Oka Raju Oka Rani (transl. A King and a Queen) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by newcomer Yogi. The film features Ravi Teja and Namitha in the lead roles. Music has been composed by Chakri. The movie released on 19 June 2003. The film is inspired by Poovellam Kettuppar (1999).[1]
| Oka Raju Oka Rani | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Yogi |
| Written by | Yogi |
| Produced by | Ramoji Rao |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vasu |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Chakri |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
edit- Ravi Teja as Ravi Teja
- Namitha as Preethi
- Sobhan as Hanumanthu
- Tanikella Bharani as Preethi's father
- Brahmanandam as Sachin
- Sunil
- M S Narayana
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
- Ali as Mimicry Bullebbayyi
- Chandra Mohan as Ravi's father
- Sudha as Ravi's mother
- Telangana Sakunthala as Jailor
- Shankar Melkote as Mr. Melkote
- Ramaprabha
- Sathyapriya
- Banerjee
- Srinivasa Reddy as Ravi's friend
- Harshit Dyaga as Ravi's friend
- Pratyusha Cheruvella as Ravi's Friend
- Jaswanth as Ravi's Friend
- Omkar Jajula as Ravi's Friend
Production
editSoundtrack
editThe soundtrack is composed by Chakri and lyrics are written by Trivikram Srinivas.[2] In an audio review, a writer from The Hindu said that "The album, Oka Raju Oka Rani, certainly deserves more than just one hearing".[3]
| Oka Raju Oka Rani | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 10 May 2003 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Mayuri Music |
| Producer | Ramoji Rao |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swarala Veenalona" | Chakri | |
| 2. | "Vennele" | Chakri, Kousalya | |
| 3. | "Kalalukantaanu Neneevela" | Kousalya | |
| 4. | "Mannutine Chinatanam" | Udit Narayan, Kousalya | |
| 5. | "Nidurinche Raathilo" | Mathin, Kousalya | |
| 6. | "Naa Praanam Naa Gaanam" | Chakri |
Release
editJeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film a rating of three out of five and said that "The film is good in the first half of the second half. However, the climax scene of Ravi Teja convincing Tanikella Bharani about their love is unconvincing".[4] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu opined that "Raviteja has a couple of handicaps — his hastiness in diction, sans improvement over these three or four successful films, and a typical style of domination over the fairer sex, keeping himself in a commanding position. Hence, the film lacks in aesthetics essential for a love story".[5] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "In a nutshell, Oka Raju... is like cold pizza - can be better, but is good anyway".[6]
References
edit- ^ Moviebuzz. "Review: Oka Raju Oka Rani". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 March 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Best display". The Hindu. 3 January 2003.
- ^ "Chords & Notes". The Hindu. 16 June 2003.
- ^ Jeevi (19 July 2003). "Telugu cinema review - Oka Raju Oka Rani - Ravi Teja, Namitha - Yogi - Chakri - Nivas - Ramoji Rao". Idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Lacking in aesthetics". The Hindu. 23 June 2003.
- ^ Verma, Mithun. "Oka Raju Oka Rani Review". Full Hyderabad.
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