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| starring      = [[Vishnu Manchu]]<br />[[Taapsee Pannu]]<br />[[Prakash Raj]]
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| music          = [[Mani Sharma]]
| music          = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography = Gopal Reddy S
| cinematography = [[S. Gopal Reddy]]
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'''''Vastadu Naa Raju''''' (English: My King will Arrive) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by [[Hemant Madhukar]]. It stars [[Vishnu Manchu]], who has also produced the film and [[Taapsee Pannu]] in the lead roles. While Gopal Reddy S has handled the camera, the music is composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. The film released in February 2011. The film is dubbed as "Dare Devil" in Hindi.<ref>http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/january-2011/vastadu-naa-raju-releases-on-february-4th-210111.html</ref>
'''''Vastadu Naa Raju''''' ({{translation|My King will Arrive}}) is a 2011 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film|action comedy film]] directed by [[Hemant Madhukar]]. It stars [[Vishnu Manchu]], who also produced the film, and [[Taapsee Pannu|Taapsee]] in the lead roles. While Gopal Reddy S has handled the camera, the music is composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. The film released in February 2011.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Narasimha ([[Prakash Raj]]) is a rowdy whose life ambition is to become an MLA. He murders people and works as a henchman to the Home Minister ([[Sayaji Shinde]]) in hopes of getting the seat. However, Narasimha has a sister Pooja ([[Taapsee Pannu]]), whom he adores a lot. and she too loves her brother.
Narasimha ([[Prakash Raj]]) is a rowdy whose life ambition is to become an MLA. He murders people and works as a henchman to the Home Minister Aadikeshava Rao ([[Sayaji Shinde]]) in hopes of getting the seat. Narasimha has a sister Pooja ([[Taapsee Pannu|Taapsee]]), whom he adores a lot, and she too loves her brother.


Venky ([[Vishnu Manchu]]) is a happy-go-lucky guy with a nice family and no problems. His ambition in life is to become a professional kickboxer. He and his dad share a strong bond. When Venky goes to the shop to pick up his pictures, he accidentally takes the wrong envelope. His family sees the pictures of Pooja and thinks she is Venky's girlfriend.
Venky ([[Vishnu Manchu]]) is a happy-go-lucky guy with a nice family and no problems. His ambition in life is to become a professional kickboxer. He and his father share a strong bond. When Venky goes to the shop to pick up his pictures, he accidentally takes the wrong envelope. His family sees the pictures of Pooja and thinks she is Venky's girlfriend.


The Home Minister's son Ajay ([[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]) wants to marry Pooja and tells Narasimha that he will make him an MLA if he agrees to the marriage. Narasimha quickly agrees, and Pooja too has no objection to her brother's decision. Through a series of misunderstandings, Narasimha thinks that Pooja is in love with Venky, though they both have never met. Narasimha worries that he will not become a MLA, and goes to Venky's family's coffee shop and thrashes everything. He destroys Venky's sister's marriage and slaps Venky's father. Venky comes home and sees the destruction. He's confused and swears revenge on Narasimha.
Aadikeshava Rao's son Ajay ([[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]) wants to marry Pooja and tells Narasimha that he will make him an MLA if he agrees to the marriage. Narasimha quickly agrees, and Pooja too has no objection to her brother's decision. Through a series of misunderstandings, Narasimha thinks that Pooja is in love with Venky, though the two have never met. Narasimha worries that if Pooja and Venky choose each other he will not become a MLA and goes to Venky's family's coffee shop and trashes everything. He destroys Venky's sister's marriage and slaps Venky's father. Venky comes home and sees the destruction. He is confused and swears revenge on Narasimha.


Narasimha screams at Pooja and she decides to commit suicide; when she jumps into the water, Venky saves her. It is late, so he decides to drop her at her home. When Narasimha sees Pooja on Venky's bike, he thinks that they are eloping. Venky and Pooja try to explain that they don't know each other and it is a misunderstanding, but Narasimha won't listen. A fight follows. and Narasimha shoots Venky. Venky survives, but he kidnaps Pooja and says he demands an apology, and Narasimha must fix all that he destroyed. Slowly, Pooja becomes friends with Venky, and after a little while they fall in love, but they don't know this. Pooja goes to her exam hall, and tells Venky she will tell him ''something'' after her exam. Pooja was going to say 'I love you'.
Narasimha screams at his sister, and she decides to commit suicide; when she jumps into the water, Venky saves her. As it is late, he decides to drop her at her home. When Narasimha sees Pooja on Venky's bike, he thinks that they are eloping. Venky and Pooja try to explain that they do not know each other and it is a misunderstanding, but Narasimha does not listen. A fight follows. and Narasimha shoots Venky. Venky survives but kidnaps Pooja and demands an apology, and that Narasimha must fix all that he destroyed. Slowly, Pooja becomes friends with Venky, and after a little while they fall in love, but they do not know this. Pooja goes to her exam hall, and tells Venky she will tell him ''something'' after her exam. Pooja was going to say that she loves him.


Meanwhile, Venky's friends and family explain the misunderstanding to Narasimha, and he immediately apologizes and fixes all the destruction he's caused. Pooja is not able to tell Venky her feelings because her brother comes and apologizes. Now Venky does not want to create any more problems, so he denies his love for Pooja. Pooja doesn't want to marry Ajay, but she accepts to make her brother happy. Ajay figures out that Pooja has been kidnapped and thinks that Venky and Pooja are in love. The Home Minister then insults Pooja. This leads to a fight and their wedding is called off. Narsimha thinks that Pooja should marry Venky, and they happily get married.
Meanwhile, Venky's friends and family explain the misunderstanding to Narasimha, and he immediately apologizes and fixes all the destruction he has caused. Pooja is not able to tell Venky her feelings because her brother comes and apologizes. Now Venky does not want to create any more problems, so he denies his love for Pooja. Pooja does not want to marry Ajay, but she accepts to make her brother happy. Ajay figures out that Pooja has been kidnapped and thinks that Venky and Pooja are in love. Aadikeshava Rao then insults Pooja. This leads to a fight, and their wedding is called off. Narsimha thinks that Pooja should marry Venky, and they happily get married.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vishnu Manchu]] as Venky
* [[Vishnu Manchu]] as Venkatappa Naidu (Venky)
* [[Taapsee Pannu]] as Pooja
* [[Taapsee Pannu|Taapsee]] as Pooja
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Narasimha
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Narasimha
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Home Minister
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Home Minister Aadikeshava Rao
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Ajay
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Ajay
* Sanjay Reddy as Venky's brother
* Sanjay Reddy as Venky's brother
* [[Sudeepa Pinky]] as Venky's sister
* [[Sudeepa Pinky]] as Venky's sister
* Gangadhar Panday as Principal
* [[Brahmanandam]]
* [[Brahmanandam]]
* [[Tanikella Bharani]]
* [[Satyam Rajesh]] as Venky's friend
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Venky's father
* [[Rama Prabha]]
* [[Rama Prabha]]
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]]
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]]
* [[Satya Krishnan]]
* [[Satya Krishnan]]
* [[Banerjee (actor)|Banerjee]]
* [[Banerjee (actor)|Banerjee]]
* [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]]
* [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] as Narasimha's friend
* [[Narsing Yadav]]
* [[Narsing Yadav]] as Narasimha's friend
* [[Satyam Rajesh]] as Venky's friend
* [[Shiva Reddy]] as Siva
* [[Shiva Reddy]] as Siva
* [[Raghunatha Reddy]]
* [[Raghunatha Reddy]]
* Gangadhar Panday as Principal
{{colend}}
{{colend}}


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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline      = Track-List
| headline      = Telugu Track-List
| extra_column  = Singer(s)
| extra_column  = Singer(s)
| total_length  = 32:13
| total_length  = 32:13
| title1 = Hello Everybody | extra1 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] | lyrics1 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]] | length1 = 4:27
| title1 = Hello Everybody | extra1 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] | lyrics1 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]] | length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Padha Padha | extra2 = [[Vedala Hemachandra|Hemachandra]], [[Malavika (singer)|Malavika]] | lyrics2 = [[Vennelakanti]] | length2 = 4:13
| title2 = Padha Padha | extra2 = [[Vedala Hemachandra|Hemachandra]], [[Malavika (singer)|Malavika]] | lyrics2 = [[Vennelakanti]] | length2 = 4:13
| title3 = Sadaymiya | extra3 = Ranjith , [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]] | lyrics3 = Vennelakanti | length3 = 4:13
| title3 = Sadaymiya | extra3 = Ranjith, [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]] | lyrics3 = Vennelakanti | length3 = 4:13
| title4 = Kalagane Veyla | extra4 = [[Sreerama Chandra Mynampati|Sreerama Chandra]], [[Saindhavi]] | lyrics4 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]] | length4 = 4:45
| title4 = Kalagane Veyla | extra4 = [[Sreerama Chandra Mynampati|Sreerama Chandra]], [[Saindhavi]] | lyrics4 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]] | length4 = 4:45
| title5 = Olla | extra5 = Ranjith , Janani | lyrics5 = [[Viswa]] | length5 = 4:45
| title5 = Olla | extra5 = Ranjith, Janani | lyrics5 = [[Viswa]] | length5 = 4:45
| title6 = Naathone Nuvvu | extra6 = Saketh, Saindhavi | lyrics6 = Ramajogayya Sastry| length6 = 5:00
| title6 = Naathone Nuvvu | extra6 = Saketh, Saindhavi | lyrics6 = Ramajogayya Sastry| length6 = 5:00
| title7 = Yedho Yedho | extra7 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Chaitra | lyrics7 = Ramajogayya Sastry | length7 = 4:50
| title7 = Yedho Yedho | extra7 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Chaitra | lyrics7 = Ramajogayya Sastry | length7 = 4:50
}}
;Political Rowdy (Tamil Version)
{{Track listing
| title1        = Chenna Pulla Savatha Pulla
| length1      = 3:33
| title2        = Itho Itho Itho Uillasam
| length2      = 3:06
| title3        = Hello Everybody
| length3      = 4:24
| total_length  = 11:03
}}
}}


==Reception==
==Reception==
''Idlebrain'' wrote "Plus points of the movie are interesting screenplay and entertainment in the second half. On the flip side, The director couldn’t get it right in the first half and climax. On a whole, Vastadu Naa Raju is a decent entertainer with commercial elements packed in it."<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-vastadunaaraju.html |title = Vastadu Naa Raju film review - Telugu cinema Review - Vishnu Manchu & Tapsee}}</ref> ''123Telugu'' wrote "Vasthaadu Naa Raju is a decent entertainer which traverses through love, action, sentiment and comedy. It’s predictable for most part but then a good effort on the whole".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/V/Vastadu_Naa_Raju/Vastadu_Naa_Raju_Review.html|title=Vastadu Naa Raju Movie Review - Vishnu, Tapasee, Prakash Raj and others - 123telugu.com|website=www.123telugu.com|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
''Idlebrain'' wrote "Plus points of the movie are interesting screenplay and entertainment in the second half. On the flip side, The director couldn’t get it right in the first half and climax. On a whole, Vastadu Naa Raju is a decent entertainer with commercial elements packed in it."<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-vastadunaaraju.html | title=Vastadu Naa Raju film review - Telugu cinema Review - Vishnu Manchu & Tapsee | access-date=31 October 2019 | archive-date=4 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004114821/http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-vastadunaaraju.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The film was dubbed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] under the title ''Political Rowdy'' and was released on 17 October 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/political-rowdy/movieshow/61303218.cms|title=Political Rowdy|work=Times of India|access-date=26 March 2022|archive-date=25 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325234131/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/political-rowdy/movieshow/61303218.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is dubbed as "Dare Devil" in Hindi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/january-2011/vastadu-naa-raju-releases-on-february-4th-210111.html|title=Vastadu Naa Raju releases on February 4th|website=cinegoer.com|access-date=26 March 2022|archive-date=29 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929043917/http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/january-2011/vastadu-naa-raju-releases-on-february-4th-210111.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2011 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:Films directed by Hemant Madhukar]]
[[Category:2011 action films]]

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Vastadu Naa Raju
Blu Ray Cover
Directed byHemant Madhukar
Produced byVishnu Manchu
Written byMarudhuri Raja
StarringVishnu Manchu
Taapsee
Prakash Raj
Music byMani Sharma
CinematographyS. Gopal Reddy
Edited byGautham Raju
Production
company
Distributed by24 Frames Factory
Release date
  • 11 February 2011 (2011-02-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Vastadu Naa Raju (transl. My King will Arrive) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Hemant Madhukar. It stars Vishnu Manchu, who also produced the film, and Taapsee in the lead roles. While Gopal Reddy S has handled the camera, the music is composed by Mani Sharma. The film released in February 2011.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Narasimha (Prakash Raj) is a rowdy whose life ambition is to become an MLA. He murders people and works as a henchman to the Home Minister Aadikeshava Rao (Sayaji Shinde) in hopes of getting the seat. Narasimha has a sister Pooja (Taapsee), whom he adores a lot, and she too loves her brother.

Venky (Vishnu Manchu) is a happy-go-lucky guy with a nice family and no problems. His ambition in life is to become a professional kickboxer. He and his father share a strong bond. When Venky goes to the shop to pick up his pictures, he accidentally takes the wrong envelope. His family sees the pictures of Pooja and thinks she is Venky's girlfriend.

Aadikeshava Rao's son Ajay (Ajay) wants to marry Pooja and tells Narasimha that he will make him an MLA if he agrees to the marriage. Narasimha quickly agrees, and Pooja too has no objection to her brother's decision. Through a series of misunderstandings, Narasimha thinks that Pooja is in love with Venky, though the two have never met. Narasimha worries that if Pooja and Venky choose each other he will not become a MLA and goes to Venky's family's coffee shop and trashes everything. He destroys Venky's sister's marriage and slaps Venky's father. Venky comes home and sees the destruction. He is confused and swears revenge on Narasimha.

Narasimha screams at his sister, and she decides to commit suicide; when she jumps into the water, Venky saves her. As it is late, he decides to drop her at her home. When Narasimha sees Pooja on Venky's bike, he thinks that they are eloping. Venky and Pooja try to explain that they do not know each other and it is a misunderstanding, but Narasimha does not listen. A fight follows. and Narasimha shoots Venky. Venky survives but kidnaps Pooja and demands an apology, and that Narasimha must fix all that he destroyed. Slowly, Pooja becomes friends with Venky, and after a little while they fall in love, but they do not know this. Pooja goes to her exam hall, and tells Venky she will tell him something after her exam. Pooja was going to say that she loves him.

Meanwhile, Venky's friends and family explain the misunderstanding to Narasimha, and he immediately apologizes and fixes all the destruction he has caused. Pooja is not able to tell Venky her feelings because her brother comes and apologizes. Now Venky does not want to create any more problems, so he denies his love for Pooja. Pooja does not want to marry Ajay, but she accepts to make her brother happy. Ajay figures out that Pooja has been kidnapped and thinks that Venky and Pooja are in love. Aadikeshava Rao then insults Pooja. This leads to a fight, and their wedding is called off. Narsimha thinks that Pooja should marry Venky, and they happily get married.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Mani Sharma has composed the original score and soundtracks for the film. The audio was released on Mayuri Audio.

Vastadu Naa Raju
Soundtrack album by
Released2011
Recorded2011
GenreSoundtrack
Length32:13
LabelMayuri Audio.
ProducerMani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
Parama Veera Chakra
(2011)
Vastadu Naa Raju
(2011)
Shakti
(2011)
Telugu Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hello Everybody"Ramajogayya SastryRanjith4:27
2."Padha Padha"VennelakantiHemachandra, Malavika4:13
3."Sadaymiya"VennelakantiRanjith, Rita4:13
4."Kalagane Veyla"Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarSreerama Chandra, Saindhavi4:45
5."Olla"ViswaRanjith, Janani4:45
6."Naathone Nuvvu"Ramajogayya SastrySaketh, Saindhavi5:00
7."Yedho Yedho"Ramajogayya SastryKarthik, Chaitra4:50
Total length:32:13
Political Rowdy (Tamil Version)
No.TitleLength
1."Chenna Pulla Savatha Pulla"3:33
2."Itho Itho Itho Uillasam"3:06
3."Hello Everybody"4:24
Total length:11:03

Reception[edit | edit source]

Idlebrain wrote "Plus points of the movie are interesting screenplay and entertainment in the second half. On the flip side, The director couldn’t get it right in the first half and climax. On a whole, Vastadu Naa Raju is a decent entertainer with commercial elements packed in it."[1] The film was dubbed in Tamil under the title Political Rowdy and was released on 17 October 2014.[2] The film is dubbed as "Dare Devil" in Hindi.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Vastadu Naa Raju film review - Telugu cinema Review - Vishnu Manchu & Tapsee". Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. "Political Rowdy". Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. "Vastadu Naa Raju releases on February 4th". cinegoer.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

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