rahman. His original compositions for the Tamil version were retained without any change in the Telugu version. The Telugu lyrics are penned by Ananta Sriram, Rakendu Mouli, Krishna Chaitanya, and Sreejo.{{Cite news|url=http://telugu.surli.in/taanu-nenu-lyrics-sahasam-swasaga-sagipo/|title=Taanu Nenu Song Lyrics - Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo (2016)|date=2016-06-20|newspaper=Surli Telugu Songs Lyrics|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-18}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Track list {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/saahasam-swaasaga-saagipo/1123522256|title=Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by A. R. Rahman on Apple Music|website=iTunes |date=18 June 2016|publisher=|access-date=14 November 2016}}

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Shokilla

| extra1 = Aditya Rao, ADK, Sri Raskol, Rakendu Mouli

| length1 = 4:38

| writer1 = Rakendu Mouli

| title2 = Kannulla Munde

| extra2 = Haricharan, Chinmayi

| length2 = 3:38

| writer2= Krishna Chaitanya

| title3 = Chakori

| extra3 = Sathya Prakash, Shashaa Tirupati

| length3 = 5:38

| writer3 = Ananta Sriram

| title4 = Taanu Nenu

| extra4 = Vijay Prakash

| length4 = 4:13

| writer4 = Ananta Sriram

| title5 = Vellipomaakey

| extra5 = Sid Sriram, Dinesh Kanagaratnam

| length5 = 4:26

| writer5 = Sreejo

| total_length = 21:56

}}

Release

The movie was released on 11 November 2016.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sahasam-Swasaga-Sagipo-gets-a-release-date/articleshow/55222452.cms|title=Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo gets a release date|website=Times of India|access-date=2019-12-13}}

Reception

= Box office =

Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo collected a total gross of ₹3.90 Crores and a share of ₹2.04 Crores worldwide on the first day of its release, its business was affected by Govt's ban on notes with the denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/sahasam-swasaga-sagipo-1st-day-box-office-collection-gauthams-film-fails-beat-nagas-premam-703750|title=Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo 1st day box office collection: Gautham's film fails to beat Naga's Premam opening day record|website=International Business Times|date=2016-11-13|access-date=2019-12-26}}

In the first weekend movie collected a total gross of ₹10 Crores and share of ₹5.15 Crores worldwide,{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/sahasam-swasaga-sagipo-1st-weekend-box-office-collection-nagas-film-grosses-rs-10-crore-3-days-703937|title=Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo 1st weekend box office collection: Naga's film grosses Rs 10 crore in 3 days|website=International Business Times|date=2016-11-14|access-date=2019-12-26}} and at US box office movie collected a total gross of $235,048.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/us-box-office-collection-sahasam-swasaga-sagipo-fares-better-achcham-yenbadhu-madamaiyada-704111|title=US box office collection: Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo fares better than Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada|website=International Business Times|date=2016-11-15|access-date=2019-12-26}}

= Critical reception =

The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating, "If you can survive an unusual narrative for a plot that will unfold only at the climax, Saahasam… could be a good pick. The story in itself is good, and the direction, cinematography and music add a great deal to it. It’s a movie you should watch for the feels".{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/saahasam-swaasaga-saagipo/movie-review/55373185.cms|title=SAAHASAM SWAASAGA SAAGIPO MOVIE REVIEW|website=Times of India|date=2016-11-11|access-date=2019-12-13}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo is worth a watch for some terrific moments".{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Sahasam-Swasaga-Sagipo-Moments-to-savour/article16442808.ece|title=Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo: Moments to savour|website=The Hindu|date=2016-11-11|access-date=2019-12-13}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}

Suhas Yellapantula of The New Indian Express 3 out of 5 stars stating "A love story-turned-suspense thriller has a bit of everything in it.".{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2016/nov/11/sahasam-swasaga-sagipo-an-emotional-rollercoaster-1537434.html|title=Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo: An emotional rollercoaster|website=The New Indian Express|date=2016-11-11|access-date=2019-12-13}}{{Rating|3|5}}

Suresh Kavirayani of Deccan Chronicle 3 out of 5 stars stating "A perfect mixture of romance and action. Gautam showcases his skills once again with a mix of romance and action. From then on wards, the movie is a typical Gautam Menon thriller.".{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/121116/sahasam-swasaga-sagipo-movie-review-a-perfect-mixture-of-romance-and-action.html|title=Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo movie review|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=2016-11-11|access-date=2019-12-13}}{{Rating|3|5}}

IndiaGlitz 3 out of 5 stars stating "A shoot-out drama and a love story, 'SSS' comes with a narration that makes for a good watch. It may not be gripping in the same degree throughout, but the believable stunts, characterizations, and the technical departments ensure you are not bored.".{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sahasam-swasaga-saagipo-review-telugu-movie-20132|title=Sahasam Swasaga Saagipo Review|website=IndiaGlitz|date=2016-11-11|access-date=2019-12-13}}{{Rating|3|5}}

Accolades

;Filmfare Awards South{{cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-21257.html|title=Nominations for the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)|newspaper=Filmfare.com|date=2017-07-08|access-date=2019-12-13}}

Nominated - Best Music Director – Telugu - A. R. Rahman
Nominated - Best Lyricist – Telugu - Anantha Sreeram – "Thaanu Nenu"
Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu - Vijay Prakash – "Thanu Nenu"

;SIIMA Awards

Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) - Sid Sriram – "Vellipomakey"

Legacy

The song "Vellipomakey" inspired a film of the same name starring Vishwak Sen.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vellipomakey-is-a-sweet-little-film-that-sheds-throws-new-light-on-modern-age-relationships/article19601049.ece|title = 'Vellipomakey' review: Simple story told well|newspaper = The Hindu|date = September 2017|last1 = Nadadhur|first1 = Srivathsan}}