The story is set in the backdrop of a college that is riven by two groups led by Prithvi and Shashank. Though there is nothing malicious between the groups, they just can't see eye to eye on anything. The only thing common between the two are their abiding passion for rugby. Whenever a problem crops between the two, it is usually settled with a bitter scrum on the rugby field. As it happens, the college land falls into the hands of a local dadha Bikshu Yadav. This is good enough reason for the two groups to forge a common identity and fight for the land. Prithvi and Shashank bury the hatchet and get back the land. This is too much of a bitter pill for the dadha to swallow. And so he dares the students for a rugby match with his own group.
Direction
Rajamouli's early command of escalating stakes.
Stunts
Rugby sequences that somehow make sense in Tollywood.
Writing
Villain introduction that screams 'iconic'.
Director
S. S. Rajamouli
Nithiin
Prithvi
Genelia D'Souza
Indu
Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat
Bhikshu Yadav
Shashank
Shashank
Rajiv Kanakala
Rugby Coach Rafi
Nassar
Qadar
Ajay
Bhikshu Yadav's Henchman
Tanikella Bharani
Prudhvi's Father
Venu Madhav
Nalla Balu
S. S. Rajamouli
Voice over and cameo
Sravan Raghavendra
S. S. Kanchi
Sameer Hasan
Supreet
Chatrapathi Sekhar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was S.S. Rajamouli's second film — he was already obsessed with uniting fractured groups against oppressors.
Rugby was virtually unknown in Telugu cinema; this basically invented the sports-movie template for Tollywood.
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