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One-man show all the way, in style

Style (Telugu)

Cast: Raghava Lawrence, Prabhu Deva, Raja, Charme, Kamalini Mukherjee

Director: Raghava Lawrence

Director, choreographer, screenplay writer Lawrence's talent comes to the fore in this film produced by Lagadapati Sirisha Sridhar.

The film is a mixture of Bollywood films -- Disco Dancer and Dance Dance. Raja of Anand fame, Charme, Kamalini play supporting roles while another popular choreographer, director and artiste Prabhu Deva plays a key role.

Ganesh (Prabhu Deva) competes in a dance competition and defeats one Anthony. However, he loses both his legs in an accident. Raghava (Lawrence) is an orphan and stays with four of his friends -- Siva, Seenu, Kiran and Basha. Raghava is a dancer and makes it to the finals of a dance competition. He comes to know that his mother is alive and by the time he meets her, she passes away and Raghava also fails to turn up for the finals of the competition.

Meanwhile, Ganesh decides to groom Raghava. Rest of the story deals with how Raghava fulfils the wishes of his mentor Ganesh and his mother.

Lawrence plays the lead role and emoted well. The dances in the film are worth watching. Prabhu Deva did a neat job, while Raja, Charme and Kamalinee supported him well in their respective roles.

Jayasudha plays the mother of Lawrence. Nagarjuna and Chiranjeevi make a special appearance. Cinematographer Kabir Lal perfectly shot each and every frame, while music by Manisharma is worth mentioning.

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