1st Rank Raju (2015 film)

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1st Rank Raju
Directed by	Naresh Kumar HN
Screenplay by	Naresh Kumar, Ashwin Kodange, Thrilok Reddy
Story by	Naresh Kumar
Produced by	Manjunath V.K.
Starring	Gurunandan Apoorva Gowda
Cinematography	Praveen Shambulingam
Edited by	Giri Mahesh(M.P.halli)
Music by	Kiran Ravindranath
Production company	Dolphin Entertainment
Distributed by	Jayanna Films
Release date	27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

1st Rank Raju is a 2015 Indian Kannada comedy drama film written and directed by Naresh Kumar HN in his debut, and produced by V. K. Manjunath. It features Gurunandan and Apoorva Gowda in the lead roles. The rest of the cast includes Tanishka Kapoor, Sadhu Kokila, Ananth Nag, Achyut Rao, Manadeep Rai, Giri Mahesh and Master Chinmai. The film's music director Kiran Ravindranath.^[1] The director remade the film in Telugu in 2019 with the same title.^[2]

Synopsis[]

Film explores the importance of the academic qualification in life. The story line conveys the message to parents who consider only academic achievements results in successful life. It was the most talked movie in 2015, commercially too, the movie tasted tremendous success.

Cast[]

• Gurunandan as Raju / Raj The Showman
• Apoorwa Gowda as Sanmitha
• Tanishka Kapoor as Mary
• Ananth Nag as Company MD Satyamurthy
• Achyuth Kumar as Raju's Dad
• Sadhu Kokila as Shani Kappor (S.K, Shani)
• Sudha Belawadi as Raju's Mom
• Jai Jagadish as School Principal
• Mandeep Rai as Principal of College
• Giri Mahesh as Gudli Hero
• Master Chinmayi as First Rank Raju (young)
• Nagaraja Murthy as Karnataka Education Minister
• Amith as Friend
• Ashwin Kodange as Manager

Soundtrack[]

The music of the film was composed by Kiran Ravindranath.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• 1st Rank Raju at IMDb