Rajabheema

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Rajabheema
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byNaresh Sampath
Written byKarundhel Rajesh
Produced byS. Mohan
Starring Arav
Ashima Narwal
Cinematography S. R. Sathish Kumar
Edited by Gopi Krishna
Music by Simon K. King
Production
company
Surabi Films
Release date
  • 31 January 2025 (2025-01-31)
Running time
118 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Rajabheema (or Raja Bheema) is a 2025 Indian Tamil language action thriller film directed by Naresh Sampath on his directorial debut with dialogues written by Karundhel Rajesh. The storyline of the film is based on the connection between a man and elephant. [2] The film stars Arav and Ashima Narwal in the lead roles. The music for the film is composed by Simon K. King with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky. The film is produced by S. Mohan under the production banner Surbhi Films.

Contents

The film was released on 31 January 2025 after having been delayed for over 8 years. [3]

Cast

Production

The film was announced by Naresh Sampath on his directorial debut in early 2018 and revealed that Arav would play the lead role for the first time in his career after taking part in Bigg Boss Tamil 1 (2017). [4] It was also reported that Arav made his film debut as playback singer through this film as he voiced for one song. [5] Ashima Narwal was approached to play the female lead in the film while she was poised to make her Tamil film debut Kolaigaran (2019). [6]

The first schedule of the shooting procedure commenced and progressed in Pallakad. [7] The second schedule of the film went on floors in around December 2018 in Pollachi and the final schedule of the film took place in Coimbatore during January 2019. Oviya, who is known for her speculations as Arav's girlfriend, also appeared in a cameo appearance and is set to feature in an item song. [8] [9] The shooting of the Luthu song featuring Oviya took place in around January 2019. [10]

Music

The music was composed by Simon.K.King.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Beeman"Simon.K.King, Anthony dasan, Keerthana03:22
2."Ganesaa"Simon.K.King, Chinnaponnu,Gowri Lakshmi03:13
3."Raani varra"Simon.K.King,G.Vignesh04:31
4."Thooya"Simon.K.King, Karthik, Keerthana04:26

Release

Rajabheema was released in theatres on 31 January 2025. [3]

Reception

Critical Response

Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India wrote rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "Rajabheema stands as a sincere but routine wildlife drama. It successfully stokes empathy for its pachyderm players, keeping its feet firmly on the ground rather than attempting to soar". [3] A writer from News Today wrote, "The movie stays grounded in its primary theme, offering a coherent and engaging narrative from start to finish". [11] National film critic Malini Mannath wrote, "‘Rajabheema’ is at its best a stepping stone for a debutant maker". [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Rajabheema". Central Board of Film Certification.
  2. ↑ V; September 15, hana On (15 September 2018). "'Raja Bheema' Will Focus On Wildlife Conservation, Says Director". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 3 "Raja Bheema Movie Review : A well-meaning but generic tale about man and beast lumbers along". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (15 September 2018). "Bigg Boss fame Aarav bags a role". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "நடிப்புடன் புது அவதாரம் எடுத்த பிக்பாஸ் ஆரவ்!". samayam Tamil (in Tamil). 29 December 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Indian-Australian model Ashima opposite Arav in Rajabheema". India Today. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Arav's next is Raja Bheema - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil lovebirds Arav and Oviya groove to a folk song in Raja Bheema". India Today. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Narayan, Adithya (14 December 2018). "'Raj Bheema' To Have Oviya In An Extended Cameo". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Oviya does a cameo in Arav's 'Raja Bheema' - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Rajabheema - Review". News Today. 30 January 2025. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Review- Rajabheema". 31 January 2025.
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