Itllu Arjuna fourth song Ranavihaara out: Vishal Dadlani sings for Thaman; booking page lists UA 16+, 2 hours 23 minutes

Three melodies in, Itllu Arjuna has a battle song. Ranavihaara, the fourth single from the love story that Nagarjuna is presenting, was uploaded to T-Series Telugu’s YouTube channel at 4.38 pm on Tuesday, 10 November. The film opens three days later, on Friday, 13 November. By 11.06 am on Wednesday, 11 November, the lyrical video had 17.02 lakh views.

Thaman S composed the track and sings on it, and the video’s title bills Vishal Dadlani beside him. Saketh Komanduri, Sai Charan, Bharath Raj and Girija Akella are the other credited voices; Kalyan Chakravarthy wrote the lyrics. In the note under the video, the makers call the earlier three songs melodies and this one a rendering of the battle Arjun fights in silence.

On the cover frame, Aniesh, the film’s first-time hero, stands in a dark jacket before rows of bare-chested men in red masks, two spears crossed in front of him. Inside the video, the lyrics run over illustrated frames: masked men massed in a red-lit hall, giant chess pieces beside hourglasses, a hand gripping a catapult.

At 4 minutes 55 seconds, Ranavihaara is the longest of the four songs, and it keeps up a pattern: every single has put a different guest singer on a Thaman tune. Anirudh Ravichander sang Hai Re, released on 28 May. Chinni Chinni, out on 17 August, had Mohit Chauhan alongside the composer, and Yellow Chunni, on 8 October, featured Vishal Mishra. Those three lyrical videos have 1.83 crore, 1.32 crore and 1.07 crore views.

UA 16+ on the booking page

The ticketing page that the makers link under the trailer lists Itllu Arjuna with a UA 16+ certificate and a running time of 2 hours 23 minutes. The rating allows general exhibition but advises parental guidance for viewers under 16. The synopsis on the page has Arjun protecting his community once his family and his self-respect come under attack.

Ranavihaara arrived a day after the film’s musical concert, which What Next Entertainments and T-Series Telugu streamed live from about 7.40 pm on Monday, 9 November. Ram Charan, Nagarjuna, Akhil Akkineni and producer Dil Raju were among those who spoke, and the banner has put their speeches on its channel.

A first film for banner and director

Itllu Arjuna is What Next Entertainments’ maiden production and the first film that Mahesh Uppala, who also wrote it, has directed. Venky Kudumula is producing, and Anaswara Rajan stars opposite Aniesh. The trailer came out on 4 November, launched by Jr NTR. On 13 November the film opens alongside DNK, the Mouli comedy from Mythri Movie Makers. Geethanjali, Nagarjuna’s 1989 film directed by Mani Ratnam, returns to theatres the same day.