Rajababu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language family drama film directed by Muppalaneni Siva. A remake of the 2003 Malayalam film Balettan,[1] the films stars Rajasekhar and Sridevika in her Telugu debut.
| Rajababu | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Muppalaneni Siva |
| Written by | Satish Vegesna (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Muppalaneni Siva |
| Produced by | Paruchuri Sivarama Prasad |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jawahar Reddy |
| Edited by | Nandamuri Hari |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | United Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
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The film follows Rajababu who learns that he has a second family after his father, Dasaradharamaiah, dies. The problems that ensue after Rajababu meets his second family form the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Rajasekhar as Ramaraju a.k.a. Rajababu
- Sridevika as Anjali
- Vijayakumar as Dasaradharamayya
- Sharada as Vardanamma, Rajababu's mother
- Prabhu as Ramasamy, Rajababu's father
- Telangana Shakuntala as Shakuntala, Rajababu's grandmother
- K. Viswanath as Raghavayya, Rajababu's grandfather
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Koteswara Rao
- Siva Reddy as Rajababu's brother
- Brahmanandam as Nandagopal, Rajababu's friend
- Duvvasi Mohan as Duvvasi
- Kovai Sarala as Lakshmi
- Krishna Bhagawan as Girisam
- Goutam Raju as Gautam
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Sumbramanyam
- Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao as Kondavalsa
- Sudha as Pilli Nirmala Simha
- Riyaz Khan as Venugopal
- Abhinayashree as Vasuki
- Gundu Sudarshan
- Harika
Production
editFollowing his previous films, Rajasekar opted for a remake with this film.[2]
Soundtrack
editMusic by S. A. Rajkumar, who collaborated with Rajasekar for two other films.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vennela Vennela" | E. S. Murthy | Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Rajadhi Rajandi" | E. S. Murthy | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Prema O Toliprema" | Pothula Ravikiran | Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Nerajana" | Bhuvana Chandra | Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Nuvve Maa Rajuvani" | E. S. Murthy | Madhu Balakrishnan | 4:43 |
| Total length: | 23:58 | |||
Reception
editA critic from The Hindu opined that "The film is a family drama though the director fails to elevate the hero's image in this film and the entire narration becomes boring.".[4] A critic from Sify stated that "On the whole, it is a boring affair".[1] A critic from Full Hyderabad said that "Avoid this one at all costs".[5] Jeevi of Idlebrain gave the film a more favourable review and wrote that "On a whole, Rajababu is much better than the films Raja Sekhar dished out in the recent past".[6]
Writing for Zamin Ryot, Griddaluru Gopalrao called the film slow-placed, adding the director dragged the screenplay by adding scenes catering to the actor's image.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rajababu". Sify. 3 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Still remakes and dubbed ones". Indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Audio release – Rajababu". Idlebrain. 28 January 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Film Review:Rajababu — Another slow and boring family drama". The Hindu. 25 February 2006. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Raja Babu Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Movie review – Rajababu". Idlebrain. 24 February 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Gopalrao, Griddaluru (17 March 2006). "రాజాబాబు నీరసించిపోయారు" [Rajababu is weakened] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.