Yuvaraja (film)

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Yuvaraja
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Promotional poster
Directed by Puri Jagannadh
Written byM. S. Ramesh

R. Rajashekhar

(Dialogues)
Screenplay byPuri Jagannath
Story byArun Prasad P. A.
Based on Thammudu (Telugu)
Produced byR. Srinivas
Starring Shiva Rajkumar
Lisa Ray
Bhavna Pani
Narrated by Puri Jagannadh
CinematographyK. Datthu
Edited byS. Manohar
Music by Ramana Gogula
Production
company
R S Productions
Distributed byBahar Films
Release date
  • 2 November 2001 (2001-11-02)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Yuvaraja is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language sports drama film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by R. Srinivas. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Bhavna Pani and Lisa Ray. The movie is a remake of 1999 Telugu movie Thammudu which was based on the 1992 Hindi movie Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar which in turn was inspired by the 1979 American movie Breaking Away . [1] [2] [3] The film was released on 2 November 2001 across cinema halls in Karnataka. The film finished a 50 day theatrical run. [4]

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Plot

Raju alias Yuvaraja is the youngest son of a family and a careless guy, always going around girls and enjoying with them. His womanizing habits are a source of heartburn for his father. However, his elder brother Chakri is a kickboxer and his father's favourite son, who is very fond of him. Janu, Yuvaraja's neighbour, is in love with him, but it is just one sided as Raju considers her a good friend and a source of money and cars to impress girls (Janu's father is a garage owner).

Raju starts going out with Lovely, a rich college girl, and poses as a wealthy millionaire's son to impress her and love her. Lovely falls for his lies and starts loving him. However, she soon finds out that Raju has lied to her and dumps him and insults him in front of his father. Raju's father, tired of his son's antics, kicks him out of the house and shuns him. Raju is now homeless and Jaanu tells him to be more responsible of himself. Later, Chakri is attacked by Rohith, who happens to be Lovely's new boyfriend and his enemy, and his friends and is bedridden, unable to take part in the kickboxing championship. Raju decides to fight for his brother and to redeem himself in his father's eyes by fighting in the championship match against Rohith. Deciding to seek revenge for his brother's accident and to prove himself to his father, Yuvaraja defeats Rohith after a long and bloody boxing match, redeems himself in front of his father's eyes and finally accepts Janu's love. Hence the film ends with a happy ending, and everyone greets Raju as Yuvaraja.

Cast

Production

The film began its shoot on London on 15 May 2001. This was the first production venture of R. Srinivas who is a silk merchant while also worked as film distributor. [5] Three song sequences were shot at London with a particular song featuring Shivarajkumar and Lisa Ray was shot at Hide Park, London Tower, and Buckingham Palace. [6] [7]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Ramana Gogula and lyrics were written by K. Kalyan. The song "Missamma Kissamma" is based on "Bangala Kathamulo" from Telugu film Badri (2000). The song "Chandana Siri" is based on "Gunthalakadi" from Telugu film Yuvaraja (2000). The song "Monalisa" is based on song "Ramachilaka" from Telugu film Yuvaraju (2000). The other three songs were reused from Thammudu. The audio rights were bagged by Akash audio at the cost of 30 lakhs. [7]

Yuvaraja
Soundtrack album by
Ramana Gogula
Released2001 (2001)
Recorded2001
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Akash Audio

All lyrics are written by K. Kalyan

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Missamma Kissamma" Ramana Gogula, Nanditha  
2."Bangalooru Students"Ramana Gogula 
3."Monalisa Monalisa"Ramana Gogula, Nanditha 
4."Naajooku Naari"Ramana Gogula 
5."Chandana Siri" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam  
6."Look At My Face"Ramana Gogula 

Reception

A critic from Sify wrote that "Yuvaraja is a total waste of time and money". [8]

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