Raa (film)

Raa... (transl. Come!) is a 2001 Telugu-language romantic drama film starring Upendra and Priyanka Trivedi in the lead roles. The film was directed by K. S. Nageswara Rao, produced by Nallamalupu Bujji and has music composed by Gurukiran.

Raa...
Film poster
Directed by	K. S. Nageswara Rao
Screenplay by	Upendra
Produced by	Nallamalupu Bujji
Starring	Upendra Priyanka Trivedi Dhamini Sadhu Kokila Giri Babu Anant Tirupati Prakash Siva Parvati
Edited by	Nandamuri Hari
Music by	Gurukiran
Production company	Sai Ram Art Movies
Release date	1 November 2001 (2001-11-01)
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	₹ 6 crore[1]

Cast

• Upendra as Sridhar
• Priyanka Trivedi as Shanthi
• Dhamini
• Sadhu Kokila as 'Triple X' Ranjith Kumar and Sridhar's friend
• Giri Babu
• L. B. Sriram
• Ananth
• Chitti Babu
• Ironleg Sastri
• Tirupati Prakash
• Siva Parvathi
• Gundu Hanumantha Rao
• Surya as Auto driver
• Ragini
• Alphonsa (special appearance in song)

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack has 5 songs composed by Gurukiran.^[2]

• "Pelladuta Rave" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• "Yemito Yekkado" – Sukhwinder Singh
• "Antaru Antha Nannu" -
• "Raa Moham Dwesham" -
• "Ready 1234" – Udit Narayan

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film one out of five and wrote that "This film is a third grade film that is made with a poor taste. Upendra is wasted in this role of Sri. Most of the scenes of the film are obscene and vulgar. Woman can never watch this film in public".^[3] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "Only Upendra and Priyanka dominate the drama. The rest simply fade away in this flimsy drama".^[4] Andhra Today wrote "The movie seems to have been made for a specific section of the audience and hence the cheap dialogue and titillation with scenes to match them and undue exposure attracting an 'A' certification. Nageswara Rao has repeated his past record and once again disappoints his audience with this movie with little substance and style. Upendra as college student looks awkward".^[5]

Box office

The movie completed 100 days of run in Andhra Pradesh, was released in Karnataka and ran for 75 days in Bangalore. According to the film's producer Nallamalupu Bujji, Raa turned out to be a "minimum guarantee" hit at the box office.^[6]