{{Short description|2007 Indian Telugu film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Raju Bhai | image = | caption = | director = [[Surya Kiran (director)|Surya Kiran]] | producer = [[Mohan Babu]]<br>M. Nirmala Devi <small>(Presenter)</small> | screenplay = Surya Kiran | story = [[Mysskin]] | based_on = ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]'' (2006)<br>by Mysskin | writer = M. Ratnam <small>(Dialogues)</small> | starring = {{ubl|[[Manoj Manchu]]|[[Sheela Kaur]]|[[Kadhal Dhandapani]]}} | music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] | cinematography = [[Prasad Murella]] | editing = Gautham Raju | studio = [[Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures]] | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2007|05|18|df=yes}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Raju Bhai''''' is a 2007 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Surya Kiran (director)|Surya Kiran]], starring [[Manoj Manchu]] and [[Sheela Kaur]], with [[Kadhal Dhandapani]], [[Tanikella Bharani]] and [[Brahmanandam]] in supporting roles. The film, a remake of the successful 2006 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]'', directed by [[Mysskin]] was produced by Manoj's father, [[Mohan Babu]], released on 18 May 2007 and was critically and commercially unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/21ssraju.htm | title=Watch Rajubhai at your own risk | access-date=13 September 2022 | archive-date=13 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913072332/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/21ssraju.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Plot==
Raju, a thug, falls in love with a girl and gives up his corrupt practices. However, he gets framed for a major scam that brings out his dark past, sabotaging his relationship.
==Cast == {{Cast listing| * [[Manoj Manchu]] as Raju * [[Sheela Kaur]] as Anjali * [[Saranya Ponvannan]] as Raju's mother * [[Kadhal Dhandapani]] as Babaji * [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Anjali's father * [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as [[real estate agent|Realtor]] Yerriswamy * Jayavani as Yerriswamy's wife * [[Rajiv Kanakala]] as Gajja * [[Chatrapathi Sekhar]] as Sekhar * [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Singer * [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]] as Malli * [[Brahmanandam]] as [[Municipal corporation (India)|Corporator]] * [[Suman Setty]] as Corporator's [[accountant]] * [[Raghu Babu]] as Romeo * [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as [[Sub-inspector]] * [[MS Narayana]] as thief * [[Kallu Chidambaram]] as customer * Santhosh Pavan as Hari, Anjali's fiancé * [[Surya Kiran (director)|Surya Kiran]] [[Cameo appearance]] * [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] as Raju's father (Archive Photo) }}
==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Raju Bhai | type = soundtrack | artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] | cover = | alt = | released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">28 April 2007 (India)</div> | recorded = 2007 | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | length = | label = | producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] | prev_title = [[Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule]] | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = [[Satham Podathey]] | next_year = 2007 }}
The music was scored by noted Tamil musician [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. The soundtrack, which released on 28 April 2007, features 9 tracks with lyrics provided by [[Suddala Ashok Teja]] and Ramajogaiah Sastry. One of the songs, "Korameenu", was retained from the original Tamil film ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]'', composed by Sundar C. Babu, whilst two other songs were earlier used in a Tamil film.
The album became a "big hit" as the songs gained immense popularity upon release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/30896.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504045503/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/30896.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 May 2007|title='Rajubhai' audio a big hit|website=IndiaGlitz.com|accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/31021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513064232/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/31021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2007|title='Raju Bhai' to hit screen on May 18 with 200 prints|website=IndiaGlitz.com|accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref> Also reviews were very favorable, praising composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and describing his compositions as "superb", "a major strength to the movie" and "excellent".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=14453540&ctid=5&cid=2430|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523082631/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=14453540&ctid=5&cid=2430|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-05-23|title=Movie Review: Raju Bhai|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/reviews/rajubhai-review-210507.html|title=Rajubhai - Review|work=[[Oneindia]]|access-date=2009-08-13|archive-date=19 October 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071019223234/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/reviews/rajubhai-review-210507.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Lyricist!! Notes |- |1 || "Chalthaa Chalthaa" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] || 4:47 || Ramajogaiah Sastry || |- |2 || "Evvare Nuvvu" || [[Harish Raghavendra]] || 4:09 || Ramajogaiah Sastry || Reused song "Devathaiyai Kanden" from ''[[Kaadhal Kondein]]'' |- |3 || "Kantipapakasirinda" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] || 1:35 || Ramajogaiah Sastry || |- |4 || "Korameenu" || [[Jassie Gift]] || 4:42 || [[Suddala Ashok Teja]] || Reused song "Vazhameenukkum" from ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]'', composed by Sundar C. Babu |- |5 || "Neekosam Pilla" || [[Premji Amaran]], [[Suchitra]] || 4:14 || Ramajogaiah Sastry || Fusion of old ''[[Telugu language|Tamil]]'' song ''[[Pudhaiyal|Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga]]'' with new composition |- |6 || "Gucchi Gucchi" || Harish Raghavendra || 5:16 || Ramajogaiah Sastry || Reused song "Thottu Thottu" from ''[[Kaadhal Kondein]]'' |- |7 || "Sommunu" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] || 0:28 || Ramajogaiah Sastry || |- |8 || "Lothe Teliyanide" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] || 0:28 || Ramajogaiah Sastry || |- |9 || "Evvare Nuvvu (Remix)" || [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], Rajesh, [[Premji Amaren]] || 4:47 || Ramajogaiah Sastry || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=1285004|title=Raju Bhai}}
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