Raayudu

Raayudu
Directed by	Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Written by	Dialogues : G Satyamoorthy
Story by	Raj Kapoor Ravi Satyamoorthy
Based on	Vallal (1997)
Produced by	Mohan Babu
Starring	Mohan Babu Rachana Prathyusha Soundarya
Cinematography	M. V. Raghu
Music by	S.A. Rajkumar
Release date	1 July 1998 (1998-07-01)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Raayudu (lit. 'King') is a 1998 Telugu-language family drama film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and produced by Mohan Babu. It stars Babu in the lead role^[1] along with Rachana, Prathyusha and Soundarya amongst others.^[2] A remake of the Tamil film Vallal,^[a] Raayudu was a box-office failure.^[4]

Cast

• Mohan Babu as Raayudu
• Rachana as Lakshmi
• Soundarya as Madhavi
• Prathyusha as Rani
• Brahmanandam
• Kota Srinivasa Rao
• Nirmalamma
• Srihari
• Ambika
• Padma
• Menaka
• Chalapathi Rao
• M. S. Narayana
• Babu Mohan
• Sai Krishna
• Naveen
• Kakarala
• Yechuri
• Potti Satyam
• Pattabhi
• Jaggu
• PV Narasimha Rao
• Vijaya Lakshmi
• Sadhika
• Lakshmi Nair

Soundtrack

Raayudu
Film score by S.A. Rajkumar
Released	1998
Genre	Soundtrack
Producer	S.A. Rajkumar

Source:^[5]

All music is composed by S. A. Rajkumar.^[6][3]

Track list^[6]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Jolali Jolali"	Suddala Ashok Teja	K. J. Yesudas	5:32
2.	""Sye Ante Sye Andi""	Shanmukha Sarma	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha	5:59
3.	"Epudo Paadindhi"	Suddala Ashok Teja	K. J. Yesudas	4:55
4.	"Oh Varudhini"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Mano, K. S. Chithra	5:02
5.	"Ela Ela Cheli"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:47
6.	"Ammammammo Vasthunnade"	Bhuvana Chandra	Mano, K. S. Chithra	4:30
Total length:				30:47

Notes

1. The source mentions that the film is a remake of a Tamil film but does not mention the film's name.^[3]

References

1. "Actor Nithiin apologises for his comment on Pawan Kalyan's Katamarayudu teaser". The Indian Express. 5 February 2017.
2. "Reviews". Archived from the original on 3 February 1999.
3. "రాయుడు" [Raayudu] (PDF). Zamin Ryot. 20 March 1998. p. 9. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
4. "The year gone by 'Twas good for some and bad for most". Andhra Online. Archived from the original on 28 April 1999.
5. Raayudu Jukebox. Aditya Music. Retrieved 19 December 2024 – via YouTube. Credits in video description.
6. "Rayudu". Spotify. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

External links

• Raayudu at IMDb