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{{short description|2014 film by Ajai Vasudev}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Rajadhi Raja
| image = RajadhiRaja.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Ajai Vasudev]]
| producer = M. K. Nasser Stanly Silvester Consera
| writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas]]
| starring = [[Mammootty]] [[Raai Laxmi]]
| music = [[Karthik Raja]] [[Berny-Ignatius]] [[Gopi Sunder]] (Background score)
| cinematography = [[Shaji (cinematographer)|Shaji]]
| editing = Mahesh Narayanan
| distributor = Good Line Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|09|05}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| gross = est. ₹15 crore
| budget = ₹4 crore
}}

'''''RajadhiRaja''''' (English: King of Kings) is a 2014 [[Malayalam]] [[action thriller film]], directed by [[Ajai Vasudev]] and written by the duo of [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/news-articles/mammootty-to-enthral-fans-as-rajadhi-raja-shooting-to-start-on-june-8-8609|title=Mammootty to enthral fans as 'Rajadhi Raja'|publisher=MetroMatinee|date=8 June 2014}}</ref> The film stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Raai Laxmi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Raai as Radha|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Raai-as-Radha/2014/08/05/article2364827.ece|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=5 August 2014}}</ref> and [[Joju George]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Mukesh Khanna]], [[Joy Mathew]] and [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] in supporting roles. The film released on 5 September 2014 to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title='Rajadhi Raja' will test Mammootty's mass appeal|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajadhi-raja-will-test-mammootty-s-mass-appeal-news-tamil-ojfkNmbehiiah.html|publisher=[[Sify]]|date=5 September 2014}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film begins in Chittur district of [[Palakkad]], Kerala. The story is about Shekarankutty, who is leading a happy family life with his wife and his daughter. One day Shekarankutty is arrested by the police on suspicion of being an underworld don. But as the police could not confirm that he was a don, he is released. Shekarankutty and his family are attacked by gangsters the following night. The next day they shift their house. As Shekarankutty and Ayyappan go to meet the commissioner, they are followed by several gangsters. As they are rounded up, Ayyappan tries to flee but stops when seeing Shekarankutty beating up the gangsters. After the fight, Shekarankutty takes Ayyappan to a place and reveals about his past as a notorious don. He reveals that he came to [[Mumbai]] to become a business person but instead got a job as a taxi driver. As the flashback ends, Shekarankutty is threatened by his former boss Krishna Vamshi, that his family will be killed. However, Shekarankutty manages to save his family in the nick of time. Later in the movie, Shekarankutty is sent by his former boss to kill Chief Secretary, Mahindra Varma in [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, who was his old friend on the occasion of Mahindra Varma's daughter's wedding. But as Shekarankutty is indebted to Mahindra Varma for the help he had done to Shekharankutty in the past, Shekarankutty can never kill Mahindra Varma. But as Shekarankutty's boss and his associates are adamant on killing Mr. Varma, they take Shekarankutty's family hostage and threaten to kill them unless Mahindra Varma is brought to them. Mahindra Varma says he too loves his family, as Shekarankutty does. Finally, Shekarankutty brings Mahindra Varma to Ahmed Shah, but Shekarankutty reveals that he and his friend Sikandar Bhai killed his boss before coming to the place. As Ahmed Shah and his associates try to kill the Chief Secretary, a fight ensues and the villains are killed by Shekarankutty, and the Chief Secretary is saved.

==Cast==
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* [[Mammootty]] as Shekharan Kutty a.k.a Rajashekhar
* [[Raai Laxmi]] as Radha
* [[Joju George]] as Ayyappan
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Mahendra Varma
* [[Joy Mathew]] as Ahmed Shah
* [[Raza Murad]] as Krishna Vamshi
* [[Mukesh Khanna]] as Sikhander
* [[Sijoy Varghese]] as Gangster Chandru
* [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]] as Gangster Sathya
* [[Rahul Dev]] as John Tiger
* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as Gangadhara Menon/Radha's Father
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Vidyalakshmi
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as DYSP Paulose Pothen
* [[Abu Salim (actor)|Abu Salim]] as Security Officer Sandeep
* [[Kazan Khan]] as Gangster Khalid
* [[Ravi Prakash]] as Police Officer Devilal Patel
* [[Assim Jamal]] as Gangster
* Taniya Stanley as Mahendra Varma's daughter
* Nelson as Kuttappan
* Shaju as Man fighting at Petrol pump
* Sethulakshmi as Paruttiyamma
* Baiju VK as CI George
*Baby Eva as Sreedurga
*Baby Karen Mejo as Mahendra Varma's little daughter
* [[Unni Mukundan]] (Guest appearance in the song "Kanninu Kannin")<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/unni-turns-item-boy-malayalam-news-110063 "Unni turns item boy"]. ''Indiaglitz''.</ref>
* [[Shamna Kasim]] (Item Dance in the song "Dhan Than" )<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2014/shamna-kasim-turns-item-dancer-154186.html "Shamna Kasim Turns Item Dancer!"]. ''FilmiBeat''.</ref>
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==Critical reception==
''[[Sify]]'' said, "Rajadhi Raja is a mimicry of some tasteless masala flicks, which are seriously outdated. This one has perhaps been aimed at the hardcore fans of the superstar."<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajadhi Raja|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajadhi-raja-review-malayalam-15058231.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906133817/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajadhi-raja-review-malayalam-15058231.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2014|publisher=[[Sify.com]]|author=Sify.com|access-date=12 September 2014|author-link=Sify.com}}</ref> ''IndiaGlitz'' gave six out of ten and said, "Rajadhiraja is an Average Thriller" and stated, "In the final analysis, 'Rajadhiraja' doesn't offer any freshness in narratives. But it can be fine for a one-time watch, if you are not in theatres with any big expectations."<ref>{{cite web|title=Rajadhi Raja Review - 'Rajadhiraja' is an Average Thriller|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/Rajadhi-Raja-malayalam-movie-review-18909|publisher=Indiaglitz|author=Indiaglitz|date=6 September 2014|access-date=12 September 2014}}{{Rating|6|10}}</ref> Paresh C Palicha of ''[[Rediff]]'' gave two stars out of five with a caption, "Rajadhi Raja fails to impress", and wrote, "Rajadhi Raja proves to be a lacklustre Onam release"<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Rajadhi Raja fails to impress|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-rajadhi-raja-fails-to-impress-south/20140905.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|author=Paresh C Palicha|date=5 September 2014|access-date=12 September 2014}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Unni R Nair of ''Kerala9'' gave two out of five and stated, "Just about good entertainment watchable if you know what to expect..."<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajadhi Raja Review|url=http://www.kerala9.com/movie/rajadhi-raja/review|publisher=Kerala9|author=Unni R Nair|access-date=12 September 2014}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Deepa Soman of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 3.5 out of 5 and said, "Rajadhiraja is a winsome film with enough moments to entertain you this Onam season."<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajadhiraja|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/Rajadhiraja/movie-review/42011270.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|author=Deepa Soman|date=7 September 2014|access-date=12 September 2014}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

==Box office==
The film grossed close to {{INRConvert|8|c}} in 21 days from Kerala box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15058401&cid=14625530|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009183742/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15058401&cid=14625530|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2014|title=Kerala Box-Office – September|work=[[Sify]]|date=8 October 2014}}</ref> The film was commercially successful at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=pl4razdcjfiag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421104045/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=pl4razdcjfiag|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2016|title=Kerala Box-Office – September|work=[[Sify]]|date=8 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/shylock-review-five-reasons-why-you-must-not-miss-this-mammootty-starrer-shylock-movie-review/articleshow/73521712.cms|title='Shylock': FIVE reasons why you must not miss this Mammootty starrer|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=3982462}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:2014 action drama films]]

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