Raana (2022 film)

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Raana
Directed by Nanda Kishore
Written by Magizh Thirumeni
Based on Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012)
Produced byGujjal Purushotham
StarringShreyas Manju
Reeshma Nanaiah
CinematographyShekhar Chandra
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music by Chandan Shetty
Production
company
Gujjal Talkies
Release date
  • 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Raana is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by Gujjal Purushotham under Gujjal Talkies banners. [1] The film stars Shreyas Manju and Reeshma Nanaiah in the lead roles. It is the adaptation of the 2012 Tamil film Thadaiyara Thaakka . The soundtrack and background score were composed by Chandan Shetty.

Contents

Raana was released on 11 November 2022 and received mixed to negative reviews from critics, where it became an average grosser at the box office.

Plot

Raana is a police trainee who works as a cab driver in Bangalore, who is all set to marry his girlfriend Priya. The city is under the grip of dreaded loan shark brothers Kapali and Soori who would go to any extent to wield their clout in the city. During a rainy night, Raana comes across a drunk Kapali. Within a few minutes, Kapali is killed in mysterious circumstances and the blame falls on Raana as the murder weapon was on his car. Soori and his men wants to bump off Raana. A perplexed Raana runs for cover and sets out to find the real killer.

Past: Kapali had abducted a girl named Rajani, who is the only daughter of a wealthy Mumbai-based businessman and has been using her solely as his personal slave for 9 months, revolting on the thought that even the richest and most powerful men in the country can't touch her. One rainy night, Rajani escapes captivity and comes across the intoxicated Kapali sitting on the road. She uses the chance to exact vengeance and kills him. Her helper at home discreetly (but unintentionally) places the murder weapon in Raana's car, which led to Raana getting framed for Kapali's death.

Present: Raana's two friends are taken captive and one of them is killed off brutally by Soori and the other is set to be killed if Raana doesn't surrender to Soori that night. Priya's family escapes the city to save themselves. With his entire life turned around by a crime he did not commit, Raana takes a new avatar as he decides to wage a bloody war with the gangsters where he kills Soori and the 8 members of his gang. To dispose of the bodies, Raana uses a meat grinder overnight and feeds the flesh to the pigs. Later, Rajani reunites with her parents.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack and background score of the film were composed by Chandan Shetty.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Gully Boy"Chandan ShettyAniruddha Sastry
Aditi Sagar 		4:17
2."Malli Malli"Shivu BergiChandan Shetty
Divya Ramachandra		4: 42
3."Udho Udho Huligemma" V. Nagendra Prasad Karibasava Tadakal4: 31

Release

The film was released on 11 November 2022 in theatres. [5]

Home media

The satellite and digital rights were sold to Udaya TV and Sun NXT. [6]

Reception

Sridevi. S of The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film, directed by Nanda Kishore, is, however, a typical run-of-the-mill story with cliched narrative, fights, stunts, and dialogue. The same old tale of friends coming to the rescue of the hero while he asks his lover to leave the city and other predictable twists at the end make the film flimsy. The cinematography, however, is a big blessing. So is the music by Chandan Shetty, which adds tempo to the screenplay." [7] Jagadish Angadi of Deccan Herald gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Lack of professionalism in every department of filmmaking — direction, screenplay, cinematography, music, lyrics and acting — is glaring. There is hardly anything to mention about the acting of Shreyas Manju and Reeshma Nanaiah but the hero is a treat to watch in action sequences."

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References

  1. ↑ "Shreyas Manju-Nanda Kishore join hands for 'Raana'". The New Indian Express. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "My role in Raana is in contrast with my debut'". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "'Kirik Party' girl Samyuktha Hegde joins the cast of Nanda Kishore's 'Raana'". The Times of India. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Samyuktha Hegde to shake leg with Shreyas Manju for Raana". The New Indian Express. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Raana Movie Review : A classic case of old wine in a new bottle". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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