1st Rank Raju (2015 film)

1st Rank Raju is a 2015 Indian Kannada comedy drama film written and directed by Naresh Kumar HN in his debut, and produced by V. K. Manjunath. It features Gurunandan and Apoorva Gowda in the lead roles. The rest of the cast includes Tanishka Kapoor, Sadhu Kokila, Ananth Nag, Achyut Rao, Manadeep Rai, Giri Mahesh and Master Chinmai. The film's music director Kiran Ravindranath.[1] The director remade the film in Telugu in 2019 with the same title[2].

1st Rank Raju
Directed byNaresh Kumar HN
Produced byManjunath V.K.
Screenplay byNaresh Kumar,
Ashwin Kodange,
Thrilok Reddy
Story byNaresh Kumar
StarringGurunandan
Apoorva Gowda
Tanishka Kapoor
Achyuth Kumar
Sudha Belawadi
Ananth Nag
Jai Jagadish
Giri Mahesh
Music byKiran Ravindranath
CinematographyPraveen Shambulingam
Edited byGiri Mahesh(M.P.halli)
Production
company
Dolphin Entertainment
Distributed byJayanna Films
Release date
  • 27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Synopsis

Film explores the importance of the academic qualification in life. The story line conveys the message to parents who consider only academic achievements results in successful life. It was the most talked movie in 2015, commercially too, the movie tasted tremendous success.

Cast
  • Gurunandan as Raju / Raj The Showman
  • Apoorwa Gowda as Sanmitha
  • Tanishka Kapoor as Mary
  • Ananth Nag as Company MD Satyamurthy
  • Achyuth Kumar as Raju's Dad
  • Sadhu Kokila as Shani Kappor (S.K, Shani)
  • Sudha Belawadi as Raju's Mom
  • Jai Jagadish as School Principal
  • Mandeep Rai as Principal of College
  • Giri Mahesh as Gudli Hero
  • Master Chinmayi as First Rank Raju (young)
  • Nagaraja Murthy as Karnataka Education Minister
  • Amith as Friend
  • Ashwin Kodange as Manager

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by Kiran Ravindranath.[3]

First Rank Raju
Soundtrack album by
Kiran Ravindranth
Released2015 (2015)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelDolphin Entertainment
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Raju Raju"Yogaraj BhatTippu 
2."Shuru Shuru"Hrudaya ShivaShreya Ghoshal 
3."Shake Your Body"Hrudaya ShivaVarun, Rocky 
4."Baccha Iddang Idde"Hrudaya ShivaVijay Prakash 
5."Raju Raju Junior bit"Ashwin KodangeVarun 
6."Shuru Shuru pathos"Ashwin KodangeKiran Ravindranath 
7."Yaare Nee Yaare Hudugi"Hrudaya ShivaKarthik, Rumana 
8."Ekangi Naanu Ekangi"Jayanth KaikiniSonu Nigam 
9."Baccha Iddang Idde bit"Hrudaya ShivaVijay Prakash 

References
  1. "First Rand Raju Preview".
  2. https://www.telugu360.com/first-rank-raju-teaser-satire-on-education-system/
  3. "1st Rank Raju (2015) Kannada Mp3 Songs [Exclusive]". Allsongs4U. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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