''Raa'' () is a 2001

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in the lead roles. The film was directed by K. S. Nageswara Rao, produced by Nallamalupu Bujji and has music composed by

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Cast

as Sridhar *

as Shanthi * Dhamini *

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* Anant * Tirupati Prakash * Siva Parvati * Alphonsa (

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in song)

Box office

The film collected a share of 6 Crore. The movie completed 100 days of run in

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, was released in

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and ran for 75 days in

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. According to the film's producer Nallamalupu Bujji, ''Raa'' turned out to be a "minimum guarantee" hit at the box office.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack has 5 songs composed by

. * "Pelladuta Rave" - * "Yemito Yekkado" - * "Antaru Antha Nannu" - * "Raa Moham Dwesham" - * "Ready 1234" -

References

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