Rajababu (film)

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Rajababu
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Official poster
Directed by Muppalaneni Siva
Written by Satish Vegesna (dialogues)
Screenplay byMuppalaneni Siva
Produced byParuchuri Sivarama Prasad
Starring
CinematographyJawahar Reddy
Edited byNandamuri Hari
Music by S. A. Rajkumar
Production
company
United Movies
Release date
  • 24 February 2006 (2006-02-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Rajababu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language family drama film directed by Muppalaneni Siva. A remake of the 2003 Malayalam film Balettan , [1] the films stars Rajasekhar and Sridevika in her Telugu debut.

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Plot

The film follows Rajababu who learns that he has a second family after his father, Dasaradharamaiah, dies. The problems that ensue after Rajababu meets his second family form the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Following his previous films, Rajasekar opted for a remake with this film. [2]

Soundtrack

Music by S. A. Rajkumar, who collaborated with Rajasekar for two other films. [3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vennela Vennela"E. S. Murthy Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan 4:30
2."Rajadhi Rajandi"E. S. Murthy Shankar Mahadevan 4:48
3."Prema O Toliprema"Pothula Ravikiran Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra 4:45
4."Nerajana" Bhuvana Chandra Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan5:12
5."Nuvve Maa Rajuvani"E. S. Murthy Madhu Balakrishnan 4:43
Total length:23:58

Reception

A critic from The Hindu opined that "The film is a family drama though the director fails to elevate the hero's image in this film and the entire narration becomes boring.". [4] A critic from Sify stated that "On the whole, it is a boring affair". [1] A critic from Full Hyderabad said that "Avoid this one at all costs". [5] Jeevi of Idlebrain gave the film a more favourable review and wrote that "On a whole, Rajababu is much better than the films Raja Sekhar dished out in the recent past". [6]

Writing for Zamin Ryot , Griddaluru Gopalrao called the film slow-placed, adding the director dragged the screenplay by adding scenes catering to the actor's image. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rajababu". Sify. 3 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Still remakes and dubbed ones". Indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Audio release – Rajababu". Idlebrain. 28 January 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Film Review:Rajababu — Another slow and boring family drama". The Hindu. 25 February 2006. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Raja Babu Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Movie review – Rajababu". Idlebrain. 24 February 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Gopalrao, Griddaluru (17 March 2006). "రాజాబాబు నీరసించిపోయారు" [Rajababu is weakened](PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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