Raja the Great

Raja the Great
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnil Ravipudi
Written byAnil Ravipudi
Produced byDil Raju
StarringRavi Teja
Mehreen Pirzada
Radhika
CinematographyMohana Krishna
Edited byTammiraju
Music bySai Karthik
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box officeest. ₹52 crore[1]

Raja the Great is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner.[2] The film stars Ravi Teja as a visually impaired man, alongside Mehreen Pirzada and Radhika. Vivan Bhatena (in his Telugu Debut), Rajendra Prasad, Prakash Raj and Sampath Raj play supporting roles with music composed by Sai Karthik.[3] The film marks the debut of Teja's son Mahadhan as child actor.[4]

The film began its production began in April 2017 with filming taking place in Hyderabad and Darjeeling. Released worldwide on 18 October 2017, the film received mixed reviews from critics and audience with praise towards the cast performances, action sequences and entertainment value but criticism for writing and uneven tone. It was a commercial success grossing more than ₹50 crore, becoming the highest-grossing film in Teja's career.[5]

  1. ^ Adivi, Sridhar (16 December 2017). "Raja The Great final collections: Ravi Teja starrer grosses Rs 52 crore approximately". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Ravi Teja's next with Anil Ravipudi". Deccan Chronicle. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Mehreen Kaur Pirzada for Ravi Teja's film?". Deccan Chronicle. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Ravi Teja's son Mahadhan to make acting debut with Raja The Great". International Business Times. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. ^ Adivi, Sridhar (6 November 2017). "Raja The Great box-office collections: Ravi Teja movie becomes highest grosser of his career". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.