''Raja Huli'' is a 2013 Indian

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-language

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film directed by Guru Deshpande and written by S. R. Prabhakaran. Produced by K. Manju's home production, the film stars Yash in title role, along with

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, and

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in supporting roles. The soundtrack and score are composed by

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. The film, which made its theatrical release on 1 November 2013, coinciding with the

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festival became a commercial hit at the box office, becoming Yash's 3rd consecutive hit after ''

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'' and ''

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''. The movie is a remake of 2012 Tamil movie ''

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''. The success of this movie paved the way for Yash to emerge as the top star of Sandalwood.

Plot

Raja Huli is the son of a rich landlord in

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. He leads a happy life and spends all his time with his friends. Raja Huli ensures that he is always of some help to his friends. One day, he goes to ensure that his friend's love is conveyed to a girl, Kaveri, who happens to be his ex-flame. As it happens, she falls in love with Raja Huli again. But Raja Huli realises that one of his best friends, Jagga, loves Kaveri. A murder happens, the blame falls on Raja Huli, and the remaining incidents form the climax.

Cast

Soundtrack

created the music and lyrics for the film. The lyrics for the soundtrack "Falling In Love" were penned by

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. The album has six soundtracks.

Critical reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "It is a romantic story very well handled by Deshapande with some great sequences". Shyam Prasad S. of ''

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'' wrote that "The film is a perfect blend of entertainment and drama".

Box office

''Raja Huli'' was released on 1 November 2013, the day of

and got a fantastic opening at the box office upon release. The film took the box office by storm despite facing competition from a major Bollywood release ''

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''. According to trade reports, collections of ''Raja Huli'' was better than ''

'' at Bangalore Box Office. It also did good business on weekdays and collected approximately 5 crore Nett and 8 crore Gross in the first week. The movie, which was made with a budget of 6 crore, recovered its production cost in just seven days. ''Raja Huli'' went on to complete 119 days of successful run, collected a total of 18 crore, and performed fairly well at the box-office. ''Raja Huli'' also became Yash's third consecutive success after ''

'' and ''

''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raja Huli 2013 films 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films Indian action comedy-drama films 2000s masala films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films scored by Hamsalekha Films directed by Guru Deshpande