Rhaatee

Rhaatee (Kannada: ರಾಟೆ) is a 2015 Indian Kannada romantic thriller film written and directed by A. P. Arjun, in his third directorial venture after the 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] The film stars Dhananjay and Shruthi Hariharan in the lead roles.[2] The film has the musical score and soundtrack composed by V. Harikrishna. The film, launched officially on 3 March 2013 underwent several delays and took a long shoot time and finally released theatrically on 20 March 2015.[3]

Rhaatee
Film poster
Directed byA. P. Arjun
Screenplay byA. P. Arjun
Story byA. P. Arjun
Produced byV. Harikrishna
StarringDhananjay
Shruthi Hariharan
CinematographySatya Hegde
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Harmonium Reeds
Distributed byThoogudeepa Distributors
Release date
  • 20 March 2015 (2015-03-20)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

Raja and Rani are young lovers from Keregodu village in Mandya, They land in Bengaluru for their wedding shopping, Rani, who is a big fan of Darshan, wants to see his blockbuster movie Sangolli Rayanna in Mahadeshwara theatre. In the theatre, Rani 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. He takes them on and kills the kingpin Shankar and escapes to Muthathi forest where there are informed by their auto driver friend 24/7 Jaganna. Shankar’s brother Seena sets out to search for them, but to no avail. They escape from the forest again after some goons attack Rani. They reach Mahadeshwara theatre where Seena is informed of their location through an auto driver where a combat ensues which results in Raja and Rani brutally killed by the Seena. Jaganna, who was doing wedding shopping reaches the theatre, only to find them dead and gets devastated.

Cast

Soundtrack
Rhaatee
Soundtrack album by
V. Harikrishna
ReleasedNovember 2014 (2014-11)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length19:38
LabelD Beats
ProducerV. Harikrishna

Music composer V. Harikrishna was roped in to score for both score and soundtrack consisting of 6 tracks.[4] Actor Sudeepa recorded one song for the film in Chennai.[5] Lyrics for the tracks were penned by A. P. Arjun and Yogaraj Bhat.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ratti Patta"A. P. ArjunVani Harikrishna, Santhosh Venky4:33
2."Raja Rani (male)"A. P. ArjunSanthosh Venky3:26
3."Jodi Hakki"A. P. ArjunSudeepa3:23
4."Nanna Bennalina"Yogaraj BhatSonu Nigam3:39
5."Raja Rani (female)"A. P. ArjunShreya Ghoshal3:26
6."Devaru Illada"A. P. ArjunSanthosh Venky1:11
Total length:19:38

References
  1. "Raate Launched". Chitraloka. 3 May 2013.
  2. "Dhananjay in demand". Times of India. 16 April 2013.
  3. "20 Kannada Films to Fight for January Release". The New Indian Express. 30 December 2014.
  4. "Rhaatee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. 3 May 2016.
  5. "Kichcha Sudeep sings for RAATE – Cineloka Exclusive". Cineloka. 28 November 2014.
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