Raraju

Raraju is a 2006 Telugu action drama directed by Udayasankar for S.S.P. Arts, starring Gopichand, Meera Jasmine and Ankitha, with music by Mani Sharma. The singer K. S. Chithra makes a guest appearance as herself. It was released on 20 October 2006 and later dubbed into Hindi as Ek Qayamat (2007).

What the story is about

Kaali sets up lights and microphones for weddings, functions and public meetings in his colony. He is kind-hearted but tough when it comes to collecting what he is owed, and the neighbourhood both fears and loves him; the local woman sub-inspector keeps declaring she is in love with him, to his indifference.

Then Jyothi, who earns a living singing in film choruses, moves into the colony. When goons try to attack her, she warns them off by claiming to be Kaali’s girl, and that is how she enters his life. Kaali believes she loves him and falls for her, until he learns about her past: a young man called Surya, their shared dream of the civil services, and a corrupt police officer, Kotireddy Venkat Reddy, who wrecked it. What Kaali does with that knowledge is the heart of the film.

Cast and crew

• Gopichand as Kaali
• Meera Jasmine as Jyothi
• Ankitha as Sravani
• Sivaji as Surya
• Ashish Vidyarthi as Kotireddy Venkat Reddy
• Brahmanandam as Seenu, Jyothi’s father
• Giri Babu as Kaali’s father
• Chandra Mohan and Sudha as Surya’s parents
• Jaya Prakash Reddy, M. S. Narayana and Venu Madhav

Director: Udayasankar. Production: S.S.P. Arts. Music: Mani Sharma, released by Aditya Music. Runtime: 135 minutes.

Making the film

The muhurat took place on 1 October 2005 at the Venkateswara temple in Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad. By July 2006 shooting was complete except for the songs.

Reviews

Radhika Rajamani of Rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 under the headline “Just a little different”, calling it “quite a clean film to watch with the family, perhaps once” and an earnest effort “hindered somewhat by commercial trappings”. We have not found box-office figures from a named outlet.

Where to watch Raraju

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Raraju and the review it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.