Racha (film)
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| File:Rachcha Poster.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sampath Nandi |
| Written by | Sampath Nandi |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | Ram Charan Teja Tamannaah Bhatia Ajmal Ameer Mukesh Rishi Parthiepan Kota Srinivasa Rao Nassar Dev Gill |
| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Megaa Super Good Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹30 crore (US$3.5 million)[2] |
| Box office | ₹50 crore (US$5.9 million)[3] (worldwide approx gross) |
Rachcha (Alternative spelling: Racha) is a 2012 Tollywood action film written and directed by Sampath Nandi. The film is produced by R. B. Choudary under his Megaa Super Good Films banner. The film stars Ram Charan Teja and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles, with Mukesh Rishi, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Ajmal Ameer essaying other important roles.[4] The music was composed by Mani Sharma. The film released on 5 April 2012[1] and was a massive success at the box office.[3]
The film was also dubbed and released in Tamil and Malayalam as Ragalai and Raksha respectively.[5]
Plot
'Betting' Raj (Ram Charan Teja) is a Hyderabad-based happy-go-lucky guy who makes his living by betting. He lives with his adopted parents (M. S. Narayana and Sudha) who support his means of living. Everything goes on as usual until tragedy strikes the family in the form of his father who is diagnosed with cirrhosis as a result of heavy drinking. Raj needs ₹ 20 lakhs for his father's liver transplant, which must be done within a month. As he is on the lookout for money, he is approached by James (Ajmal Ameer), another bookie whom he had already met at an earlier competition, with a betting challenge. James dares Raj to make Chaitra (Tamannaah Bhatia), a dental student and the daughter of the powerful betting committee president Bellary (Mukesh Rishi) to fall in love with him. If he is able to make her fall in love with him before the month end i.e. 31 December 2011, he would win ₹ 20 lakhs.
A desperate Raj, badly needing the money for his adopted father's operation, takes up the challenge and begins wooing Chaitra. Initially, Chaitra appears to spurn his advances and sets him even tougher challenges to propose her. Raj successfully overcomes all these challenges and Chaitra soon reciprocates his advances. Unfortunately, Bellary finds out about this relationship and sends his henchmen to kill the couple on the night of 31 December, the day Raj is to win his challenge. Raj successfully thwarts the henchmen and he and Chaitra escape to Srisailam. Bellary, with the help of his corrupt minister-friend Baireddanna (Kota Srinivasa Rao) and the latter's Dubai-based son (Dev Gill), begin a search for the couple.
Meanwhile while Raj and Chaitra are on the run from Bellary's and Baireddanna's henchmen in Srisailam, James surprisingly appears and rescues them. At this juncture, Baireddanna's son appears, kidnaps Chaitra and stabs James. A wounded James then reveals to Raj about the latter's past.
Raj was the son of Suryanarayana (Parthiepan), a respected man in Rayadurg. Suryanarayana was best friends with a rich man Ramamurthy (Nassar), whose daughter was Chaitra. Chaitra was a childhood friend of Raj. Suryanarayana's brother-in-law was none other than Bellary, who had found out about the presence of iron ore under Ramamurthy's land. He and Baireddanna decided to exploit the ore for their sinister purposes. When Suryanarayana and Ramamurthy objected to this, Bellary, Baireddanna and their henchemen killed them and their families, except Raj and Chaitra. Chaitra was adopted by Bellary, who planned to kill her when she became a major, so that he could acquire Ramamurthy's land. Chaitra, who already knew about Raj's betting nature, told James, who was her school friend, to place the ₹ 20 lakh bet to Raj so that he could destroy Bellary and Baireddanna. Raj decides to avenge his father's death and kills Bellary, Baireddanna and his son in a thrilling climax at Rayadurg, rescues Chaitra and distributes Ramamurthy's land to the villagers.
Cast
- Ram Charan Teja as "Betting" Raj (childhood name Cherry)
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Chaitra (childhood name Ammu)
- Ajmal Ameer as James
- Ali as Papa Rao (Love Guru)
- Nassar as Ramamurthy
- Parthiepan as Suryanarayana
- Mukesh Rishi as Bellary
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Baireddanna
- Dev Gill as Baireddanna's son
- Geetha as Bellary's wife
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Bobby
- Brahmanandam[6] as Dr. Rangeela
- M. S. Narayana as Raj's adopted father
- Lisa Haydon[7] in an item number in the song Rachcha
Release
The film was released worldwide on April 5, 2012.[1]
Critical reception
The critics in the CNN-IBN website gave the average rating 21/2 out of 5 for the film, stating- "Rachcha is technically sound, but lacks storyline".[8] The critics of The Times of India website gave the above average rating 3/5 and stated that "The movie is designed for the hardcore "Mega Fan" and it makes no bones about it".[9] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote- "Rachcha is tailor-made for Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan fans. Go without expectations and you will be entertained."[10]
Box office
This film has crossed the magic figure of Rs ₹50 crores share.The film has collected a share of 47.58 crores worldwide. The Tamil version of this film Ragalai has collected a share of ₹ 4.90 crores and Malayalam version Raksha has collected a share of ₹ 1 crore. The film has generated a share of ₹14 crores in Andhra Pradesh, and a share of ₹9 crores worldwide within fifth day.[3] The film has completed 50 days in 127 direct centres on May 24, 2012 and collected a share of over ₹30 crores.[11]
Home media
The Aditya Video Company has released the film through VCD's and DVD's into the market in India and Overseas, five days after completing 100 days of the film.[12]
Soundtrack
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by Mani Sharma, which happens to be his second film with Ram Charan after 2007 film Chiruta. The soundtrack album was released on March 11, 2012 at People's Plaza in Hyderabad.[13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rachcha" | Chandrabose | Deepu, Revanth, Prudhvi | 04:54 |
| 2. | "Vaana Vaana (Remix)" | Bhuvanachandra | Rahul Nambiar, Chaitra | 04:48 |
| 3. | "Dillaku Dillaku" | Chinni Charan | Tippu, Geetha Madhuri | 04:35 |
| 4. | "Oka Padam" | Chandrabose | Hemachandra, Malavika | 04:36 |
| 5. | "Singareni Undi" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Sukhwinder Singh,Rahul Silpigunj, Sahiti | 04:07 |
| Total length: | 23:00 | |||
References
- ^ a b c "Rachcha Movie Releasedate". muvi.com. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Rachcha Movie Budget". muvi.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Ram Charan's Racha crosses 25 crore mark". The Times of India. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ "Rachcha film launch". idle brain. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Ragalai Movie Review". in.com. Retrieved April 09, 2012.
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- ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2012/lisa-haydon-ram-charan-teja-racha-250112.html
- ^ "Telugu Review: 'Rachcha' is technically sound, but lacks storyline". CNN-IBN. Retrieved April 08, 2012 at 07:32pm IST.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Racha". The Times of India. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Tailor-made for fans". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2012 at 10:57 IST.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Ram Charan's Racha completes 50 days in 127 centers". The Times of India. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "Rachcha VCD,DVD Released By Aditya Video". chiranjeeviblog.com. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Racha's starry audio launch". The Times Of India. 13 March 2012.