Rajakumari (2009 film)

Rajakumari
Directed byS. Govindaraj
Story byRaj Kapoor
Based onAnantha Poongatre (Tamil)
Produced byK. Manju
StarringBalaji
Kanika
Nikita Thukral
CinematographyMakarand Joshi
Edited byB. S. Kemparaj
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Lakshmishree Combines
Release date
  • 6 March 2009 (2009-03-06)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Rajakumari is a 2009 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by S. Govindraj and produced by K. Manju. The film stars Balaji, Kanika and Nikita Thukral in the leading roles.

The film was a remake of Tamil film Anantha Poongatre (1999).[1]

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music is composed by V. Harikrishna. Lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad and K. Kalyan.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kuhoo Kuhoo"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."Rangi Rangi"Karthik 
3."Hey Baddi Magale"Tippu, Kalpana 
4."24 Caret Bangara"Manikka Vinayagam, Shamitha Malnad 
5."Chellidaro Malligeya"L. N. Shastry 
6."Yaar Yaarammi"Srinivas 

Reception

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A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "While Kanniha shines only in a few sequences, Nikhita needs to improve. Rangayana Raghu could have done a better job. Srinivasamurthy is very convincing and Sundararaj excels. V Harikrishna's music and excellent camerawork by M Joshi are the film's highlights".[3] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "The climax is how Kumari realises her mistake and join hands with Raj. It is worth watching if you have no other alternative to spend your time. The only saving grace of this film are the songs. Music director Harikirshna tried his best to compose tunes which rise above the movie".[4] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Post interval, you will learn why Kumari is a widow with a child even though she is a virgin. Poor handling of the already insipid script makes for the perfect disaster that this movie is. At a time when some filmmakers have become fast enough to remake Tamil and Telugu films in Kannada even before the original is released, wonder why Govindu selected a story that has the inertia of old age".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kanika comes in for praise". IndiaGlitz. 16 June 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ Songs list
  3. ^ "RAJKUMARI MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Queen of letdowns". The New Indian Express. 7 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Rajkumari: Royal bore". Bangalore Mirror. 6 March 2009.
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