Raam (2006 film)

Raam is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by N.Shankar starring Nithiin, Genelia D'Souza and Hrishitaa Bhatt in lead roles and Krishnam Raju in a vital role. The film, produced by Nitin's father Sudhakar Reddy, has music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on 30 March 2006 to good responses. The film was later dubbed and released in Hindi as Jeene Do: Let Us Live in 2008 by Sumeet Arts.

Plot
Raam, is a happy-go-lucky guy in Hyderabad. He is an upcoming cycle champion. A win in a competition takes him to the final round in Mumbai. However, life in Mumbai life pans out unexpectedly for him. He ends up unraveling the gritty knots of his family, especially that of his grandfather Dasharatha Ramaiah.

Cast

 * Nithiin as Raam
 * Genelia D'Souza as Janaki / Lakshmi
 * Krishnam Raju as Dasharatha Ramaiah
 * Atul Kulkarni as Veerendra, Janaki's father
 * Devaraj as Rahim
 * Hrishitaa Bhatt as Jyotika
 * Prasad Babu as Raam's father
 * Rajya Lakshmi as Raam's mother
 * Sana as Janaki's mother
 * Brahmanandam as Dr. Chakravarti
 * Ali
 * Kovai Sarala
 * MS Narayana
 * Telangana Shakuntala
 * Venu Madhav as Janaki's brother
 * Jeeva
 * AVS
 * Dharmavarapu Subramanyam

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. It was released at Taj Banjara, Hyderabad on 10 March 2006 and features 5 tracks overall. The lyrics were written by Chinni Charan, Chandrabose and Bhuvanachandra. The beginning of "Nuvvena" was reused for "Megham Megham" in Kannamoochi Yenada (2007).