Ra Ra Krishnayya

Ra Ra Krishnayya (styled Ra Ra… Krishnayya, transl. Come Here, Krishnayya) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy written and directed by Mahesh Babu Pachigolla and produced by Vamsi Krishna Srinivas under SVK Cinemas. It stars Sundeep Kishan and Regina Cassandra, with Jagapathi Babu, Kalyani, Tanikella Bharani and Brahmaji in supporting roles. It remakes the 2012 Hindi film Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, itself based on Danny Boyle’s A Life Less Ordinary. It was released on 4 July 2014.

Story

Krishna, known as Kittu, is a cab driver who has left his savings with his employer, Manikyam. When Manikyam refuses to return the money, Kittu kidnaps his daughter Nandu. Unhappy with her father’s plans for an arranged marriage, Nandu happily plays along as his hostage. On the run, the two end up in Kerala and fall in love.

Cast

• Sundeep Kishan as Krishna “Kittu”
• Regina Cassandra as Nandeshwari “Nandu”
• Tanikella Bharani as Manikyam, her father
• Jagapathi Babu as Kittu’s elder brother

Development

Mahesh, a protégé of Krishna Vamsi and a friend of Sundeep Kishan, first narrated the story before Routine Love Story. The project was confirmed after Venkatadri Express. It was Sundeep and Regina’s second film together and was meant as Sundeep’s first pure love story.

Filming

The film was launched on 11 August 2013 in Hyderabad, and shooting began the next day. It was shot mostly in Hyderabad and Kerala and finished in May 2014. Sai Sriram was the cinematographer and Marthand K. Venkatesh the editor.

Music

Achu Rajamani composed the music, his second film with Sundeep after DK Bose. The album was released by Aditya Music on 30 May 2014 and was well received. The Times of India called it a peppy mix of classic rock, blues, electronic dance and desi beats, and Milliblog found it a mixed bag that showed immense promise.

Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.