Rajakumarudu Explained

Rajakumarudu
Director:K. Raghavendra Rao
Producer:C. Aswani Dutt
Screenplay:Satyanand
Starring:Mahesh Babu
Preity Zinta
Music:Mani Sharma
Cinematography:Ajayan Vincent
Editing:Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Studio:Vyjayanthi Movies
Runtime:162 minutes
Country:India
Language:Telugu

Rajakumarudu (translated in promotional material as The Prince) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Mahesh Babu and Preity Zinta. The film was produced by C. Aswani Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner. Krishna made a guest appearance. The music was composed by Mani Sharma. The film was released on 30 July 1999.[1]

Rajakumarudu was the debut film for Babu in a lead role after previous roles as a child actor. The film received positive reviews and was commercially successful.[2] [3] The film won two Nandi Awards.

Plot

Raj Kumar goes on a holiday to Khandala and stays with his uncle Dhananjay. He comes across Rani and falls for her. However, he ends up teasing her and she begins to despise him. She is determined to avoid him, but he won't leave her alone. Raj Kumar saves Rani from some thugs, and she is impressed. After spending some time together, she begins to like him and eventually love him.

Unfortunately his uncle has made other plans for him. He reveals the past of the hero's parents and his family. He mentions the challenge that he made with his in-laws to get the hero married to his daughter. Complying to this, the hero informs the heroine that their relationship needs to end there.

Going with his uncle to the village for his uncle's daughter, to his joy he sees that it's none other than Rani.

The rest of the movie revolves around the plot that is woven by him and his uncle to gain the heroine's hand and re-uniting the uncle with his family. This is done in a fun, comical way.

Cast

Soundtrack

Rajakumarudu
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Mani Sharma
Released:1999
Recorded:1999
Genre:Soundtrack
Length:30:33
Label:Supreme Music (Telugu)
Aditya Music (Telugu)
Saregama (Hindi)
Producer:Mani Sharma
Prev Title:Iddaru Mitrulu
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Seenu
Next Year:1999

Music was composed by Mani Sharma.

Release and reception

Rajakumarudu released with 78 prints in 116 screens.[2] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "There are some excellent scenes in the second half that will make us realize how good is Mahesh at comedy. He is got perfect timing. He will the force to reckon with in the future".[4] Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot wrote that "All old stuff. There is not a single interesting new thing thing so it turns out to be an ordinary film" and added that "the dialogues of Paruchuri brothers were hilarious".[5]

Box-office

The film had a 50-day run in 80 centres and a 100-day run in 44 centres. It was dubbed in Hindi as Prince No. 1 and in Tamil as Kaadhal Vennila. The film was again dubbed and released theatrically in Tamil during January 2017 as Ivan Oru Thunichalkaran.[6]

Awards

Nandi Awards[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 years of ‘Rajakumarudu’: Here’s a look at some interesting facts about the film. The Times of India.
  2. Web site: 4 September 2007 . Box-Office Records And Collections – Maheshbabu's Debut Film Rajakumarudu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011040610/http://www.cinegoer.com/rajakumarudu.htm . 11 October 2007 . 2015-08-16 . CineGoer.com.
  3. Web site: 13 February 2003 . Interview with Krishna Vamsi Part – II by Jeevi . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018113418/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_krishnavamsi1.html . 18 October 2014 . 8 October 2022 . . Mahesh Babu's first film 'Raja Kumarudu' was a hit. His subsequent films Yuvaraju and Vamsee are flops..
  4. Web site: Rajakumarudu - A review. Jeevi. Idlebrain.com. 30 July 1999. 3 December 2022. 3 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203223309/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-rajak.html. live.
  5. Web site: రాజకుమారుడుగా "మహేష్ బాబు" హవా. Mahesh Babu as The Prince. Griddaluru . Gopalrao . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913114826/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1999/Aug/6-aug-1999.pdf . 13 September 2016 . 1 September 2022 . Zamin Ryot. te.
  6. Web site: Ivan Oru ThunichalKaran இவண் ஒரு துணிச்சல்காரன். 28 January 2017. 29 January 2017. 28 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170128122600/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/Review/2017/01/28152847/1064763/Ivan-Oru-ThunichalKaran.vpf. live. ta.
  7. Web site: నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008). A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 21 August 2020. 23 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf. live. (in Telugu)