Raju Gari Gadhi 2
| Raju Gari Gadhi - 2 | |
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| Directed by | Ohmkar |
| Written by | Abburi Ravi (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Ohmkar |
| Story by | Ohmkar Ranjith Sankar (original story) |
| Based on | Pretham (2016) |
| Produced by | Prasad V Potluri |
| Starring | Nagarjuna Akkineni Samantha Akkineni Seerat Kapoor |
| Cinematography | R. Diwakaran |
| Edited by | Madhu |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Raju Gari Gadhi - 2 (Translation: Respected king's room) is a 2017 Indian Telugu language horror comedy film, produced by Prasad V Potluri under PVP Cinema, Matinee Entertainments, OAK Entertainments banner, and directed by Ohmkar. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Samantha Akkineni, and Seerat Kapoor, with music composed by S. Thaman.[1] The film is a sequel to Raju Gari Gadhi (2015). It is a remake of the Malayalam movie Pretham (2016).[2]
Plot
The film begins with three youngsters Ashwin (Ashwin Babu), Kishore (Vennela Kishore), and Praveen (Praveen), who are friends from college days, deciding to lead a life by investing in a resort business. As they start the business, everything goes smoothly until they begin to witness paranormal activities in the resort, making their lives tougher. Immediately, they contact a nearby Church Father (Naresh), but it fails miserably, and their fear of that ghost increases. The Father suggests them to approach a world-renowned mentalist named Rudra (Nagarjuna Akkineni) who has parlor tricks, mental tenacity to make clever guesses, special powers of contacting with the spirits, and also assists the Police Department as a human lie detector with his cold reading techniques. Rudra decides to solve out the mystery in the resort. Beyond a shadow of the doubt, he finds out that it is a soul of a girl Amrutha (Samantha Akkineni), who is seeking answers for her death. Rudra ensures Amrutha that he will definitely help her. So, she starts revealing her past. Amrutha was a bright and intelligent student who has grown up with values and norms given by her father Parandhamaiah (Rao Ramesh). Once, she goes out on a college excursion when someone secretly films her while bathing in the same resort which is purchased by three youngsters and uploaded it in the internet, which led to her father’s death. After that, Amrutha also committed suicide due to the pain caused by the society. Now, Rudra starts his investigation to catch the real culprit. At last, he cracks the mystery it is Kiran (Abhinaya), the daughter of Chandra Shekar (Devan), who is the Vice Chancellor of the Institution. The reason behind Kiran's deed is jealousy, about Amrutha's popularity and her love interest Nandu's (Nandu) fondness towards Amrutha. After knowing the truth, Amrutha tries to kill Kiran, but Rudra obstructs her way by remembering the morals taught by her father and make her soul rest in peace. Finally, the movie ends with the three youngsters running their resort successfully with a caution that cell phones are not allowed and Rudra moving towards a new mission.
Cast
- Nagarjuna Akkineni as Rudra
- Samantha Akkineni as Amrutha
- Seerat Kapoor as Suhanisa
- Abhinaya as Kiran
- Rao Ramesh as Parandhamaiah
- Ashwin Babu as Ashwin
- Vennela Kishore as Kishore
- Praveen as Praveen
- Vidyullekha Raman as Bellam Sridevi
- Naresh as Father
- Avinash as Priest
- Devan as Vice Chancellor Chandra Shekar
- Nandu as Nandu
- Tejaswi Madivada as Bala
- Narayana Rao as Master
- Annapurna as Varalakshmi
- Satya Krishnan as Lecturer
- Mukhtar Khan as Commissioner Sarathchandra
- Ravi Varma as Satti
- Shakalaka Shankar as Bala Yesu
- Geetha Singh as Nimmy
- Baby Lasya as Amrutha (child)
- Shatru as a goon
Soundtrack
| Raju Gari Gadhi 2 | ||||
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| Released | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 2:10 | |||
| Producer | S. Thaman | |||
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All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry; all music is composed by S. Thaman
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Beautiful Life" | 2:10 |
| Total length: | 2:10 | |
Production
Raju Gari Gadhi 2, a new project with Nagarjuna Akkineni in the lead was launched on 27 November 2016 at Annapurna Studios, K. Raghavendra Rao gave the clap for the first scene, producer Prasad V Potluri switched on the camera while Omkar directed the first shot. The principal photography commenced in February 2017 in Hyderabad.[3] The first look of the film was launched on 29 August 2017 on Nagarjuna's birthday and the trailer has launched on 20 September 2017, on eve of ANR's birthday.[4] The resort shown in the film is Le Pondy at Pondicherry.
Reception
Critical reception
Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "The linear narrative and lack of spooks in what’s touted to be horror-comdey [sic] not withstanding, Raju Gari Gadhi 2 makes for a passable weekend watch".[5]
Sequels
It is sequel to Raju Gari Gadhi which was released in 2015. Eventually the third installment Raju Gari Gadhi 3 was released on 18 October 2019.
See also
References
- ^ "Raju Gari Gadhi 2 (Nagarjuna's Character)". The Times of India.
- ^ "Raju Gari Gadhi 2". Telugu Cinema.com.
- ^ "Raju Gari Gadhi 2 (Nagarjuna's New Project)". Indian Express.
- ^ "Raju Gari Gadhi 2 (Trailer)". Chennai Patrika.
- ^ "RAJU GARI GADHI 2 MOVIE REVIEW". timesofindia.