Naane Raja (1984 film)

Nane Raja
Directed by	C. V. Rajendran
Produced by	M. P. Shankar
Written by	Somu
Screenplay by	Somu
Starring	V. Ravichandran Ambika Jai Jagadish Ambarish
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Cinematography	V. K. Kannan
Edited by	Victor Yadav
Production company	Bharani Chithra
Release date	17 February 1984 (1984-02-17)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Nane Raja is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Ambika, Jai Jagadish, and Ambarish. The film's musical score was done by Shankar-Ganesh. The film was remade in Telugu as Chiranjeevi (1985).

Plot

The plot revolves around a man, Raja (Ravichandran), who is the son of a Police commissioner. Raja admires his dad very much. He falls in love with a singer Asha (Ambika), who rejects his love. Raja goes to see Asha in her home one day to convey his love. Asha rejects his love again and belittles Raja and his dad. Hearing her rather rash words at his dad, Raja gets enraged and slaps Asha. In a freak accident, Asha dies immediately. What follows next is a series of murders that Raja commits in his attempt at hiding the accidental death caused by him.

Cast

• V. Ravichandran as Raja
• Ambika as Asha
• Jai Jagadish
• Ambarish
• Kumari Indira
• Manjula
• M. P. Shankar
• Master Arjun
• Shivaram
• Mukunda
• Somu
• H. P. Basavaraj
• Chandrashekar
• Raghunandan
• P. J. Raju
• P. J. Dayashankar
• P. J. Vishwanath

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Aasegalu Kenakuthalide"	S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
2	"Ella Nanagagi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
3	"Benkiya Muttida Mele"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Chi. Udaya Shankar