Raja Rani (2013 film)

Raja Rani, meaning The King and Queen, is a 2013 Tamil-language romantic comedy drama from India, written and directed by Atlee in his feature debut and produced by A. R. Murugadoss. Arya, Jai, Nayanthara and Nazriya Nazim lead the cast, with Santhanam, Sathyan and Sathyaraj in supporting parts. The story follows John and Regina, who enter an arranged marriage only to please their parents and live as estranged roommates until her epileptic seizure and the revelation of each partner's earlier love, lost in tragedy or deception, slowly bring them together. Filming began in October 2012 in Chennai and ended in August 2013, with the wedding scene shot in Pune, and G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the soundtrack. Fox Star Studios distributed the film, which was released on 27 September 2013, led the Chennai box office on its opening weekend and went on to earn more than 50 crore rupees worldwide. Critics noted similarities with earlier Tamil films such as Mouna Ragam, and it was remade in Bengali in 2015 and in Sinhala in 2024.