Rajakumarudu (translated in promotional material as The Prince) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Mahesh Babu and Preity Zinta. The film was produced by C. Aswani Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner. Krishna made a guest appearance. The music was composed by Mani Sharma. The film was released on 30 July 1999.[1]
| Rajakumarudu | |
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| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Satyanand |
| Produced by | C. Aswani Dutt |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Preity Zinta |
| Cinematography | Ajayan Vincent |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Rajakumarudu was the debut film for Babu in a lead role after previous roles as a child actor. The film received positive reviews and was commercially successful.[2][3] The film won two Nandi Awards.
Plot
editRaj Kumar goes on a holiday to Khandala and stays with his uncle Dhananjay. He comes across Rani and falls for her. However, he ends up teasing her and she begins to despise him. She is determined to avoid him, but he won't leave her alone. Raj Kumar saves Rani from some thugs, and she is impressed. After spending some time together, she begins to like him and eventually love him.
Unfortunately his uncle has made other plans for him. He reveals the past of the hero's parents and his family. He mentions the challenge that he made with his in-laws to get the hero married to his daughter. Complying to this, the hero informs the heroine that their relationship needs to end there.
Going with his uncle to the village for his uncle's daughter, to his joy he sees that it's none other than Rani.
The rest of the movie revolves around the plot that is woven by him and his uncle to gain the heroine's hand and re-uniting the uncle with his family. This is done in a fun, comical way.
Cast
edit- Mahesh Babu as Raja (credited as Mahesh)
- Preity Zinta as Rani
- Prakash Raj as Dhanunjay
- Sumalatha as Rajyalakshmi
- Srihari as Narsimharayudu
- Prasad Babu as Rajyalakshmi's brother
- Sivaji Raja as Rajyalakshmi's brother
- Brahmanandam as Hyderabad Police Sub-Inspector Wagle
- Asrani as Mumbai Police Inspector
- M. S. Narayana as Police Constable
- AVS as Rajyalakshmi's brother
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Sarvarayudu
- Raghunatha Reddy as Rajyalakshmi's brother
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Coconut seller
- Ananth as Bystander during stick fight
- Venu Madhav as Raja's collegemate
- Sana as Rajyalakshmi's sister-in-law
- Rajitha as Rajyalakshmi's sister-in-law
- Sajja Teja as Vengalla Rayudu
- Kaushal Manda as Raja's collegemate
- Khayyum as Raja's collegemate
- Krishna as Krishnamurthy (guest appearance; uncredited)[4]
- Shailaja as Rani's friend
- Jeetu Verma as a rapist
Soundtrack
edit| Rajakumarudu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:33 | |||
| Label | Supreme Music (Telugu) Aditya Music (Telugu) Saregama (Hindi) | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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Music was composed by Mani Sharma.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Godari Gattupaina" | Chandrabose | Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Enduke Praayamu" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Rama Sakkanodamma" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Sukhwinder Singh, Chitra | 5:41 |
| 4. | "Indurudo Chandurudo" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Eppudeppudu" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Bollywood Balaraju" | Veturi | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 30:33 | |||
All lyrics are written by Ravinder Rawal and Dev Kohli
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ganga Ke Ek Kinare" | Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Sharmane Lagi" | Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Munda Pataka" | Sukhwinder Singh, Jaspinder Narula | 5:41 |
| 4. | "Ab Tu Meri" | Vinod Rathod, Krishna Kumar, Poornima | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Pyar Kar Shuru" | Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Aashiq Hai Naam Dosto" | Sonu Nigam | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 30:33 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Karkandu Kannam" | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Nenjile Poo Poothathu" | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Rammanoda" | 5:41 |
| 4. | "Anthiriyil" | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Yeppa Ippadi" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Pattukul" | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 30:33 | |
Release and reception
editRajakumarudu released with 78 prints in 116 screens.[2] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "There are some excellent scenes in the second half that will make us realize how good is Mahesh at comedy. He is got perfect timing. He will the force to reckon with in the future".[4] Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot wrote that "All old stuff. There is not a single interesting new thing thing so it turns out to be an ordinary film" and added that "the dialogues of Paruchuri brothers were hilarious".[6]
Box-office
editThe film had a 50-day run in 80 centres and a 100-day run in 44 centres. It was dubbed in Hindi as Prince No. 1 and in Tamil as Kaadhal Vennila. The film was again dubbed and released theatrically in Tamil during January 2017 as Ivan Oru Thunichalkaran.[7]
Awards
edit- Best Home - Viewing Feature film in 1999.
- Best Art Director - Srinivasa Raju
References
edit- ^ "19 years of 'Rajakumarudu': Here's a look at some interesting facts about the film". The Times of India.
- ^ a b "Box-Office Records And Collections – Maheshbabu's Debut Film Rajakumarudu". CineGoer.com. 4 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Interview with Krishna Vamsi Part – II by Jeevi". Idlebrain.com. 13 February 2003. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
Mahesh Babu's first film 'Raja Kumarudu' was a hit. His subsequent films Yuvaraju and Vamsee are flops.
- ^ a b Jeevi (30 July 1999). "Rajakumarudu - A review". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Raaga.com. "Kadhal Vennila Songs Download, Kadhal Vennila Tamil MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Tamil Songs". www.raaga.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Gopalrao, Griddaluru. "రాజకుమారుడుగా "మహేష్ బాబు" హవా" [Mahesh Babu as The Prince] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Ivan Oru ThunichalKaran || இவண் ஒரு துணிச்சல்காரன்" (in Tamil). 28 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links
edit- Rajakumarudu at IMDb