Nenu Naa Rakshasi

Nenu Naa Rakshasi (“Me and My Demon”) is a 2011 Telugu action drama written and directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Nallamalupu Bujji. Rana Daggubati plays a hired gunman and Ileana D’Cruz the woman he falls for, with Subbaraju, Abhimanyu Singh and Kota Srinivasa Rao in support. It was released on 28 April 2011.

What the story is about

Abhimanyu is a professional assassin who kills local gangsters for money. He falls for Meenakshi the moment he sees her at the cafe where she works. Meanwhile Vikram, a circle inspector, has been ordered to trace the owner of a YouTube account called “It Is My Life Boss”, which uploads videos of shootings and suicides.

After his mother’s death, Abhimanyu finds himself drawn to that account, and what he discovers about the people behind it changes his life. With the police closing in and an old enemy, the gangster Ratna, on his trail, he is caught between love, the law and his own violent past. The film is a dark romance about two damaged people, and much of it turns on a secret Meenakshi has been keeping.

Cast and crew

• Rana Daggubati as Abhimanyu
• Ileana D’Cruz as Meenakshi
• Subbaraju as Inspector Vikram
• Abhimanyu Singh as the gangster Ratna
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Vishwanath
• Sayaji Shinde as Police Commissioner Raju
• Raghu Babu as Raghu, Abhimanyu’s friend
• Kaushal Manda as Rajesh
• Mumaith Khan as Diana

Writer and director: Puri Jagannadh. Producer: Nallamalupu Bujji. Music: Viswa, Rehman and Anup Rubens. Runtime: 140 minutes.

Music

Viswa, Rehman and Anup Rubens shared the six songs and the background score; one track is a remix and another an instrumental by Rubens. The song “Padithinammo” is based on Michael Jackson’s “Leave Me Alone”. The audio was launched on 4 April 2011 at HICC in Hyderabad’s Hitech City, with Venkatesh, Ravi Teja, Ram, Lakshmi Manchu, Richa Gangopadhyay, Sunil, Sekhar Kammula and V. V. Vinayak among the guests.

Release and reviews

The Central Board of Film Certification gave the film a U/A certificate. It opened to mixed reviews. The Times of India concluded that “this is the kind of film that tests the audience’s patience”. Wikipedia states that the film failed at the box office, without citing figures; we have not found a named outlet reporting its collections.

Where to watch Nenu Naa Rakshasi

Nenu Naa Rakshasi is listed on Aha, according to our record of the platform’s listing. Availability can vary by region.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Nenu Naa Rakshasi and the review it cites, linked above; Aha’s listing; our own cast and crew records.