Nenu Naa Rakshasi (transl. Me and my Demon) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Nallamalupu Bujji. The film stars Rana Daggubati and Ileana D'Cruz.[1] The film released on 28 April 2011 to mixed reviews and failed at the box office.[2]
| Nenu Naa Rakshasi | |
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| Directed by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Written by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Produced by | Nallamalupu Bujji |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Amol Rathod |
| Edited by | M. S. Rajashekhara Reddy (S. R. Shekhar) |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editAbhimanyu (Rana Daggubati) is a professional assassin who kills local gangsters for money. He quickly falls in love with Meenakshi (Ileana D'Cruz) after he sees her in a cafeteria in which she works. Vikram (Subbaraju) is the local Circle Inspector who has been ordered to track down the owner of a YouTube account called "It Is My Life Boss", an account that uploads shooting and suicide videos.
Abhimanyu contemplates suicide after his mother dies. He contacts the YouTube account and discovers that the woman who would be filming his suicide is Meenakshi. He decides to live for the sake of his love for her.
Abhimanyu begins to discover why Meenakshi started this diabolical YouTube account. Meanwhile, Vikram succeeds in tracing the identity of the YouTube account holder (Meenakshi) and attempts to arrest her for criminally spreading suicidal thoughts. Abhimanyu helps her escape from the police. At the same time, gangster Ratna (Abhimanyu Singh) starts stalking Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu had earlier killed Ratna's father and brother to avenge his own father's murder by Ratna.
Abhimanyu and Meenakshi escaped to Venice. Meenakshi now decides to commit suicide. After a series of fight scenes, Abhimanyu kills Ratna. Meenakshi then narrates the story of her dead sister Shravya (Ileana D'Cruz). Shravya and Meenakshi were the twin daughters of Vishwanath (Kota Srinivasa Rao), a school headmaster. A man called Rajesh (Kaushal Manda) flirted with Shravya and made love to her. Knowing that she was pregnant with Rajesh's child, she asked him to marry her. On the day of her elopement, Shravya was framed as a prostitute. Unable to bear the insult, Vishwanath died of a heart attack, and Shravya committed suicide.
As Meenakshi's mission is now accomplished, she tries to commit suicide. However, she stabs herself, and when Abhimanyu shoots himself after, and she confesses to him that she loves him. Vikram finds and rescues them both. After 18 months in prison, Meenakshi is released and is reunited with Abhimanyu, who tells her that he killed Rajesh and his friends.
Cast
edit- Rana Daggubati as Abhimanyu
- Ileana D'Cruz as Meenakshi
- Subbaraju as Inspector Vikram
- Abhimanyu Singh as Gangster Ratna
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Vishwanath
- Ali
- Nagendra Babu
- Nagineedu
- Sayaji Shinde as Police Commissioner Raju
- Ahuti Prasad
- Kaushal Manda as Rajesh
- Raghu Babu as Raghu, Abhimanyu's friend
- Venu Madhav
- Shafi
- Vamsi Krishna
- Sameer Hasan
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Shravan
- Madhunandan
- Surya
- Mumaith Khan as Diana
Production
editThe film was awarded the 'U/A' certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification.[3]
Soundtrack
edit| Nenu Naa Rakshasi | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Viswa, Rehman & Anup Rubens | |
| Released | 4 April 2011 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 19:25 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | Madhura Entertainment |
| Producer | Viswa, Rehman & Anup Rubens |
Viswa, Rehman, and Anup Rubens contributed the music and background score, respectively, and the trio gave six songs. One song is a remix version, and another is an instrumental version by Rubens. The song "Padithinammo" is based on Leave Me Alone by Michael Jackson.[4]
The film's audio was released on 4 April 2011 at the HICC, Hitech City, Hyderabad. Puri Jagannadh, music director Subbaraju Viswa, Daggubati Suresh Babu, Sekhar Kammula, V. V. Vinayak, and stars like Daggubati Venkatesh, Ravi Teja, Ram, Lakshmi Manchu, Richa Gangopadhyaya, and comedian-turned hero Sunil were present.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Malli Malli Merupula" | Rehman | Rehman | Shankar Mahadevan | 04:19 |
| 2. | "Padithinammo" | Viswa | Viswa | Viswa | 04:30 |
| 3. | "Meenaachi" | Viswa | Viswa | Tippu, Geetha Madhuri, Rahul Nambiar | 04:10 |
| 4. | "Papam Punyam" | Rehman, Bhaskarabhatla | Rehman | Hemachandra, Ranjith, Bhargavi Pillai, Ramya | 04:27 |
| 5. | "Nenu Naa Rakshasi (Theme)" | instrumental | Anup Rubens | instrumental | 01:56 |
| Total length: | 19:25 | ||||
Reception
editA critic from The Times of India wrote that "Final verdict is that this is the kind of film that tests the audience’s patience".[5]
References
edit- ^ m. l. Narasimham (25 December 2010). "Arts / Cinema : Nenu Naa Rakshasi: Romancing the Killer". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "TFI Hits And Misses – Half Yearly Report". cinecorn.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "'Nenu Naa Rakshasi' bags 'A' from Censor Board – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "10 Songs Which Copied Their Tunes from Other Films | Telugu". Archived from the original on 27 June 2017.
- ^ "NENU NAA RAKSHASI MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 29 April 2011.
External links
edit- Nenu Naa Rakshasi at IMDb
- Nenu Na Rakshasi ReviewUmpire.com
- Nenu Naa Rakshasi Desitara.com