Raaj: The Showman

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Raaj: The Showman
File:Raaj-The Showman.jpg
Directed byPrem
Written byV. Anand Priya (Dialogues)
Screenplay byPavan Ranadheera
Story byPrem
Produced byD. Suresh Gowda
P. Srinivas Murthy
StarringPuneeth Rajkumar
Nisha Kothari
CinematographyKrishna
Edited bySrinivas P. Babu
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Sri Seethabhairaveshwara Productions
Distributed byJayanna Films
Release date
  • 14 August 2009 (2009-08-14)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹ 7.5 crores [1]
Box office₹ 25 crores [1]

Raaj-The Showman is a 2009 Kannada language drama film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyanka Kothari, who made her debut in Kannada films. And Ramnitu chaudhary in the guest appearance The film was directed by Prem. Pavan Ranadheera, who was the co-director of this movie and also wrote the script and screenplay for the movie.[2]

Plot

Muththuraj aka Raj, who stays happily with his parents in a village aspires to be an actor like Dr. Rajkumar. He promises his mother that he will be a great actor like Rajkumar. He arrives at the city and become a junior artist in films. A wannabe director, who has full confidence in his talents starts his new film with Raj in the lead role. But the film's actress Parvathy walks out. Sensing that his chance to become an actor will be under a threat, Raj starts pestering Paaru to work with him where she develops feelings for him. Paaru learns that her two relatives, who are actually Bangalore Underworld gangsters are fighting against each other to marry her.

She is forced to escape with Raj. The director decide to shelve the film after Paaru's relatives threaten them. Upset, Raj reveals his past and his promise to his mother to the director. The director realizes and supports Raj's decision and begins the shooting of the film, along with Paaru. They complete the film's shooting with only the climax remaining, Paaru's relatives arrive to take away Paaru, but Raj stops them and Paaru profess her love to Raj, who agrees and a combat ensues where Raj makes Paaru's relatives realize their mistake, who leave. The film is released and becomes a Blockbuster at the box office. Having realized his dream, Raj and Paaru leave for Raj's village and Raj reunites with his father and mother and introduces Paaru.

Cast

Soundtrack

Raaj the Showman
Soundtrack album by
V. Harikrishna
ReleasedDec 27, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length31:34
LabelAshwini Recording Company
ProducerV. Harikrishna
V. Harikrishna chronology
Rajakumari
(2009) 		Raaj the Showman
(2009) 		Vayuputra
(2009)
External audio
audio icon Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hey Hey Paro"V. Nagendra PrasadTippu5:03
2."Kuch Kuch Anthide"PremKrishna Beura, Shreya Ghoshal5:44
3."Muthuraja"V. Nagendra PrasadShankar Mahadevan5:47
4."O Kempa"V. Nagendra PrasadDr. Rajkumar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:13
5."Poli Evanu"V. Nagendra PrasadShreya Ghoshal4:34
6."Raaj (Theme)" Instrumental1:13
7."Raja Heluvagella"KavirajPrem, Shreya Ghoshal5:00
Total length:31:34

Production

Raaj The Showman is considered to be a high-budget film in the Kannada film industry.[7]

Reception

Release

Raaj the Showman was the first Kannada-language film to be simultaneously released worldwide and in India.[8]

Critical response

A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "Puneet Raj Kumar's brilliant portrayal as Muththuraj is the saving grace. He shows tremendous improvement as an actor and his performance, especially in fight sequences, is certainly a treat to watch. In a way the film belongs to Puneet. The second half deals with how Muththuraj saves Parvathy and realises his dream. In the end, he returns to his village and re-unites with his parents".[9] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "S Krishna and the DI team provide the right amount of pleasure with their visual efforts. Harikrishna’s music is first class. The supporting cast too is strong. As for the story, well, the treatment is sufficient to make it appear just a few hours old. This showman delivers the goods".[10] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Watch the movie for the excellent  cinematography and the music. Prem’s direction is not worth commenting, nor are his efforts at the story and dialogues".[11] Manju Shettar from Mid-Day wrote "Puneeth's acting is not bad and Krishna's cinematography is good. But only two songs are catchy. Nisha Kotari has not done justice to her role. The dialogues and stunts lack freshness".[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hits and misses 2009 - News". 25 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Raaj The Showman Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  3. ^ "Puneet Rajkumar : The impeccable aura of the Powerstar continues to dazzle | Southscope.in". 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Unsuccessful Bollywood Heroines In Demand". Masala.com. 9 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Nisha Kothari’s next is Criminals - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ "rediff.com: Bollywood goes South". specials.rediff.com.
  7. ^ "Puneet Raj Kumar as Captain Jack Sparrow?". www.rediff.com.
  8. ^ "'Raaj - The Showman' (Kannada)". Deccan Herald. 13 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Raaj - The Showman". The New Indian Express. 17 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Raaj-The Showman". Deccan Herald. 14 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Raaj '"The Showman: No show!". Bangalore Mirror. 14 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Review: Raj - The Showman (Kannada)". Mid-Day. 16 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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