''Raju Bhai'' is a 2007 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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, starring

Manoj Manchu Manchu Manoj Kumar (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He first appeared at the age of ten as a child artist in '' Major Chandrakanth''. He made his film debut in a leading role with ''Donga Dongadi'' in 2004. He re ...

and

Sheela Kaur Sheela Kaur is a former Indian actress who has starred in several Telugu and Tamil films along with a few Malayalam and Kannada films. She is known for her performances in '' Nandha'', ''Adhurs'' and '' Veerasamy''. She has appeared in nearly 2 ...

, with Dhandapani,

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was ...

and

Brahmanandam Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic perfor ...

in supporting roles. The film, a remake of the successful 2006

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Chithiram Pesuthadi ''Chithiram Pesuthadi'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Mysskin in his directorial debut. The film stars Narain and Bhavana, both making their debuts in Tamil cinema,. The film's score ...

'', directed by Myshkin was produced by Manoj's father,

Mohan Babu Manchu Bhakthavatsalam, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films in lead, sup ...

, and was released on 18 May 2007 and was critically and commercially universally unsuccessful.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was scored by noted Tamil musician

Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Wes ...

. The soundtrack, which released on 28 April 2007, features 9 tracks with lyrics provided by

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and Ramajogaiah Sastry. One of the songs, "Korameenu", was retained from the original Tamil film ''

'', 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. Also reviews were very favorable, praising composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and describing his compositions as "superb", "a major strength to the movie" and "excellent".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=1285004, title=Raju Bhai 2007 films Telugu remakes of Tamil films 2000s Telugu-language films