Satyam is a 2008 Indian action film written and directed by A. Rajasekhar in his debut. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu titled as Salute, with a slightly different supporting cast. The film stars Vishal, Upendra and Nayanthara. It was produced by Vikram Krishna, Vishal's brother. The score and soundtrack were composed by Harris Jayaraj.

Plot

The plot opens with Sathyam, an Assistant Police Commissioner rescuing a hooligan from encounter thirsty cops around the Napier Bridge in Chennai (Hussain Sagar at Hyderabad in Telugu version), only to arrest him later. He reminds his fellow cops that a cop's duty is to kill crime not criminals. Sathyam meets his first challenge in tracking a mysterious killer of three ministers. In the process, he finds the culprit named Manicka Vel(Prathap Rudra in Telugu version), only to receive a rude shock to know his identity. The murderer is none other than a former police officer based in Madurai (Pulivendula in Telugu version), who inspired Sathyam to become an honest police officer. Revealing the reason behind his change of mind, the ex-cop says that he is on a killing spree as he failed to set right things in khakhi uniform.