Yuvaraja is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language sports drama film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by R. Srinivas. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Bhavna Pani and Lisa Ray. The movie is a remake of 1999 Telugu movie Thammudu which was based on 1992 Hindi movie Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar which in turn was inspired by the 1979 American movie Breaking Away.[1][2][3] The film was released on 2 November 2001 across cinema halls in Karnataka. The film finished a 50 day theatrical run.[4]
| Yuvaraja | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Written by | M. S. Ramesh
R. Rajashekhar (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Puri Jagannath |
| Story by | Arun Prasad P. A. |
| Based on | Thammudu (Telugu) |
| Produced by | R. Srinivas |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Lisa Ray Bhavna Pani |
| Narrated by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Cinematography | K. Datthu |
| Edited by | S. Manohar |
| Music by | Ramana Gogula |
Production company | R S Productions |
| Distributed by | Bahar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot edit
Raju alias Yuvaraja is the youngest son of a family and a careless guy, always going around girls and enjoying with them. His womanizing habits are a source of heartburn for his father. However, his elder brother Chakri is a kickboxer and his father's favourite son, who is very fond of him. Janu, Yuvaraja's neighbour, is in love with him, but it is just one sided as Raju considers her a good friend and a source of money and cars to impress girls (Janu's father is a garage owner).
Raju starts going out with Lovely, a rich college girl, and poses as a wealthy millionaire's son to impress her and love her. Lovely falls for his lies and starts loving him. However, she soon finds out that Raju has lied to her and dumps him and insults him in front of his father. Raju's father, tired of his son's antics, kicks him out of the house and shuns him. Raju is now homeless and Jaanu tells him to be more responsible of himself. Later, Chakri is attacked by Rohith, who happens to be Lovely's new boyfriend and his enemy, and his friends and is bedridden, unable to take part in the kickboxing championship. Raju decides to fight for his brother and to redeem himself in his father's eyes by fighting in the championship match against Rohith. Deciding to seek revenge for his brother's accident and to prove himself to his father, Yuvaraja defeats Rohith after a long and bloody boxing match, redeems himself in front of his father's eyes and finally accepts Janu's love. Hence the film ends with a happy ending, and everyone greets Raju as Yuvaraja.
Cast edit
- Shiva Rajkumar as Raj alias Yuvaraja Rathnam
- Lisa Ray as Lovely
- Bhavna Pani as Janaki alias Jaanu
- Kumar Govind as Chakri, Raju's brother
- Srinath as Vishwanath, Raju's father
- Avinash as Vetri and Raju's coach
- Sharan as kitti, Raj's friend
- Ramesh Bhat as Jaanu's Father
- Balaraj as Sakshi Shivanand, Raju's Friend
- Bullet Prakash as Raju's Friend
- Dharma as Rohith
- Sanketh Kashi
- M.S.Umesh
- Mandeep Roy
- Badri Narayan
- Sridhar Raj
- Niranjan Shetty
- Appu Venkatesh
- Rajeev Rathod
- Rocket vikram
Soundtrack edit
The music of the film was composed by Ramana Gogula and lyrics were written by K. Kalyan. The song "Missamma Kissamma" is based on "Bangala Kathamulo" from Telugu film Badri (2000). The song "Chandana Siri" is based on "Kala Kalakuthu" from Tamil film Badri (2001) (Tamil remake of Thammudu). The song "Monalisa" is based on song "Ramachilaka" from Telugu film Yuvaraju (2000). The other three songs were reused from Thammudu.
| Yuvaraja | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2001 |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Akash Audio |
All lyrics are written by K. Kalyan
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Missamma Kissamma" | Ramana Gogula, Nanditha | |
| 2. | "Bangalooru Students" | Ramana Gogula | |
| 3. | "Monalisa Monalisa" | Ramana Gogula, Nanditha | |
| 4. | "Naajooku Naari" | Ramana Gogula | |
| 5. | "Chandana Siri" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 6. | "Look At My Face" | Ramana Gogula |
Reception edit
A critic from Sify wrote that "Yuvaraja is a total waste of time and money".[5]
References edit
- ^ Dave, Kajol. "Copy cats". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Srivastava, Abhishek (14 March 2018). "Aamir Khan's best films are inspired by Oscar nominees and winners – from Ghajini to Akele Hum Akele Tum". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "We list down 7 Bollywood films inspired from Hollywood".
- ^ "2001 Year Round Up - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image". www.chitraloka.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Sify review
