''Selfie Raja'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language comedy film starring Allari Naresh,

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, and Kanwa Ranawat. It is a remake of the Kannada film ''

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'' (2013). At the time of release, the film proved to be the highest-grossing film for Allari Naresh. The film made 1.3 crs in the

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region.

Cast

* Allari Naresh as Selfie Raja (dual roles) *

*Kamna singh Ranawat as the police commissioner's daughter *

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as the police commissioner *

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as a thief * Prudhvi as Ankusham *

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as the drunk Kattappa *

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as Katraj *

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as Mams *

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as Mams's assistant *

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*Balli Reddy *

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* Snigdha *

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as Police constable

Production

was cast opposite Allari Naresh for the second time after ''

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'' (2015). Newcomer Kanwa Ranawat was signed to play one of the lead actresses.

Soundtrack

Release

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'' wrote that "Despite no proper script, Selfie Raja offers some laughs in the first half, but the movie meanders into a mess post interval. Except for few scattered laughs and spoofs, the second half is bore". ''

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'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that "Cut to 2016, four years after the release of one of his best films, ''

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'' (2012). Naresh is still making films. But sadly, he hasn't been able to deliver anything with punch and yet again, ''Selfie Raja'' just adds to that dull streak of his career". ''

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'' stated that "''Selfie Raja'' by Eshwar Reddy looks like a movie made in a hurry, inspired by a selfie concept".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt5884362 2016 films 2010s Telugu-language films Indian comedy films 2016 comedy films Telugu remakes of Kannada films Films scored by Sai Karthik