Racha (English: Uproar), also spelt Rachcha, is a 2012 Indian Telugu action film directed by Sampath Nandi and co-written by the Paruchuri Brothers. Produced by R. B. Choudary in association with N. V. Prasad and Paras Jain under their banner Megaa Super Good Films, it features Ram Charan and Tamannaah in the lead roles, with Mukesh Rishi, Dev Gill and Kota Srinivasa Rao playing the antagonists. The film marks the Telugu debut of Ajmal Ameer and R. Parthiepan who make a crucialcameo appearance.
The film focuses on the attempts made by a gambler Raj to make a medical student Chaitra fall in love with him as a part of a bet where he is challenged by his rival James. Raj accepts the challenge in order to meet the expenses of his adopted father's liver transplantation but later discovers that he has been trapped by James and Chaitra for a purpose.
The film was edited by Gautham Raju; Sameer Reddy provided the cinematography; Mani Sharma composed the film's score and soundtrack. Made on a budget of₹320 million, the Principal photography commenced in June 2011 and was shot in various locations throughout Asia, mainly in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Naduof India apart from Sri Lanka and Bangkok. The film was also shot in the Anji County of China making it the first Telugu film to do so.
The film was released worldwide on 5 April 2012 to mixed reviews from critics. However, the film collected a share of ₹450 million in its lifetime at the global box office and became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year. The film received four nominations at the 60th Filmfare Awards South where it won the award for best choreography. It also received five nominations at 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards but did not win any.
Racha was dubbed into Tamil as Ragalai and into Malayalam as Raksha. The former was released on 6 April 2012 while the latter was released a week later. Both the dubbed versions were commercially successful. The film was dubbed into Hindi as Betting Raja in 2014.
| Directed by | Sampath Nandi |
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| Produced by | R. B. Choudary, N. V. Prasad, Paras Jain |
| Written by | Sampath Nandi, Paruchuri Brothers |
| Starring | Ram Charan Tamannaah Ajmal Ameer Mukesh Rishi |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
Production
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Megaa Super Good Films
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Release dates
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Running time
| 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹320 million (equivalent to ₹370 million or US$5.5 million in 2015)[1] |
| Box office | ₹450 million (equivalent to ₹520 million or US$7.8 million in 2015) |
Cast[edit]
- Ram Charan as Raj.
- Tamannaah as Chaitra.
- Ajmal Ameer as James.
- Mukesh Rishi as Bellary.
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Baireddanna.
- Nassar as Ramamurthy, Chaitra's father.
- R. Parthiepan as Suryanarayana, Raju's father.
- Brahmanandam as Dr. Rangeela.
- Ali as Papa Rao.
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as James' father.
- Dev Gill as Baireddanna's son.
- Geetha as Bellary's wife.
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Bobby, Raju's friend.
- M. S. Narayana as Raju's adoptive father.
- Lisa Haydon in a special appearance in the film's title song.
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