Raanjhanaa (transl. Beloved one) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma. The film is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner of Eros International. It stars Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Swara Bhaskar. It marks the Hindi film debut for Dhanush. The film was released on 21 June 2013 worldwide, while the Tamil version titled Ambikapathy was released a week later.The background score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman and the lyrics of the tracks were penned by Irshad Kamil. The film was released theatrically on 21 June 2013. A standalone sequel, titled Tere Ishk Mein, is set to release in 2024.