Racha (film)

Racha
Film poster
Directed bySampath Nandi
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySameer Reddy
Edited byGautam Raju
Music byMani Sharma
Production
company
Release date
  • 5 April 2012 (2012-04-05)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹50−52 crore[1]

Racha (transl. Chaos) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language masala film directed by Sampath Nandi and produced by Megaa Super Good Films. The film stars Ram Charan and Tamannaah Bhatia, alongside Ajmal Ameer, Mukesh Rishi, Dev Gill, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Nassar and R. Parthiban. The film marks the Telugu debuts of Ajmal Ameer and R. Parthiban. The music was composed by Mani Sharma, while cinematography and editing were handled by Sameer Reddy and Gautham Raju respectively.

Principal photography commenced in June 2011 and was shot in various locations, mainly in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, apart from Sri Lanka and Bangkok. It was also shot in Anji County of China, which is the first in Telugu cinema.

Racha was released worldwide on 5 April 2012 to positive reviews from critics. 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.

  1. ^ "Ram Charan's Racha crosses 50 crore mark". The Times of India. 14 January 2017.