Raja Nanna Raja
| Raja Nanna Raja | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | A. V. Seshagiri Rao |
| Produced by | Abbaiah Naidu |
| Written by |
Salim-Javed Chi. Udaya Shankar |
| Starring |
Rajkumar Aarathi K. S. Ashwath ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್_(ನಟ) |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | R. Chittibabu |
| Edited by | P Bhakthavathsalam |
Production company |
Madhu Art Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Raja Nanna Raja (Kannada: ರಾಜ ನನ್ನ ರಾಜ; English: Raja is my king) is a 1976 Kannada romance film, written by Salim-Javed,[1] directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao, and produced by A. L. Abbaiah Naidu. The film starred Rajkumar, Aarathi and Chandrashekhar in the lead roles.[2] The songs composed by G. K. Venkatesh were received extremely well and considered as evergreen hits.[3]
The film deals with reincarnation as the main subject, with the lead actors romancing in both the incarnations. The film was a huge success at the box-office after its release.[4] In an episode in Weekend with Ramesh , S. P. Balasubrahmanyam had revealed that Ilaiyaraaja was working under G. K. Venkatesh as a guitar player for this movie.[5] This movie introduced the concept of antihero in Kannada films.
K. V. Vijayendra Prasad , father of S. S. Rajamouli and the storywriter of Magadheera had revealed that he was inspired by this movie while writing the story for Magadheera.[6] The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks.[7]
Cast
- Rajkumar as Raja
- Aarathi as Ganga / Geetha
- K. S. Ashwath
- Chandrashekar
- Balakrishna
- Sampath
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
- M. P. Shankar
- Sabitha Devi
- B. Jaya
- Jayashree
Soundtrack
| Raja Nanna Raja | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by G. K. Venkatesh | |
| Released | 1976 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 19:26 |
| Label | Saregama |
G. K. Venkatesh composed the soundtrack and the lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of five soundtracks.[8] The song Thanuvu Manavu had another video version which was deleted from the movie. However, the version was used in Kashinath's 1989 movie Preyasi Preethisu (at the 12th minute).[9]
| Tracklist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Nooru Kannu Saladu" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | P. B. Sreenivas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Ninade Nenapu Dinavu" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | P. B. Sreenivas | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Raja Nanna Raja (Title)" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Instrumental | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Thanuvu Manavu" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar, S. Janaki | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Kalletigintha Ninna" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar, S. Janaki | 4:22 |
| Total length: | 19:26 | |||
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References
- ↑ "Naseeruddin Shah does not like successful people: Javed Akhtar". The Times of India. 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Raja Nanna Raja Cast & Crew, Raja Nanna Raja Kannada Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director - Filmibeat". FilmiBeat.
- ↑ "Raja Nanna Raja at Smashits". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Raja Nanna Raja (ರಾಜ ನನ್ನ ರಾಜ)". 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Weekend with Ramesh Season2 - Episode 19 - Watch Full Episode Online (HD) for Free - OZEE - Zee Kannada". www.zeekannadatv.com.
- ↑ http://www.vijaykarnatakaepaper.com/Details.aspx?id=19360&boxid=11727493
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070717135525/http://www.chitratara.com/showCelbProfile.asp?newsid=8
- ↑ "Raja Nanna Raja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Preyasi Preethisu – ಪ್ರೇಯಸಿ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸು-Kannada Full HD Movie - FEAT.Kashinath, Sagarika". SRS Media Vision. 14 November 2014 – via YouTube.