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{{Infobox film
| name = Raju Kannada Medium
| image = Raju_Kannada_Medium_Release_Poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Naresh Kumar
| producer = K. A. Suresh
| writer = Naresh Kumar
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Gurunandan]] <br />[[Avantika Shetty]]<br />[[Sudeepa]]
| music = Kiran Ravindranath
| cinematography = [[Shekar Chandra]]
| editing = Giri Mahesh
| studio = Suresh Arts
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|01|19|}}
| runtime = 132 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Raju Kannada Medium''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by Naresh Kumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kannada.simplycinema.in/news/raju-kannada-medium-frr-naresh-back/|title=Raju Kannada medium, FRR Naresh back|publisher=Simply cinema.in|accessdate=6 January 2017|archive-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107115622/http://kannada.simplycinema.in/news/raju-kannada-medium-frr-naresh-back/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It features [[Gurunandan]] and [[Avantika Shetty]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newskarnataka.com/sandalwood/avantikas-next-with-gurunandan-titled-raju-rangitaranga|title=Avantika's next with Gurunandan titled 'Raju Rangitaranga' |publisher=News Karnataka|date=18 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/Ashika-Ranganath-joins-raju-kannada-medium/articleshow/56513434.cms|title=Ashika Ranganath joins Raju Kannada Medium|work=The Times of India|date=13 January 2017}}</ref> [[Achyuth Kumar]], [[Suchendra Prasad]], [[Sadhu Kokila]] and the Russian model Angelina Desedina play the supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/apr/04/russian-model-debuts-in-gurunandan-starrer-raju-kannada-medium-1589886.html|title=Russian model debuts in Gurunandan-starrer Raju Kannada medium|work=The New Indian Express|date=4 April 2017}}</ref> The [[Film score|score]] and soundtrack for the film is by Kiran Ravindranath and the cinematography is by Shekhar Chandra.

The film was earlier titled as ''Raju Rangitaranga'' owing to the combination of the lead pair who found success with their earlier films ''[[1st Rank Raju (2015 film)|1st Rank Raju]]'' and ''[[RangiTaranga]]'' respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/13455-gurunandan-s-new-film-titled-raju-rangitaranga.html|title=Gurunandan's New Film Titled Raju Rangitaranga|publisher=Chitraloka|date=18 July 2017|access-date=20 July 2017|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226040020/https://www.chitraloka.com/news/13455-gurunandan-s-new-film-titled-raju-rangitaranga.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The project marks the second collaboration of director Naresh Kumar, actor Gurunandan, and music director Kiran Ravindranath after their previous successful film ''1st Rank Raju''. The [[principal photography]] started in July 2016 in Bangalore. The filming is also held at [[Ooty]]. The film was released on 19 January 2018

==Plot==
{{No plot|date=May 2025}}

==Cast==
{{div col|colwidth=32em}}
* [[Gurunandan]] as Raju
* [[Avantika Shetty]] as Nisha
* [[Sudeepa]] as Deepak Chakravarthy, extended cameo appearance
* [[Ashika Ranganath]] as vidya
* [[Achyuth Kumar]]
* [[Suchendra Prasad]]
* [[Sadhu Kokila]]
*[[Vinayak Joshi]]
* Angelina Desedina
* Chandana Raghavendra
* [[Kuri Prathap]]
* [[Pratham (Kannada actor)|Pratham]] in a guest appearance
* Kirik Keerthi in a guest appearance
* [[Chandan Shetty]] in a guest appearance
* [[Om Prakash Rao]] in a guest appearance
{{div col end}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Raju Kannada Medium
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Kiran Ravindranath
| cover =
| alt =
| released =2017
| recorded =2017
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =19:41
| language = [[Kannada]]
| label = Ananda Audio
| producer = Kiran Ravindranath
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film's background score and the soundtracks are composed by Kiran Ravindranath. The music rights were acquired by Ananda Audio.

{{track listing
| headline = Track-List
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 19:41
| title1 = Kodeyondara Adiyalli
| lyrics1 = Hrudaya Shiva
| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length1 = 3:24
| title2 =Seeda Saada
| lyrics2 = Hrudaya Shiva
| extra2 =Rap Smokey, [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
| length2 =2:58
| title3 =Nentru Bartarey
| lyrics3 =Chandan Shetty
| extra3 =[[Chandan Shetty]]
| length3 =2:46
| title4 =Kannerali
| lyrics4 = Hrudaya Shiva
| extra4 =[[Anuradha Bhat]], [[Vijay Prakash]]
| length4 =3:43
| title5 =Ekangi Haadinali
| lyrics5 = Hrudaya Shiva
| extra5 =Sonu Nigam
| length5 =3:04
| title6 = Marula Neenu
| lyrics6 = Jayanth kaikini
| extra6 =[[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length6 =3:46
}}

==Release==
The film released on 19 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vedant |first= Reporter |date=1 January 2018 |title="Raju Kannada Medium" to release on Jan 19 |work=News Karnataka |url=https://newskarnataka.com/south-cinema/sandalwood/raju-kannada-medium-to-release-on-jan-19/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320120127/https://newskarnataka.com/south-cinema/sandalwood/raju-kannada-medium-to-release-on-jan-19/ |archive-date=20 March 2022 }}</ref>

===Critical reception===
Movie has got mixed review from the movie Critics. Sunayana Suresh of [[The Times of India]] scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote The film has some good cinematography. The songs too are catchy. One wishes the film could have utilized the same better. Sudeep's cameo is quite crucial plot, but the filmmaker has chosen to add a lot of extra twists.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sunayana |first= Suresh |date=19 January 2018 |title=RAJU KANNADA MEDIUM MOVIE REVIEW |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/raju-kannada-medium/movie-review/62569975.cms |url-status=live |access-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320111932/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/raju-kannada-medium/movie-review/62569975.cms |archive-date=20 March 2022 }}</ref> Manoj Kumar R of [[The Indian Express]] gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote The film could have been much better if only Naresh had the will to swim against the tide.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Manoj |first= Kumar R |date=20 January 2018 |title=Raju Kannada Medium movie review: Gurunandan and Sudeep starrer is entertaining |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/raju-kannada-medium-movie-review-gurunandan-sudeep-star-rating-5031523/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320125116/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/raju-kannada-medium-movie-review-gurunandan-sudeep-star-rating-5031523/ |archive-date=20 March 2022 }}</ref> S Sivaraman of [[The Hindu]] stated Raju Kannada Medium is a huge flop. The director simply doesn’t know how to take the rudderless plot forward.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sivaraman |first= S |date=25 January 2018 |title='Raju Kannada Medium' review: Carry oodles of patience |work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/raju-kannada-medium-review-carry-oodles-of-patience/article22520393.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320141439/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/raju-kannada-medium-review-carry-oodles-of-patience/article22520393.ece |archive-date=20 March 2022 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|7222598}}
* {{facebook|RAJU Kannada Medium – The Movie – Home}}
* [https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/raju-kannada-medium.html Raju Kannada Medium movie info]

[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:2018 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films set in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:2018 romantic comedy films]]

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