''Raju Bhai'' is a 2007 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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, starring

Manoj Manchu Manchu Manoj Kumar (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He first appeared at the age of ten as a child artist in '' Major Chandrakanth''. He made his film debut in a leading role with '' Donga Dongadi'' in 2004. He ...

and

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, with

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and

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in supporting roles. The film, a remake of the successful 2006

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'', directed by

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was produced by Manoj's father,

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, and was released on 18 May 2007 and was critically and commercially universally unsuccessful.

Plot

Raju, a thug, falls in love with a girl and gives up his corrupt practices. However, he gets framed for a major scam that brings out his dark past, sabotaging his relationship.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was scored by noted Tamil musician

Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use o ...

. The soundtrack, which released on 28 April 2007, features 9 tracks with lyrics provided by

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and Ramajogaiah Sastry. One of the songs, "Korameenu", was retained from the original Tamil film ''

'', composed by Sundar C. Babu, whilst two other songs were earlier used in a Tamil film. The album became a "big hit" as the songs gained immense popularity upon release. Also reviews were very favorable, praising composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and describing his compositions as "superb", "a major strength to the movie" and "excellent".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=1285004, title=Raju Bhai 2007 films Telugu remakes of Tamil films 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s Indian films