Raja Raja Chora

Raja Raja Chora

Year: 2021

Runtime: 149 mins

Language: Telugu

Director: Hasith Goli

Echo Score: 71
ComedyRomanceCrime

Bhaskar leads a double life, pretending to be a stationery store worker for his wife and a software engineer for his girlfriend. Unbeknownst to them both, he also works as a burglar. His carefully constructed web of deception begins to unravel when a blackmailing wife, a hopeful girlfriend, and a corrupt police officer find their paths intertwined. Now, Bhaskar’s final heist could lead him into a complicated and inescapable situation.

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1

Bhaskar's first crime and double life

Bhaskar breaks into a house and steals valuables. He secretly works at a stationery store and manipulates customers, keeping his criminal acts hidden from others. To Sanjana, he presents himself as a software engineer, while the two dream of moving to Bangalore and buying their own house.

2

Sanjana relationship and facade

Bhaskar continues his facade by dressing as a software employee whenever he meets Sanjana, maintaining the illusion of a legitimate career. The couple plans their future relocation to Bangalore and a place of their own. The tension between his two lives grows as the lie becomes harder to sustain.

Stationery store
3

Vidya and Bhaskar's family entanglement

Bhaskar is secretly married to Vidya and they are estranged, with Vidya leveraging the situation via threats of a cheating case. She also pressures him to fund her education, keeping him bound to her demands. This creates a fragile balance as Bhaskar seeks a way out.

4

Revelations about child and deception

Sanjana discovers that Bhaskar has a child, shaking her trust in him. Bhaskar learns that Sanjana is not actually a software employee but a salesgirl, and he lies that he is a widower to preserve the lie. The discovery compounds Bhaskar's internal conflict and motivates him toward a final plan.

5

Final heist plan and Anjamma's workshop

Fed up with living two lives, Bhaskar schemes one last heist to secure a future. He frequents Anjamma's workshop where he stores loot, and reluctantly dons a king costume at her insistence, believing the outfit will bring immense wealth. He prepares for a night that could change everything.

Anjamma's workshop
6

The final heist night and the confrontation

Bhaskar burgles Madhav's neighbour's house during the planned heist. Madhav returns early from a camp, and William goes to Madhav's house to escape discovery. Bhaskar, attempting to leave the scene, climbs over a wall into Madhav's house, and the three characters converge at the same moment.

Madhav's neighbour's house / Madhav's house
7

Bhaskar's arrest and Vidya's leverage

William apprehends Bhaskar, but Vidya, being questioned about the affair, threatens to press charges if Bhaskar is not freed. William reluctantly releases Bhaskar, warning him to abandon theft for good. This marks a fragile truce and shifts power dynamics between them.

Police station / interrogation room
8

William's coercion into more robberies

William devises a new plan to force Bhaskar to commit more robberies using the Raja costume and offers a cut in exchange for non-involvement of the police. Bhaskar agrees, hoping the extra money will allow him to buy a small house and move in with his wife and child.

9

Raja costume and truth about the affair

Bhaskar tells William that wearing the Raja costume gives him confidence during the heists, and suggests he should use it to boost his own confidence. William later discovers Bhaskar's ongoing affair with Sanjana and attempts to expose Bhaskar to her, though Sanjana remains unconvinced.

10

Vidya and Sanjana's family fallout

Angered by the unfolding deceit, William informs Sanjana's mother about her salesgirl job and questions her future. Sanjana's mother questions the path she is on and takes Sanjana back to their hometown, severing the closer ties she had formed with Bhaskar.

11

Consequence of deception and broken bonds

Bhaskar is conned and loses the entire family savings intended for a new house. Vidya leaves him with their child as trust collapses, and Sanjana learns that Bhaskar's wife is alive, ending their relationship. The web of lies finally catches up with him.

Home / Bhaskar's home
12

William exposed and reversal

Madhav and the police catch William, dressed in the Raja costume, red-handed with Buela. The police and media are convinced that William is the city’s thief, turning the public narrative on its head and clearing Bhaskar from the spotlight.

Madhav's house
13

Ganapathi's moral framing and Bhaskar's imprisonment

A famous preacher named Ganapathi frames the cheating and thefts as consequences of moral failings, condemning the selfish acts that harmed many. Bhaskar is imprisoned for his crimes, while others face their own punishments due to deception and infidelity.

14

Redemption and reunion with Vidya

Bhaskar decides to turn himself in to atone for his crimes, serving a prison sentence. Afterward, Vidya becomes a successful lawyer who owns a house, and a reformed Bhaskar is seen approaching Vidya, hopeful for reconciliation.

Vidya's home / city

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