Raaj the Showman
Raaj-The Showman is a 2009 Kannada language drama film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyanka Kothari, who made her debut in Kannada films. The film was directed by Prem. Pavan Ranadheera, who was associate director and helped write the script, screenplay and dialogues[1]
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| Directed by | Prem |
| Written by | V. Anand Priya (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Prem |
| Story by | Prem |
| Produced by | D. Suresh Gowda P. Srinivas Murthy |
| Starring | Puneeth Rajkumar Nisha Kothari |
| Cinematography | Krishna |
| Edited by | Srinivas P. Babu |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Production company | Sri Seethabhairaveshwara Productions |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
The story revolves around a man who came from a village after a quarrel with his father due to his ambitions in film. He struggles in the city to act as a hero in a movie while his movie heroine gets troubled by her 2 relatives to marry her. How the hero is rescued from the relatives problem is the plot.
Cast
- Puneeth Rajkumar as Raaj (Muthuraja)[2]
- Nisha Kothari as Parvathy[3][4][5]
- Manju Bhashini
- Rekha Vedavyas in Special Role
- Ramaneetu Chaudhari in Special role
- Mamatha Rao
- Aadi Lokesh
- Muni
- Shankar Ashwath
- Kempegowda
- Arasu Maharaj
- Murali Mohan
- Sharan Kabbur
- Mallesh Gowda
- Sathyajith
- Shivaram
- Sharath Lohitaashwa
- Mahesh Raj
- A. R. Babu
- Umesh Punga
- Shiva Manju
- John
- Mico Nagaraj
- Malavalli Saikrishna
- Dashavara Chandru
- Narasimha Joshi
- Dileep Kumar
- Anand Priya
- Madhugiri Prakash
- Ganesh Rao Kesarkar
- Jaya Prada as herself
- Urvashi as herself
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as herself
- Tulasi Shivamani as Parvathi's Mother
- Mumaith Khan as special appearance in song
Production
Raaj The Showman is considered to be a high-budget film in the Kannada film industry.[6]
Release
The film had a wide release in Karnataka and overseas.
Raaj the Showman was the first Kannada-language film to be simultaneously released worldwide and in India[7] It received negative reviews upon release. It was given a score of 4.5/10 by Indiaglitz.
Soundtrack
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| Released | Dec 27, 2009 | ||||
| Recorded | 2009 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 31:34 | ||||
| Label | Ashwini Recording Company | ||||
| Producer | V. Harikrishna | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hey Hey Paro" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Tippu | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Kuch Kuch Anthide" | Prem | Krishna Beura, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Muthuraja" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:47 |
| 4. | "O Kempa" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Dr. Rajkumar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Poli Evanu" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Raaj (Theme)" | Instrumental | 1:13 | |
| 7. | "Raja Heluvagella" | Kaviraj | Prem, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:00 |
| Total length: | 31:34 | |||
References
- "Raaj The Showman Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "Puneet Rajkumar : The impeccable aura of the Powerstar continues to dazzle | Southscope.in". 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
- "Unsuccessful Bollywood Heroines In Demand". Masala.com. 9 October 2013.
- "rediff.com: Bollywood goes South". specials.rediff.com.
- "Puneet Raj Kumar as Captain Jack Sparrow?". www.rediff.com.
- "Raaj, the Showman goes international". Rediff.