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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;
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

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

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

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