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Raajakumara () is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Santhosh Ananddram and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar, alongside Priya Anand. R. Sarathkumar, Ananth Nag, Prakash Raj, Chikkanna, Sadhu Kokila, Achyuth Kumar and Avinash Yelandur. The music was composed by V. Harikrishna, while cinematography and editing were handled by A. Venkatesh and K. M. Prakash.
Raajakumara was released on 24 March 2017 and received positive reviews from critics, where the film grossed worldwide and went on to become the highest-grossing Kannada film at the time of its release until
/ref> Raajakumara movie review: Inheritance of loss – Bangalore Mirror . Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com (24 March 2017). Retrieved on 2017-06-27. The film became the first Kannada movie to complete 6000 shows in multiplex within six weeks of its release and also completed 7577 shows in multiplex within 87 days.Kumar, Santhosh. (5 May 2017) Raajakumara Continues The Golden Run At Box Office . Filmibeat. Retrieved on 2017-06-27. Details . Vijaykarnatakaepaper.com. Retrieved on 27 June 2017. New benchmark for Kannada films – Bangalore Mirror . Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com (9 May 2017). Retrieved on 2017-06-27. The film had a theatrical run of more than 100 days in 45–50 centres across Karnataka and also ran for 150 days in few centers.Upadhyaya, Prakash. "Sudeep, Yash, Upendra, Jaggesh to join Puneeth's Raajakumara 100-day celebration" . "Rajakumara 100, all time industry hit-Kannada Movie News" . IndiaGlitz.
Siddharth looks after the old people in an old age home and solves their problems, while also purchasing medicines for the children affected by the polio scheme. One day, Siddharth comes across Vishwa Joshi in the hospital, who also stays at the old-age home. Joshi reveals that the polio scheme was actually ruined due to the machinations created by his son Jagannath, the present Health Minister of Karnataka. Joshi wants to expose the illegal acts committed by Jagannath and was hiding in the old-age home for the right time to expose him.
Siddharth supports Vishwa Joshi and makes Jagannath hand over the case to CBI for further investigation in a TV News. Jagannath tries to ruin their plans, where he gets the old age home and Joshi attacked by his henchmen. However, Jagannath has a change of heart, where he saves Joshi and surrenders himself to the police and all the old people reunite with their children, after realizing their mistakes from Siddharth, who gave a speech at a news.
Indiaglitz gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "This is a good family watch; the youths think on their mistakes, the oldies get relief, fans of Puneeth Rajakumar thoroughly enjoy." Rajakumara review. Rajakumara Kannada movie review, story, rating – IndiaGlitz.com . M.indiaglitz.com. Retrieved on 27 June 2017. Shashiprasad SM of Deccan Chronicle gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "If family sentiment is your preferred mode of entertainment, then ‘Raajakumara’ will not disappoint you." Raajakumara movie review: Power star is the saving grace . Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved on 27 June 2017.
Archana Nathan of The Hindu described the film as generic and wrote "There is very little that gives Raajakumara its identity or a clear storyline ... Achyuth Kumar and Ananth Nag perform well but their roles too are too simplistically written." Raajakumara: Too generic even for a star vehicle . The Hindu. Retrieved on 27 June 2017. Shyam Prasad of Bangalore Mirror gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "The constant reference to Puneeth’s career and films goes overboard at times. The film becomes a tribute to the actor and a personality building exercise mostly. But he manages to pull off the role with the subtlety that proves his acting prowess again."
/ref> Though later there were reports of the movie having collected a little less than ₹100 crores, the tracked figures was ₹75 crore. It went on to become highest grossing Kannada film of all time until the release of . : Raajakumara to be first film to cross Rs 50 crore mark. M.timesofindia.com (9 May 2017). Retrieved on 2017-09-29.
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| 2017 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Family Entertainer | Vijay Kiragandur Santhosh Ananddram | ||
| Best Music Direction | V. Harikrishna | |||
| 65th Filmfare Awards South | Best Director | Santhosh Ananddram | ||
| Best Actor | Puneeth Rajkumar | |||
| Best Music Director | V. Harikrishna | |||
| Best Lyricist | Santhosh Ananddram ("Bombe Heluthaithe") | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer | Vijay Prakash – "Bombe Heluthaithe" | |||
| Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Award 2018 | Hemmeya Chitra (Proud Film) | Raajakumara | ||
| Hemmeya Nata (Proud Hero) | Puneeth Rajkumar | |||
| Hemmeya Nirdeshaka (Proud director) | Santhosh Ananddram | |||
| Love Lavike Readers Choice Award | Best Actor | Puneeth Rajkumar | ||
| 7th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Film | Vijay Kiragandur | ||
| Best Director | Santhosh Ananddram | |||
| Best Actor | Puneeth Rajkumar | |||
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Prakash Raj | |||
| Best Comedian | Chikkanna | |||
| Best Music Director | V Harikrishna | |||
| Best Lyricist | Santhosh Ananddram ("Bombe Heluthaithe") | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer | Vijay Prakash – "Bombe Heluthaithe | |||
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