Rajaratha

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Rajaratha
Rajaratha movie poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anup Bhandari
Written byAnup Bhandari
Produced byAjay Reddy
Vishu Dakappagari
Anju Vallabh
Sathish Sastry
Starring Nirup Bhandari
Avantika Shetty
Arya
P. Ravishankar
Narrated by Puneeth Rajkumar
Cinematography William David
Edited bySanath Kumar
Music by B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Production
company
Jollyhits Production
Release date
  • 23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)
Running time
143 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Rajaratha is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anup Bhandari, who also composed the film's music. It stars Nirup Bhandari and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles in their second collaboration with the director after the success of RangiTaranga . [2] [3] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Rajaratham (transl.Royal Chariot) with Rana Daggubati replacing Puneeth Rajkumar as the narrator. [4] Arya, who made his debut in Kannada cinema with the film, [5] features in a supporting role alongside P. Ravishankar. While the film score is composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, the soundtrack is composed by Anup Bhandari. The cinematography is by William David.

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The first look of the film was released in the social media by the team on 2 October 2017. [6] The film was released on March 23, 2018. [7] [8]

Plot

The story starts in a bus named Rajaratha. Abhi (Nirup Bhandari) is a fun-loving person whose passion lies in writing poems. His love interest is Megha (Avantika Shetty). Her mother is a Tamilian, and father is from Telangana. She was born in Kerala and brought up in Bangalore. Both are from the same college. Their past unfolds. The first time Abhi sees Megha is during the time of his college admission. From then he is in love with her, but he is scared to reveal it. In the fourth semester, he finds that she is in love with another guy from the same college named Suraj. Back in the present, she befriends him.

There is a parallel story running at the same time. It is about Vishwa (Arya), a member of a political party named Praja Rakshana Dal. The leaders of the party were involved in scams. To disclose this issue, the party draws the attention of people by claiming that Periyapelli originally belongs to Tamil Nadu as Karnataka's. While in the protest, Apanna, a prominent leader, is slapped by Tamilian. Vishwa takes the leadership of the protest.

Meanwhile, the bus is blocked in the middle of a forest. Megha and Abhi decide to go out to record a song, but they lost their way. It is then revealed to the audience that Vishwa and Abhi are siblings. Vishwa loves his brother dearly but does not show it. Then, Abhi finds Megha in a jeep with two men who he presumes as kidnappers. He runs after the vehicle and fights against the men. Then, she stops him and reveals that the men are the assistants of her uncle (P. Ravi Shankar). After a humorous chat, he decides to drop Megha and Abhi back to the bus. They stay in a resort for a day. It is revealed that most of the co-passengers in the bus are somehow connected in his life.

In the meantime, Vishwa calls Abhi and asks him to get down in Bangalore and lies to him that his father is not well. Believing this, Abhi agrees to do so, but he gets to know about the lie from his mother (Aruna Balraj). He returns to the bus, which reaches near Periapelli. Abhi was about to propose to Megha, giving the plastic ring which she liked in the jewelry shop. However, rioters burn the vehicles, including the bus. Later, it is revealed that Vishwa was also a part of this violence. Abhi, getting to know this, confronts him as to why is he doing this. Abhi saves most of the passengers and also Megha when a few people tried to molest her. Later, it is then revealed that a baby boy was stuck inside the bus. Megha goes to save him, and Abhi goes along with her. They rescue the baby and hand it over to Vishwa. The bus then explodes as the co-passengers and Vishwa cry, presuming them to be dead.

The film ends with a note that violence is harmful and leads to the deaths of our own loved ones. Media channels expose the politicians behind the Periapalli massacre. The people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu do a candle march. The film fast-forwards by five years. Vishwa is shown lighting a lamp in front of a photo of his friend. Here, we see Megha (with a slightly-burnt plastic ring in hand which Abhi was about to put on her) and Abhi living together happily. The burnt marks on their bodies were still visible. The boy, Aadhi, who was saved by them, comes to meet them. It is now revealed that the duo runs an orphanage with the name of Rajaratha. The board of the bus is kept and used as the name plate of the orphanage.

Cast

Telugu version

Soundtrack

Rajaratha / Rajaratham
Soundtrack album by
Anup Bhandari
Released2018
Recorded2017
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length21:26 / 21:23
Language Kannada / Telugu
Label Jollyhits, Divo & Saregama
Producer Anup Bhandari
Anup Bhandari chronology
RangiTaranga
(2015)		Rajaratha / Rajaratham
(2018)

Anup Bhandari has composed the songs and The background score was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath.

All tracks are written by Anup Bhandari

Track-List [10]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Gandaka" Anup Bhandari, Ravishankar, Inchara Rao 3:23
2."College Days" Nakul Abhyankar 05:00
3."Appi Tappi"Deepak Doddera4:48
4."Hele Meghave" Abhay Jodhpurkar 4:22
5."Banana"Anup Bhandari1:40
6."Saago Saago"Deepak Doddera2:13
Total length:21:26
Telugu Track-List [11]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chal Chal Gurram" Ramajogayya Sastry Anup Bhandari, Ravishankar, Inchara Rao3:23
2."College Days"Ramajogayya SastryNakul Abhyankar05:00
3."Ninnu Nenu"Ramajogayya SastryAnup Bhandari4:48
4."Neeli Meghama"Ramajogayya SastryAbhay Jodhpurkar4:19
5."Banana"Anup BhandariAnup Bhandari1:40
6."Saago Saago"Ramajogayya SastryDeepak Doddera2:13
Total length:21:23

Controversy

During Rajaratha pre release promotions, an innocent comment made by the director Anup Bhandari, his brother Nirup Bhandari and actress Avantika Shetty was taken out of context and made to appear as derogatory comments against audience who didn't wish to watch the film. The trio issued an apology after Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) condemned their comments. [12] [13]

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