Raanjhanaa

Raanjhanaa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAanand L. Rai
Written byHimanshu Sharma
Produced byKrishika Lulla[1]
Aanand L. Rai
Starring
CinematographyNatarajan Subramaniam
Vishal Sinha
Edited byAmitabh Shukla
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 21 June 2013 (2013-06-21)
Running time
146 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget36 crore[2]
Box officeest. 94 crore[2]

Raanjhanaa (transl. Beloved one), released in Tamil as Ambikapathy[3] is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma. The film is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner of Eros International. It stars Dhanush (in his Hindi film debut), Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Swara Bhaskar. [4] The film was released on 21 June 2013 worldwide,[5] while the Tamil version was released a week later.[6][7]

The background score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman, and the lyrics of the tracks were penned by Irshad Kamil.[8] A standalone sequel, titled Tere Ishk Mein, is set to release in 2024.

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  3. ^ "Raanjhanaa becomes Ambikapathy in Tamil". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Dhanush to romance Sonam Kapoor". One India Entertainment. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference dor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "'Ambikapathy' release postponed". Sify. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "RAANJHANAA Crosses 64 Cr Net In Six Days". Box Office Capsule. Retrieved 28 June 2013.