Ganesh (Prabhu Deva) is a good dancer. He beats Anthony in one dance competition to head into international arena. Anthony gets Ganesh beaten up, and Ganesh loses his legs in a car accident. He is depressed, but he wants to give his dance talent to someone and make him his heir. On a different line, Raghava (Raghava Lawrence) works as a boy at a dance school in Vizag. He and four of his friends are good dancers, but they are never recognized until one folk dance at a hotel. Ganesh finds his prospective heir in Raghava. The rest of the film is how Raghava prepares and defeats Anthony in the final dance competition.
Acting
Lawrence directed himself crying about dance. Commitment.
Score
AR Rahman-era adjacent bangers that slap harder than they should.
Director
Raghava Lawrence
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raghava Lawrence directed this at 30 while starring AND choreographing, allegedly after Prabhu Deva agreed only if Lawrence helmed it.
This film basically invented the 'dance master becomes tragic mentor' template that ABCD later copied wholesale.
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