Raj Kumar (Mahesh Babu) goes on holiday to his uncle Dhanunjay (Prakash Raj) in Khandala. There he meets a girl, Rani (Preity Zinta) and falls for her. However, they both always end up in cat fights. On one occasion, Raj Kumar saves Rani from some thugs, and finally she falls for him. Exactly at that time, Dhanunjay reveals the bitter past of Raj Kumar's parents. And then the story takes a sudden twist from there. What is it and what happens rest forms the actual story.
Trade
Rajakumarudu is the debut movie of Mahesh Babu, the heir of Super Star Krishna. There was too much of hype surrounding the movie during that time. Even though the content is not up to the mark, the movie ended up as a decent hit.
Highlights
This is the first combination of Mahesh Babu and K. Raghavendra Rao.
Preity Zinta paired up with Mahesh for the first time in this movie.
Super Star Krishna made a special appearance in the movie.
Sidelights
Rajakumarudu was dubbed in Hindi as Prince No. 1 and in Tamil as Kaadhal Vennila.
The movie was in production for more than a year. There were too many cooks spoiling the broth as it is Mahesh's debut movie. Script was finalized 4 months after starting the project.