Rajabheema(2025)
Tamil119 mins
A Young boy who has a close bond with an elephant since his childhood. Later, as he grows up, a powerful politician who is envious of him creates problems.
Director:Naresh Sampath
Mood:
emotionalsuspensefulintense
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 31 January 2025
- Director
- Naresh Sampath
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
Storyline
A young boy grows up with a close bond to an elephant. Years later, a powerful and jealous politician creates serious problems for the man as an adult.
“A boy and his elephant face a powerful enemy.”
Film Details
119Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date31 January 2025
Also Known AsRaja Bheema
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalsuspensefulintense
Themes
revengesurvivalcorruptionfriendship
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withfriends
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Sayaji ShindeActor
→#2
#3A
Aarav KizarRaja
→K. S. RavikumarMinister Mandranayagam
→#4
Y
Yashika AnandSpecial Appearance
→#5
R
Raaghavan MuruganYoung Raja
→#6
#7A
Ashima NarwalActor
→R
Ravi VenkatramanActor
→#8Oviya HelenSpecial Appearance
→#9Yogi BabuMinister Mandranayagam's son
→#10NassarRaja's father
→#11
N
Naresh SampathDirector
→#12
S
S. MohanCrew
→#13
K
Karundhel RajeshCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Rajabheema
Cast reunions in this film: Nassar & Sayaji Shinde (17 films together), K. S. Ravikumar & Yogi Babu (10 films together), Nassar & Yogi Babu (7 films together), Nassar & K. S. Ravikumar (5 films together), Oviya & Yogi Babu (4 films together), and Sayaji Shinde & Yogi Babu (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Rajabheema' combines the Tamil words for 'king' and 'giant', symbolizing the elephant's majestic role.
- Director Naresh Sampath reportedly visited elephant camps in Tamil Nadu for over a month to study elephant behavior for authenticity.
- The young actor playing the boy's childhood role was selected from a village near a wildlife sanctuary for a natural performance.
- A special prosthetic trunk was created for certain risky scenes to ensure the real elephant's safety during filming.
- The climax sequence involving the elephant was shot using a combination of a life-sized animatronic and visual effects.
- The film's soundtrack uses traditional 'Parai' drumming rhythms to mirror the elephant's movements and emotional beats.
- This is the director's first major action film after previously working on smaller family-oriented dramas.