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{{short description|2021 film by Hasith Goli}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Raja Raja Chora
| image = Raja Raja Chora poster.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Hasith Goli
| writer = Hasith Goli
| based_on =
| producer = [[Abhishek Agarwal]] TG Vishwa Prasad
| starring = [[Sree Vishnu]] [[Megha Akash]] [[Sunaina]] [[Ravi Babu]]
| narrator =
| cinematography = Veda Raman Sankaran
| editing = Viplav Nyshadam
| music = [[Vivek Sagar]]
| studio = Abhishek Agarwal Arts People Media Factory
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2021|8|19|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|7}} [[crore]]<ref name=":1" />
}}

'''''Raja Raja Chora''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[crime comedy]] film<ref name="Vyas">{{Cite web|last=Vyas|date=2021-06-18|title=Raja Raja Chora Teaser Talk: A fun Ride|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/raja-raja-chora-teaser-talk-a-fun-ride-691395|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref> written and directed by debutant Hasith Goli.<ref name="thenewsminute.com">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-18|title=Watch: Teaser of Sree Vishnu's 'Raja Raja Chora' promises an entertainer|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-teaser-sree-vishnus-raja-raja-chora-promises-entertainer-150910|access-date=2021-08-11|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress.com">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-18|title=Sree Vishnu’s Raja Raja Chora teaser promises a fun ride|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/sree-vishnus-raja-raja-chora-teaser-promises-a-full-on-fun-ride-7364515/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Produced by [[Abhishek Agarwal|Abhishek Agarwal Arts]] and People Media Factory,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glad to see the audience give a thumbs up to Raja Raja Chora: Producers - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/glad-to-see-the-audience-give-a-thumbs-up-to-raja-raja-chora-producers/articleshow/85517746.cms|access-date=2021-08-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> the film stars [[Sree Vishnu]], [[Megha Akash]], [[Sunaina]] and [[Ravi Babu]].<ref name="cinemaexpress.com">{{Cite web|title=Sree Vishnu's Raja Raja Chora locks its release date|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2021/aug/11/sree-vishnus-raja-raja-chora-locks-itsrelease-date-26008.html|access-date=2021-08-11|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The film is released on 19 August 2021.<ref name="release">{{Cite web|title=Sree Vishnu's 'Raja Raja Chora' to release on August 19; actor announces with a new poster - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sree-vishnus-raja-raja-chora-to-release-on-august-19-actor-announces-with-a-new-poster/articleshow/85233746.cms|access-date=2021-08-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

The plot follows the protagonist, his family and others who cross his path, exploring aspects of survival in the city, crime, punishment and redemption.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2021-08-21|title=Meet Hasith Goli, the debut director winning laurels for ‘Raja Raja Chora’|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/meet-hasith-goli-the-debut-director-winning-laurels-for-raja-raja-chora/article36029473.ece|access-date=2021-08-23|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''Raja Raja Chora'' received positive reviews from the critics, who were particularly appreciative of film's screenplay, background score and performances of lead actors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin1|date=2021-08-19|title=Raja Raja Chora Review: 'రాజ రాజ చోర' మూవీ రివ్యూ.. మూవీ ఎలా ఉందంటే!|url=https://www.hmtvlive.com/moviereviews/sree-vishnu-raja-raja-chora-telugu-movie-review-69420|access-date=2021-08-23|website=www.hmtvlive.com|language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Raja Raja Chora|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/movie-review/sree-vishnu-raja-raja-chora-review-and-rating/moviereview/85446574.cms|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Samayam Telugu|language=te}}</ref> The film was successful at the [[box office]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-08-24|title=Raja Raja Chora Latest Box Office Collections: Sree Vishnu Movie Achieves Breakeven|url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/tollywood/raja-raja-chora-latest-box-office-collections-141621|url-status=live|website=Sakshi Post}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Bhaskar is involved in a robbery at an unknown house. On the other hand, Bhaskar works at a xerox shop where he manipulates customers and makes money without knowledge of the owner. Bhaskar's girlfriend Sanjana is unaware that he works at a xerox shop because he lies that he works at a software company. Every time Bhaskar meets Sanjana, he dresses as a software employee.

Meanwhile, [[Sub-inspector|SI]] William Reddy wants to catch criminal to get his promotion. He has an affair with his friend's wife without his friend's knowledge. Every time he goes for a camp, William will have affair with his wife. Surprisingly, it is revealed that Bhaskar is married and has a kid. He and his wife Vidya are not in a good relations and Bhaskar is still with her due to her blackmailing about harassment case and asks to pay her college fees for studying the law. Eventually, Sanjana knows Bhaskar has a kid and Bhaskar realizes that Sanjana doesn't work as a software employee but she works as a sales girl. Bhaskar fed with all these and want to move to [[Bangalore]] with Sanjana, plans for one final robbery for lifetime settlement. At the same time Madhav goes to camp and William goes to Madhav house, Unfortunately Bhaskar does the robbery in Madhav's neighbors house and Madhav comes home early and caught William having affair with his wife and William caught Bhaskar doing the robbery using king clothes.

After taking Bhaskar to Police station, Bhaskar wife rescues him using her law knowledge, which makes Bhaskar realising that his wife is good and he need to take care of her. William has a different plan for Bhaskar, he forces Bhaskar to do more robberies using a [[Raja]] ({{trans|king}}) constume to make more money and Bhaskar also does it so that he can buy a small house and live happily with his wife and kid. Things turn around when Bhaskar realised that William is using him to earn money and later frame him for doing all the robbers where William captures using photos and videos. Knowing this Bhaskar tells William if you wear the Raja costume, you will get lot of confidence and do anything. In meantime, William knows about Bhaskar affair with Sanjana. It is revealed before that Sanjana is William's cousin and William wants to marries her but Sanjana hates William, angered William goes to Bhaskar's wife and tells the truth about the affair and Sanjana also knows that Bhaskar is married and his wife is alive.

In the end, Bhaskar along with Madhav and police caught William having affair and also tells that he is doing all the robbery as he is in Raja costume. Bhaskar realising the mistake goes to jail for the robberies he commits and comes back to his wife who is well settled with a own apartment and a good job hoping she would accept him.

== Cast ==

* [[Sree Vishnu]] as Bhaskar
* [[Megha Akash]] as Sanjana
* [[Sunaina]] as Vidya
* [[Ravi Babu]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] William Reddy
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Ghanapati
* [[Srikanth Iyyengar]]
* [[Ajay Ghosh]]
* [[Gangavva]]
* [[Vasu Inturi]] as Madhav
* Kadambari Kiran

== Production ==
Although it was officially announced in February 2020, [[principal photography]] of the film began much earlier in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sree Vishnu's first-look from Raja Raja Chora - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sree-vishnus-first-look-from-raja-raja-chora/articleshow/74411555.cms|access-date=2021-08-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The script was completed in three months.<ref name=":0" /> In March 2020, T.G. Vishwaprasad told ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' that the first schedule of the film has been finished.<ref>{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2020-03-01|title=Sree Vishnu’s first look out!|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/010320/sree-vishnus-first-look-out.html|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> Filming was then paused due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]. It was later resumed in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=TeamIH|date=2020-10-07|title=Sree Vishnu’s 'Raja Raja Chora' Shoot Resumes|url=https://industryhit.com/t/sree-vishnus-raja-raja-chora-shoot-resumes/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=IndustryHit.Com|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Raja Raja Chora
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Vivek Sagar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released =
| recorded = 2020–2021
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]], [[Romance film|Romance]]
| length =
| language = Telugu
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| producer = Vivek Sagar
| prev_title = [[HIT: The First Case]]
| prev_year = 2020
| year = 2020
| next_title = Ante Sundaraniki
| next_year = TBA
| chronology =
| misc = {{singles
| name = Raja Raja Chora
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Raja Raju Vacche
| single1date = 28 July 2021
| single2 = Maaya Maaya
| single2date = 12 August 2021
}}
}}
[[Soundtrack]] and [[Film score|score]] of the film is composed by [[Vivek Sagar]], marking his second collaboration with Sree Vishnu after ''[[Brochevarevarura]]'' (2019).<ref name="Vyas"/> First single from the soundtrack – "Raja Raju Vacche" was released on 28 March 2021.<ref name="thenewsminute.com"/> The track is written by Hasith Goli and features primary vocals of [[Mohana Bhogaraju]].<ref name="indianexpress.com"/> It also has additional (primarily [[Backing vocalist|backing]]) vocals of Rohit Paritala, Sai Charan, Dhananjay, Lokeshwar and Sai Smaran. Second single "Maaya Maaya" was released on 12 August 2021, sung by [[Anurag Kulkarni]] and written by Sanapati Bharadwaj Patrudu. The song has features additional (primarily [[Backing vocalist|backing]]) vocals of Yashwanth Nag, Anup Kumar Deshpande, Lakshmi Meghana, Sai Madhav, Ritesh Rao, Junaid Kumar and Shahbaaz Khan.<ref name="cinemaexpress.com"/>

{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| lyrics2 = Sanapati Bharadwaj Patrudu
| length5 = 4:42
| extra5 = [[Sid Sriram]]
| lyrics5 = Krishna Kanth
| title5 = Nijam ide kada
| length4 = 4:23
| extra4 = [[Vaikom Vijayalakshmi]]
| lyrics4 = [[Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao]]
| title4 = Prapancha Jishnu
| length3 = 6:21
| extra3 = [[Pradeep Kumar]]
| lyrics3 = Sanapati Bharadwaj Patrudu
| title3 = Bandeena Bandeena
| length2 = 5:00
| extra2 = [[Anurag Kulkarni]]
| title2 = Maaya Maaya
| headline = Original Soundtrack
| length1 = 4:52
| extra1 = [[Mohana Bhogaraju]]
| lyrics1 = Hasith Goli
| title1 = Raja Raju Vacche
| all_music = [[Vivek Sagar]]
| all_lyrics =
| all_writing =
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
}}

== Release and marketing ==
In early-August 2021, the film's released was announced as on 19 August 2021.<ref name="release" /> The film's digital rights were sold to [[ZEE5]] and the satellite rights were sold to [[Zee Telugu]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raja Raja Chora to release on 19th August|url=https://telugucinema.com/news/raja-raja-chora-to-release-on-19th-august|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Telugu Cinema|language=en-US}}</ref> On 11 June 2021, a [[Cartoon|cartoon video]] was released, with the voice-over of [[Gangavva]]. In the video, she narrates the funny tale behind the ''Raja Raja Chora'' and how the lead character escaped from the kingdom after stealing the King’s crown.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-12|title=Raja Raja Chora teaser date announcement generates the curiosity|url=https://english.ntvtelugu.com/raja-raja-chora-teaser-date-announcement-generates-the-curiosity/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=English|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===
''[[The Hindu]]'' critic Sangeetha Devi Dundoo stated that: "[''Raja Raja Chora''] is a quirky comedy with laugh aloud segments and an emotional tale of punishment and redemption." She appreciated the performances of the cast, music, cinematography and editing, adding, "Hasith Goli joins the list of directors to watch out for in Telugu cinema."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2021-08-19|title=‘Raja Raja Chora’ movie review: Quirky tale of crime and punishment|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/raja-raja-chora-movie-review-quirky-crime-comedy-by-harshit-goli-starring-sree-vishnu/article35996114.ece|access-date=2021-08-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Neeshitha Nyayapati of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 3/5 and gave a more mixed review. While Nyayapati appreciated the screenplay and the narrative style, she felt that the run time was not justified.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nyayapati|first=Neeshitha|date=20 August 2021|title=Raja Raja Chora Movie Review : Quirky tale of a thief and his hilarious escapades|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/raja-raja-chora/movie-review/85450349.cms|url-status=live|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

Anji Shetty in his review for [[Sakshi (newspaper)|''Sakshi'']], rated 2.75/5 and appreciated the storyline and opined that the direction could have been better. Shetty felt that Sagar's soundtrack was passable but he appreciated the background score and cinematography.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-19|title=‘రాజ రాజ చోర’ మూవీ రివ్యూ|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/raja-raja-chora-review-rating-and-public-talk-about-sree-vishnu-movie-twitter|url-status=live|website=Sakshi|language=te}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[Eenadu]]'' praised the screenplay and Vishnu's performance while adding that narrative was slow in the second half.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2021|title=Raja Raja Chora Review: రివ్యూ: రాజ రాజ చోర|url=https://www.eenadu.net/cinema/latestnews/telugu-news-sree-vishnu-raja-raja-chora-telugu-cinema-review/0203/121170191|url-status=live|website=[[Eenadu]]|language=te}}</ref> Prakash Pecheti of ''[[Telangana Today]]'' cited that "Raja Raja Chora’ steals the show" adding that the director Hasith Goli imagined the story from a third man’s perspective. And the mythological tone sets the ball rolling from the word go.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-19|title=Sree Vishnu’s 'Raja Raja Chora' steals the show|url=https://telanganatoday.com/sree-vishnus-raja-raja-chora-steals-the-show|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref> Mukesh Manjunath of ''[[Film Companion]]'' wrote, "Where the film thinks it’s being cool it’s actually just Vivek Sagar’s music grabbing you by the collar and making you enjoy his show."<ref>{{cite web|first=Mukesh|last=Manjunath|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/telugu-review/raja-raja-chora-telugu-movie-review-metaphors-and-music-make-it-an-engaging-watch-sree-vishnu-megha-akash-sunaina/?utm_source=Wikipedia&utm_medium=ContentSeeding&utm_campaign=RajaRajaChoraReview|title=Raja Raja Chora’s Metaphors And Music Make It An Engaging Watch |access-date=August 23, 2021|archive-date=August 20, 2021}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
[[Sakshi (newspaper)|''Sakshi Post'']] reported that the film collected a gross of ₹1.5 [[crore]] at the box office, in its opening day.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-20|title=Sree Vishnu's Raja Raja Chora First Day Box Office Collections|url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/tollywood/sree-vishnus-raja-raja-chora-first-day-box-office-collections-141352|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Sakshi Post|language=en}}</ref> In the first week, the film has grossed ₹7 [[crore]] at the box office.<ref name=":1" /> At the US box office, the film grossed $140,000 in the first week of it's release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BO: Raja Raja Chora performs well in the USA|url=https://telugucinema.com/box-office/bo-raja-raja-chora-performs-well-in-the-usa|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Telugu Cinema|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=tt13249198|title=Raja Raja Chora}}

[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]
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[[Category:2021 crime films]]
[[Category:Indian crime comedy films]]
[[Category:2021 comedy films]]
[[Category:2021 directorial debut films]]

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