Sep 05, 2015 Watch 1st Rank Raju kannada movie Promo Latest Kannada Movie 2015 First rank Raju is the story of a bookworm, who is bent on standing first in class, as per his Dad's instruction.
| 1st Rank Raju | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Naresh Kumar HN |
| Produced by | Manjunath V.K. |
| Screenplay by | Naresh Kumar, Ashwin Kodange, Thrilok Reddy |
| Story by | Naresh Kumar |
| Starring | Gurunandan Apoorva Gowda Tanishka Kapoor Achyuth Kumar Sudha Belawadi Ananth Nag Jai Jagadish Giri Mahesh |
| Music by | Kiran Ravindranath |
| Cinematography | Praveen Shambulingam |
| Edited by | Giri Mahesh(M.P.halli) |
Dolphin Entertainment | |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
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| 143 minutes | |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
1st Rank Raju is a 2015 Indian Kannada comedy drama film written and directed by Naresh Kumar HN in his debut, and produced by V. K. Manjunath. It features Gurunandan and Apoorva Gowda in the lead roles. The rest of the cast includes Tanishka Kapoor, Sadhu Kokila, Ananth Nag, Achyut Rao, Manadeep Rai, Giri Mahesh and Master Chinmai. The film's music director Kiran Ravindranath.[1] The director remade the film in Telugu in 2019 with the same title[2].
Synopsis[edit]
Film explores the importance of the academic qualification in life. The story line conveys the message to parents who consider only academic achievements results in successful life. It was the most talked movie in 2015, commercially too, the movie tasted tremendous success. Fresh talent, Great acting skills, unique story, catchy concept and a great message makes it a fabulous movie, a must watch.[3]
Cast[edit]
- Gurunandan as Raju / Raj The Showman
- Apoorwa Gowda as Sanmitha
- Tanishka Kapoor as Mary
- Ananth Nag as Company MD Satyamurthy
- Achyuth Kumar as Raju's Dad
- Sadhu Kokila as Shani Kappor (S.K, Shani)
- Sudha Belawadi as Raju's Mom
- Jai Jagadish as School Principal
- Mandeep Rai as Principal of College
- Giri Mahesh as Gudli Hero
- Master Chinmayi as First Rank Raju (young)
- Nagaraja Murthy as Karnataka Education Minister
- Amith as Friend
- Ashwin Kodange as Manager
Soundtrack[edit]
The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by Kiran Ravindranath.[4]
| First Rank Raju | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Kiran Ravindranth | |
| Released | 2015 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Dolphin Entertainment |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Raju Raju' | Yogaraj Bhat | Tippu | |
| 2. | 'Shuru Shuru' | Hrudaya Shiva | Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 3. | 'Shake Your Body' | Hrudaya Shiva | Varun, Rocky | |
| 4. | 'Baccha Iddang Idde' | Hrudaya Shiva | Vijay Prakash | |
| 5. | 'Raju Raju Junior bit' | Ashwin Kodange | Varun | |
| 6. | 'Shuru Shuru pathos' | Ashwin Kodange | Kiran Ravindranath | |
| 7. | 'Yaare Nee Yaare Hudugi' | Hrudaya Shiva | Karthik, Rumana | |
| 8. | 'Ekangi Naanu Ekangi' | Jayanth Kaikini | Sonu Nigam | |
| 9. | 'Baccha Iddang Idde bit' | Hrudaya Shiva | Vijay Prakash |
References[edit]
- ^'First Rand Raju Preview'.
- ^https://www.telugu360.com/first-rank-raju-teaser-satire-on-education-system/
- ^''First Rank Raju' to hit silver screens soon'.
- ^'1st Rank Raju (2015) Kannada Mp3 Songs [Exclusive]'. Allsongs4U. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
External links[edit]
- 1st Rank Raju on IMDb