Raja Huli

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Raja Huli
Raja Huli poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byGuru Deshpande
Screenplay byGuru Deshpande
Story byS. R. Prabhakaran
Based on Sundarapandian
by S. R. Prabhakaran
Produced byK. Manju
Starring Yash
Meghana Raj
Vasishta N. Simha
CinematographyK. M. Vishnuvardhan
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music by Hamsalekha
Production
company
Lakshmisri Combines
Release date
  • 1 November 2013 (2013-11-01)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹ 3-40 million [1]
Box office₹ 100 million(net) [1] to ₹12 crore(gross) [2]

Raja Huli is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film directed by Guru Deshpande and written by S. R. Prabhakaran. Produced by K. Manju's home production, [3] the film stars Yash in title role, along with Meghana Raj, Vasishta N. Simha, Charan Raj, Mithra, and Chikkanna in supporting roles. The soundtrack and score are composed by Hamsalekha. The film, which made its theatrical release on 1 November 2013, coinciding with the Kannada Rajyotsava festival became a commercial hit at the box office, becoming Yash's 3rd consecutive hit after Drama and Googly . [4] The movie is a remake of 2012 Tamil movie Sundarapandian . The success of this movie paved the way for Yash to emerge as the top star of Sandalwood.

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Plot

Raja Huli (Yash) is the son of a rich landlord in Mandya. He leads a happy life and spends all his time with his friends. Raja Huli ensures that he is always of some help to his friends. One day, he goes to ensure that his friend's love is conveyed to a girl, Kaveri (Meghana Raj), who happens to be his ex-flame. As it happens, she falls in love with Raja Huli again. But Raja Huli realises that one of his best friends, Jagga (Vasishta N. Simha), loves Kaveri. A murder happens, the blame falls on Raja Huli, and the remaining incidents form the climax. [5]

Cast

Soundtrack

Raja Huli
Soundtrack album by
Hamsalekha
Released20 October 2013 (2013-10-20)
Recorded2013
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length23:39
Label D Beats

Hamsalekha created the music and lyrics for the film. The lyrics for the soundtrack "Falling In Love" were penned by Yogaraj Bhat. The album has six soundtracks. [6]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chaltha Chaltha" Hamsalekha Sonu Nigam 4:03
2."Falling In Love" Yogaraj Bhat V. Harikrishna 3:38
3."Kaveri Kaveri"Hamsalekha Kavita Krishnamurthy 4:40
4."Loveenalli Bidre"Hamsalekha Hemanth Kumar, Shamitha Malnad 5:03
5."Om Hindu Guruthu"Hamsalekha Shankar Mahadevan 4:00
6."Yavvanada Gundigeya"HamsalekhaDesi Mohan2:15
Total length:23:39

Critical reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "It is a romantic story very well handled by Deshapande with some great sequences". [7] Shyam Prasad S. of Bangalore Mirror wrote that "The film is a perfect blend of entertainment and drama". [8]

Box office

Raja Huli was released on 1 November 2013, the day of Kannada Rajyotsava and got a fantastic opening at the box office upon release. [9] The film took the box office by storm despite facing competition from a major Bollywood release Krrish 3 . According to trade reports, collections of Raja Huli was better than Krrish 3 at Bangalore Box Office. [10] It also did good business on weekdays and collected approximately ₹5 crore Nett and ₹8 crore Gross in the first week. The movie, which was made with a budget of ₹6 crore, recovered its production cost in just seven days. [11] Raja Huli went on to complete 119 days of successful run, collected a total of ₹18 crore, and performed fairly well at the box-office. [12] Raja Huli also became Yash's third consecutive success after Drama and Googly . [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Yash's 'Raja Huli' Takes Box Office by Storm". International Business Times . 30 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sandalwood Report Card". The New Indian Express.
  3. ↑ "Yash's look in Raja Huli". The Times of India . 12 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Raja Huli Super Hit 100 days".
  5. ↑ "Raja Huli". The Times of India . 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Raja Huli (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "RAJAHULI MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India . 14 May 2016.
  8. ↑ S., Shyam Prasad (1 November 2013). "Movie review:Raja Huli".
  9. ↑ Muthanna, Anjali. "Raja Huli box office records in first week". The Times of India .
  10. ↑ "Raja Huli Beats Arrambam-Krrish 3 At Bangalore Box Office". 9 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Raja Huli first week box office". International Business Times . 30 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "2013 Sandalwood Box Office Report".
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