Rhaatee

2015 Indian Kannada romantic film

20 March 2015 (2015-03-20)

Running time

138 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Rhaatee (Kannada: ರಾಟೆ) is a 2015 Indian Kannada romantic action thriller film written and directed by A. P. Arjun in his third directorial venture after successful films, like Ambari and Addhuri. The film also marks the second production of music director V. Harikrishna under his home banner "Harmonium Reeds".^[1] It stars Dhananjay and Shruthi Hariharan in the lead roles.^[2] The musical score and soundtrack were composed by V. Harikrishna. The film was launched officially on 3 March 2013 but underwent several delays and took a long time to shoot.

Rhaatee was finally released theatrically on 20 March 2015, where it received mixed to positive reviews from critics.^[3]

Plot

Raja and Rani are young lovers from Keregodu, and they arrive in Bangalore for their wedding shopping. Rani, who is a big fan of Darshan, wants to see his film Sangolli Rayanna in Mahadeshwara theatre. In the theatre, she goes to the washroom but doesn't return. Raja searches for her everywhere on the outskirts of Bangalore.

When Rani is found, Raja is shocked to learn that one of Rani's kidneys has been removed by illegal organ traders. Raja kills the kingpin Shankar and escapes with Rani to Muthathi forest where they are helped by their auto driver friend 24/7 Jaganna. Shankar's brother, Seena, sets out to search for them, but to no avail.

After five days, Raja and Rani escape from the forest again when some goons attack Rani. They reach Mahadeshwara theatre where Seena is informed of their location through an auto driver. A combat ensues which results in Raja and Rani being brutally killed by Seena. Jaganna, who was doing wedding shopping reaches the theatre, only to find them dead and gets devastated.

Cast

Dhananjay as Raja
Shruthi Hariharan as Rani
Bullet Prakash as 24/7 Jaganna
Suchendra Prasad as Inspector
Mohan Juneja as Constable Shivappa
Raghav Uday as Seena, Shankar's brother

Soundtrack

Rhaatee
Soundtrack album by V. Harikrishna
Released	November 2014 (2014-11)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	19:38
Label	D Beats
Producer	V. Harikrishna

Music composer V. Harikrishna was roped in to score for both the score and soundtrack consisting of six tracks.^[4] Actor Sudeepa recorded one song for the film in Chennai.^[5] The lyrics for the tracks were written by A. P. Arjun and Yogaraj Bhat.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ratti Patta"	A. P. Arjun	Vani Harikrishna, Santhosh Venky	4:33
2.	"Raja Rani (male)"	A. P. Arjun	Santhosh Venky	3:26
3.	"Jodi Hakki"	A. P. Arjun	Sudeepa	3:23
4.	"Nanna Bennalina"	Yogaraj Bhat	Sonu Nigam	3:39
5.	"Raja Rani (female)"	A. P. Arjun	Shreya Ghoshal	3:26
6.	"Devaru Illada"	A. P. Arjun	Santhosh Venky	1:11
Total length:				19:38

References

^ "Raate Launched". Chitraloka. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Dhananjay in demand". Times of India. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "20 Kannada Films to Fight for January Release". The New Indian Express. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Rhaatee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ "Kichcha Sudeep sings for RAATE – Cineloka Exclusive". Cineloka. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2015.