Raju Bhai

Raju Bhai is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by 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 film Chithiram Pesuthadi, directed by Mysskin was produced by Manoj's father, Mohan Babu, and was released on 18 May 2007 and was critically and commercially universally unsuccessful.^[1]

Raju Bhai
Directed by	Surya Kiran
Written by	M. Ratnam (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Surya Kiran
Story by	Mysskin
Based on	Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006) by Mysskin
Produced by	Mohan Babu M. Nirmala Devi (Presenter)
Starring	Manoj Manchu Sheela Kaur Kadhal Dhandapani
Cinematography	Prasad Murella
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production company	Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures
Release date	18 May 2007 (2007-05-18)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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

• 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 Realtor Yerriswamy
• Jayavani as Yerriswamy's Wife
• Rajiv Kanakala as Gajja
• Chatrapathi Sekhar as Sekhar
• Sunil as Singer
• Mallikarjuna Rao as Malli
• Brahmanandam as Corporator
• Suman Setty as Corporator's Accountant
• Raghu Babu as Romeo
• Ali as Sub-inspector
• MS Narayana as Thief
• Kallu Chidambaram as Customer
• Santhosh Pavan as Hari, Anjali's fiancé
• Surya Kiran Cameo appearance
• Jeeva as Raju's Father (Archive Photo)

Soundtrack

Raju Bhai
Soundtrack album by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released	28 April 2007 (India)
Recorded	2007
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Producer	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2007) Raju Bhai (2007) Satham Podathey (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.^[2][3] Also reviews were very favorable, praising composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and describing his compositions as "superb", "a major strength to the movie" and "excellent".^[4][5]

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration	Lyricist	Notes
1	"Chalthaa Chalthaa"	Ranjith	4:47	Ramajogaiah Sastry
2	"Evvare Nuvvu"	Harish Raghavendra	4:09	Ramajogaiah Sastry	Reused song "Devathaiyai Kanden" from Kaadhal Kondein
3	"Kantipapakasirinda"	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 Tamil song 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	0:28	Ramajogaiah Sastry
8	"Lothe Teliyanide"	Ranjith	0:28	Ramajogaiah Sastry
9	"Evvare Nuvvu (Remix)"	Yuvan Shankar Raja, Rajesh, Premji Amaren	4:47	Ramajogaiah Sastry