Raju Gadu

Raju Gadu is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Sanjana Reddy and produced by AK Entertainments.[2] The film stars Raj Tarun, Amyra Dastur, and Rajendra Prasad with music composed by Gopi Sundar.[3] The film was released on 1 June 2018. Sajid Nadiadwala is developing the Hindi Remake named Pilfer Singh with Reddy as director and Kartik Aaryan and Amyra Dastur as leads.

Raju Gadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySanjana Reddy
Screenplay bySanjana Reddy
Story byHabib Faisal
Maruthi
Produced bySunkara Ramabrahmam
StarringRaj Tarun
Amyra Dastur
Rajendra Prasad
CinematographyB. Rajasekar
Edited byM. R. Varma
Music byGopi Sundar
Production
company
AK Entertainments Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)[1]
Running time
130 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Raju is a kleptomaniac i.e., an impulse to steal without his knowledge, his father Narayana detects it in childhood and takes him to Dr. Saima who has pledged to cure it by inventing a new medicine but is unsuccessful. Due to the disease, Raju has constant breakups with girls, a college girl Vennela warns him not to love any girl, otherwise, she is going to disclose the truth. Thereafter, Raju gets acquainted with beautiful Tanvi, when he starts covering his disease with various funny reasons, thereby winning her love. After a few hilarious incidents, Tanvi's parents accept their alliance. Now there is a twist in the story, Tanvi's grandfather Suryanarayana is the top-tier in the village who hates thieves and punishes them by severing their hands. After entering their village, frightened Raju makes everyone believe that his father has kleptomania. Meanwhile, a terrorist group is in search of Raju as he has stolen their bomb which was to blast for a contract of 100 crores. Meanwhile, Anji the past servant of Suryanarayana has been ostracized from the village for the theft of temple ornaments. After 25 years, Anji returns as a millionaire to take revenge against Suryanarayana. So, he makes a ploy by again making the theft of ornaments and indicting Suryanarayana. Here, to protect Suryanarayana's honor, Raju takes the blame and admits the reality regarding his disease when he has been insulted badly and Tanvi starts hating him. Eventually, Anji shakes hands with the terrorists, strikes a deal coincidentally, and provides the bomb in Raju's towel. At last, Raju nabs the real culprits proving Anji as a miscreant when everyone understands his virtue and requests his pardon. On the other side, Raju at present steals the triggering device of the terrorists and accidentally activates it by which the entire gang dies in the blast. Finally, in the post-credits, Raju again steals the wedding chain, at the time of his marriage and everybody laughs at him.

Cast

Soundtrack

Raju Gadu
Film score by
Released2017
GenreSoundtrack
Length16:53
LabelAditya Music
ProducerGopi Sundar

Music composed by Gopi Sundar. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rabbaru Buggala Ramachilaka"Ramajogayya SastryHemachandra4:19
2."Arere Arere"Ramajogayya SastrySai Charan4:34
3."Rendu Kalla Ninda"BhaskarabhatlaSri Krishna, Ramya Behara4:03
4."Devatalara Devatalara"Ramajogayya SastrySai Charan, Harini Ivaturi3:57
5."Sarasaku Ra"Ramajogayya SastryMohana Bhogaraju, Saketh Komanduri, Arjun Chandy5:03
Total length:16:53

Reception

Srivathsan Nandadur of The Hindu wrote: "Sanjana Reddy’s directorial debut Rajugadu comes with a ‘been there done that’ trope of milking a protagonist’s condition to go on a comic spree. " Nandadur felt that the story lacked a major conflict point.[4] A reviewer from Sify stated that the film failed miserably and added, "It is sad to see even young female directors are treading the path of formulaic stories and screenplays that was paved by outdated male film makers."[5]

Vyas in his review for The Hans India rated the film 2.5 of 5 and wrote: "The film lacks strong scenes and excellent characterizations. The climax is a disappointment too. Though the intention of the film is good, it was not translated well."[6] The Times of India critic Neeshita Nyayapati rated the film 1/5 and called it "stiled and boring."[7]

References

  1. AuthorTelanganaToday (6 May 2018). "'Raju Gadu' to release on June 1". Telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. "Raj Tarun-Sanjana Reddy film back on track!". Deccanchronicle.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. Yellapantula, Suhas. "RAJU GADU: Raj Tarun-starrer Raju Gadu is set for a summer release | Telugu Movie News". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (1 June 2018). "'Rajugadu' review: Steal a few laughs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. "Rajugadu review: Fails miserably". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. Vyas (1 June 2018). "Raj Tarun's Raju Gadu Movie Review & Rating {2.5/5}". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. "Raju Gadu Review {1/5}: Stilted and boring, the film hardly tries", The Times of India, retrieved 23 July 2021
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