Raja Rani
Raja Rani
Directed by Atlee
Produced by AR Murugadoss
S. Shanmugam
Written by Atlee
Starring Arya
Jai
Nayantara
Nazriya Nazim
Sathyaraj
Santhanam
Music by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography George. C. Williams
Editing by Anthony L. Ruben
Studio Murugadoss Productions
Fox Star Studios
Release date(s)
27 September 2013[1]
Running time 165 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
Budget INR25 crore (US$3.8 million)
Box office INR9.70 crore (US$1.5 million)[2] (2 Days Collection)
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Raja Rani (English: King, Queen) is a Tamil romantic comedy film directed by debutant Atlee, who previously worked with Shankar as an assistant in Enthiran (2010) and produced by AR Murugadoss in association with Fox Star Studios.[3] The film features Arya, Jai, Nayantara, Nazriya Nazim, Santhanam and Sathyaraj in the lead roles.[4] It received 'U' Certificate from Central Board of Film Certification.[5] The film released worldwide on 27 September 2013.[6].The film received positive reviews from critics.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Production
2.1 Casting
2.2 Filming
2.3 Release
3 Critical Reception
4 Box Office
5 Soundtrack
6 References
Plot[edit]
The movie opens with the wedding day of John (Arya) and Regina (Nayanthara) where both unhappily and unwillingly do the "I do" and enter their married life. From the very night, they agonize each other's life through silent acts of conflict. John comes home drunk each night to the irritation of Regina & their flat mates. Regina cries each night on one side of bed while John watches TV on highest volume possible just to irritate her. On one such eventful night, Regina falls prey to a sudden bout of fits due to extreme stress and is immediately hospitalized by John only out of humanity. There at the hospital ICU, he witnesses shock treatment being given to her which brings tears to his eyes. As she was recovering, John tries to be a caring friend to her. On the hospital bed, Regina narrates him her love story. The movie unfolds the rather funny love story of Regina and Soorya (Jai) who is a call center executive for her Mobile network. . Their love story makes John realize ,to what extent a woman can love a man and his respect for her grows. But Regina admonishes John for his kind gestures which gets John to drinking again. Sarathy (Santhanam) who is John's best friend tries to talk to Regina at their flat one night after being drunk telling her about John's love story. The movie now unfolds to another amusing story with Keerthana (Nazriya Nazim) . With both the stories told, now the movie shows how both John and Regina with their extremely conflicting and dominating natures, unlike the previous lovers they had who were apparently their perfect matches, unite to a life of bonding with much better understanding of each other and life.
Production[edit]
Casting[edit]
Atlee Kumar, an assistant director to Shankar, narrated his script to Murugadoss in early 2012 and the pair agreed to make a film featuring Arya and Nayanthara in the lead roles.[7] Jai was also signed on to feature in a pivotal role in the film, appearing as Nayanthara's love interest in a flashback segment.[8] Initially Priya Anand was considered another leading role, but the opportunity was later offered to Nazriya Nazim who had made her debut with Neram (2013) in Tamil films.[9] Sathyaraj, Santhanam and Sathyan were also signed to play other supporting roles in the film.[10] The film has music by G. V. Prakash Kumar, art direction by T. Muthuraj and cinematography by debutant George, a former associate of Nirav Shah.[11]
Filming[edit]
The film began its first schedule at a bungalow in Greams road, Chennai.[12] Kamal Haasan switched on the camera and a song picturizing Jai and Nayanthara was canned on the occasion.[13] The sequence involving Jai and Nayantara will be canned first and Arya will join the team after he completes his work on Irandam Ulagam.[14]
Release[edit]
A first official film teaser showing the lead pair quarreling through their projections in a mirror, was released on May 11 by Fox Star Studios.[15] The teaser went instantly viral garnering a large number of views.[16]
The official trailer was released along with the music album in a very innovative manner on 23 August 2013.[17] The trailer was released on YouTube earlier in the day and was simultaneously telecast across 12 television channels at 7 PM.[18] The trailer received tremendous response and the film released in 780 screens worldwide.[19]
Critical Reception[edit]
Raja Rani received mostly positive reviews from critics.[20] Rediff rated it 3/5 and stated, "Debutant director Atlee's 'Raja Rani' is a simple refreshing tale about how to cope with life, when we lose someone we love. The film has a lot going for it and definitely succeeds in entertaining the audience."[21] Rajiv Menon of DesiMartini rated it 3/5 and stated "Raja Rani is a refreshing take on romance and is one of the better films of this year in this genre."[22] Behindwoods rated it 3/5 and stated "The movie's running time is 2 hours 45 minutes and there are moments in the second half leading to the finale which sag. The end product could have been much tauter. To sum up, though the second half of Raja Rani moves along predictable lines, it's still a promising debut by Atlee."[23]
IndiaGlitz said, "One look at the movie and there might be suspicions of Atlee as a debutant, he gives away a clean family entertainer with no hoopla's. There are two other major contributing factors. George's enchanting cinematography giving a bouncing color to the film, and flows with freshness. And the other is GV's music, if the songs are chartbusters, then the BGM is another success story. They flow well with the scenes right from the start to the end, way to go team."[24] Sify stated, "Debutant director Atlee's highly hyped Raja Rani starts off promisingly and keeps us engaged in the first half. But post-interval it loses steam, and turns out to be a cheesy, emotionally manipulative drama with a predictable long drawn out climax that goes on and on for 35 minutes."[25]
Sudish Kamath of The Hindu cited that Atlee's Raja Rani merits a watch in spite of its fundamentally flawed structure.He pointed it as a modern-day Mouna Raagam-as-romantic comedy, treated as a matter-of-fact, slice-of-life drama with considerable restraint barring a few instances of larger-than-life theatrics (a heart attack, two epileptic attacks and an accident) all slapped on an otherwise light-hearted film. He gave a bottomline that Raja Rani as three love stories for the price of one. [26]
In contrast, Gautaman Bhaskaran of Hindustan Times rated it 2 stars and said, "At a little over 150 minutes, Raja Rani is a bumpy ride with potholes of songs, with characters who are nothing better than caricatures and with a romance that hardly engages."[27]
Box Office[edit]
The film opened 100% occupancy on first day collected 4.8 crore.The film second day collection is extraordinary collected 4.5 crore.Total 2 days collection around INR 9.3 crore worldwide the film declared a 'Hit'.[28]
Soundtrack[edit]
Raja Rani
Front cover
Soundtrack album to Raja Rani by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released 23 August 2013
Genre Feature Film Soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Think Music
Producer G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Thalaivaa
(2013) Raja Rani
(2013) JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai
(2013)
The soundtrack album for Raja Rani was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The lyrics were penned by Na. Muthukumar, Pa. Vijay and Gaana Bala. The single, "Hey Baby" was released on 19 August 2013. The Dubbbing Voice For Nayanthara Given by Deepa Venkat who was a tamil Serial Actress. [29] The complete album was released on 23 August 2013 at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai.[30][31] The audio was released by G. V. Prakash Kumar and received by actors Jiiva and Arya.
Tracklist[32]
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Hey Baby" Na. Muthukumar, Gaana Bala G. V. Prakash Kumar, Gaana Bala, Aishwarya 05:06
2. "Angnyaade" Pa. Vijay Shakthisree Gopalan 03:37
3. "Chillena" Na. Muthukumar Clinton Cerejo, Alphonse, Alka 05:12
4. "Unnale" Na. Muthukumar Vandana Srinivasan 01:41
5. "Oday Oday" Pa. Vijay Vijay Prakash, Sasha, Shalmali Kholgade 04:32
6. "Imaye Imaye" Pa. Vijay G. V. Prakash Kumar, Shakthisree Gopalan 03:26
7. "A Love For Life" G. V. Prakash Kumar, Navin Iyer, Chennai Symphony 03:17
Total length:
26:50
Behindwoods rated the album 3.5 out of 5, and said "G.V strikes with lively & cheerful melodies. A very pleasant album !"[33] IndiaGlitz rated it 2.5 out of 5 and said, "GV Prakash keeps his promise".[34] Cinemalead.com rated the album with 3.5 out of 5 stars and said the album is Innovative,Interesting and Intriguing[35]
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