Raja the Great
Raja the Great | |
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Directed by | Anil Ravipudi |
Written by | Anil Ravipudi |
Produced by | Dil Raju |
Starring | Ravi Teja Mehreen Pirzada Radhika |
Cinematography | Mohana Krishna |
Edited by | Tammiraju |
Music by | Sai Karthik |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Box office | est. ₹52 crore[1] |
Raja the Great is a 2017 Indian
The film began its production began in April 2017 with filming taking place in Hyderabad and Darjeeling. Released worldwide on 18 October 2017, the film received mixed reviews from critics and audience with praise towards the cast performances, action sequences and entertainment value but criticism for writing and uneven tone. It was a commercial success grossing more than ₹50 crore, becoming the highest-grossing film in Teja's career.[5]
Plot
Lucky is a very protected and pampered daughter of
Meanwhile, Raja is a blind man, who is trained by his head constable mother Anantha Lakshmi, to use his disability to his advantage. Anantha Lakshmi's ambition is to make her son a police officer. She obliges
Raja tells her not to run and instead fight back, but Viswaraj neglects him and takes Lucky away. Devaraj's goons attack Viswaraj and his team on the way and try to kill Lucky, but to everyone's surprise, Raja rescues them by defeating the goons. Lucky gains confidence in Raja, and she agrees to stay with him and fight back. Lucky and Raja go to her uncle's house in
Meanwhile, a cat and mouse game ensues where Raja defeats Devaraj's goons and gives a strong warning not to trouble Lucky again. Devaraj kidnaps Anantha Lakshmi and Lucky. However, Raja saves his mother and Lucky with his intelligence. Raja, while escaping with Lucky and Bujji from Devaraj's factory, gathers evidences against Devaraj. Viswaraj is granted a warrant against Devaraj. When the police arrive at Devaraj's house to arrest him, he injures Raja and insults him (that he is scared of facing him alone and all), which rises Anantha Lakshmi's anger and she challenges Devaraj to fight her son. Raja fights and defeats Devaraj, but he does not kill him. Viswaraj encounters Devaraj and involves Raja in future police operations.
Cast
- Ravi Teja as Raja
- Mahadhan as Young Raja
- Mehreen Pirzada as Lucky
- Samskruthi as Young Lucky
- Radhika as Constable Anantha Lakshmi, Raja's mother
- Vedala Hemachandra)
- Rajendra Prasad as Prasad
- SPPrakash and Lucky's Father
- IGViswaraj
- Tanikella Bharani as Mailaramgadda, Devaraj's father
- Ali as Kabaddi Team Player
- Posani Krishna Murali as Lucky's uncle
- Raghu Babu as SI Babu Rao
- Pruthvirajas Bank Manager Babji
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Devaraj's henchmen
- Srinivasa Reddy as Bujji
- Sai Kumaras Surya Murthy
- Rajiv Kanakalaas Police Officer
- Ravi Prakashas Police Officer
- Bharath Reddy as Police Officer
- Banerjee as Kung Fu Coach
- Surya as Raja's father
- Gautham Rajuas Sahaayam
- Satyam Rajesh as Lucky's uncle
- Prabhas Sreenu as Lucky's uncle
- Chitram Seenu as Lucky's uncle
- Annapurnaas Prasad's mother
- Pavitra Lokesh as Gayatri
- Vidyullekha Raman as Pandu
- Karate Kalyani as Servant Saraswathi
- Hari Teja as Lucky's aunt
- Surekha Vani as Lucky's aunt
- Shanoor Sana as Lucky's aunt
- Rajitha as Viswaraj's wife
- Raghu Karumanchi as Kabaddi Team Player
- John Kokken as Devaraj's henchmen
- Bithiri Sathi as Kabaddi Team Player
- Chammak Chandra as Bank Cashier Siddharth
- Ramachandra as Swamiji
- Racha Ravi
- Viva Harsha
- Viva Raghav
- Sampoornesh Babu as Peter
- Saptagiri as Seenu
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Sastry
- Raashi Khanna as a special appearancein the song "Naake Ne Nachestunna"
- Anil Ravipudi (cameo appearance in the song "Raja The Great")
Production
Anil Ravipudi had the idea to make a film with
Principal photography of the film began in April 2017 in Hyderabad.[9] The production moved to Darjeeling later that month.[10] 70% of the shoot was completed by July 2017.[11]
Release
The film was released on 18 October 2017.[11] The film was later dubbed and released in Tamil as Raja Raja Dhan in 2019 and the film was dubbed in Malayalam under the same title in 2021. The Hindi dubbed version was directly premiered on Goldmines TV channel on 3 July 2022.
Soundtrack
Raja The Great | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 4 October 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 17:16 | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Sai Karthik | |||
Sai Karthik chronology | ||||
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The music is composed by Sai Karthik and released on Aditya Music Company. Raja The Great (Title Song) was released online, for which Ravi Teja gave his voice.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Raja The Great" | Shyam Kasarla | Ravi Teja, L. V. Revanth, K. Saketh, Sri Krishna | 3:42 |
2. | "Nake Ne Nachestunna" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Sameera Bharadwaj, M.L. Shruti | 3:21 |
3. | "Chinnari" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Haricharan, Divija Kartheek | 3:10 |
4. | "Allabe Allabe" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Yazin Nizar, Aditya Iyengar, Sri Krishna | 3:00 |
5. | "Yenniyalo Yenniyalo" | Shyam Kasarla | Sai Karthik | 4:03 |
Total length: | 17:16 |
Reception
Karthik Keramulu writing for the Firstpost rated 2.5 of 5 and wrote: "Raja The Great is an okayish entertaining affair in the theatre. However, the minute one walks out of the movie house, there’d be nothing to pull from the bed of the two-and-a-half-hour comedy to laugh about."[12] The Hindu's Sangeetha Devi stated: "Anil Ravipudi takes the mass route with a blind protagonist and the result is silly humour."[13] The Indian Express critic Manoj Kumar R who rated 2 stars, opined: "You don't go to watch a Ravi Teja film, which is directed by Anil Ravipudi, expecting a Nayakan. It's only fair that we judge his latest offering, Raja The Great, by the standards of mindless entertainers."[14]
Sequel
Ravipudi confirmed the film's sequel in one of the interviews, stating: "There is a slight tease at the very end of the rolling titles hinting at the possibility of a sequel for the actioner. The sequel will definitely happen but I can’t tell you the exact schedule of the shooting, release, and other details at the moment."[15]
References
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- ^ "Ravi Teja's next with Anil Ravipudi". Deccan Chronicle. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Mehreen Kaur Pirzada for Ravi Teja's film?". Deccan Chronicle. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Ravi Teja's son Mahadhan to make acting debut with Raja The Great". International Business Times. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Adivi, Sridhar (6 November 2017). "Raja The Great box-office collections: Ravi Teja movie becomes highest grosser of his career". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Ranjith, Gabbeta. "Director Anil Ravipudi shares details of Raja The Great". Telangana Today. Retrieved 9 August 2020.[dead link]
- ^ Soumick (31 March 2018). "Why did the other stars of Tollywood give Raja The Great a miss?". Asianet News Network. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.
- ^ Varma, Lipika (20 March 2017). "Exclusive: Phillauri's Mehreen Kaur Pirzada didn't even know when she was auditioned". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Jonnalagedda, Pranita (5 April 2017). "Ravi Teja's Raja The Great kicks off". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Agencies (12 April 2017). "Lights, camera, action! 'Raja The Great' starts shooting in Darjeeling". Millennium Post. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Ravi Teja's Raja The Great slated for an October 12 release". The Times of India. 17 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Raja The Great movie review: Ravi Teja doesn't disappoint in this okay-ish entertaining affair". Firstpost. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Raja The Great movie review: Another mindless entertainer from Ravi Teja". The Indian Express. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Raja The Great sequel ready to roll?". Cinema Express. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022.
External links
- Raja the Great at IMDb