Bahubali: The Beginning (2015)
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| + | A baby boy is miraculously found alive in the middle of a river by a few villagers. They raise him as their own. Named Shiva (Prabhas), the boy grows up to be an adventurous commoner until his past comes back to haunt him. Turns out, Shiva is royalty and heir to the Mahishmati kingdom. Son of the noble king Amarendra Baahubali (Prabhas in a dual role) and queen Devasena (Anushka Shetty), he must now fight the evil king Bhallala Deva (Rana Daggubati), who tortured his parents and forcefully seized their kingdom. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Baahubali-The-Beginning/movie-review/48018546.cms From ''The Times of India''] | ||
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| + | [http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/12/baahubali-the-beginning-review-fantastic-bang-for-your-buck-in-most-expensive-indian-movie-ever-made Mike McCahill, The Guardian, UK] adds: | ||
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| + | ‘The infant Baahubali could be Moses; shifting a stone shrine several hundred feet, his teenage self is as hefty as Hercules; swinging from vines so as to climb the waterfall his village sits under, he’s as romantic a figure as Tarzan. | ||
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| + | ‘New frontiers unfold before our eyes: one moment we’re witnessing mildly risqué canoodling in a forest of orchids, the next prowling the streets of a fortified city where hundreds of flogged and flogging extras have been charged with erecting a towering golden statue. (Again with the Moses comparisons.) The final 45 minutes roam a vast battlefield that, with its human shields and Boadicea-style murder chariots, makes Helms Deep resemble a punch-up in a chip shop. At each turn, the money’s right there on screen... | ||
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| + | ‘Upon scaling that waterfall, the adult Baahubali (the genial, moustachioed Prabhas) finds he’s strayed into a civil war; only with a glimpse of warrior princess Avanthika (Tamannaah Bhatia) does he sense which side to pick. Their slyly feminist pairing makes some headway, yet that last-act battle forms part of an extended flashback that reveals the full extent of the dynastic tangle they’ve charged into. (The decision to split one epic into two films here makes narrative and economic sense: this mess will require some cleaning up.) | ||
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| + | ‘It’s merely cute when Baahubali plunges into a lake to paint the hand the dozing Avanthika has let slip into the waters, yet the action has a lovely pay-off: this impromptu tattoo is seen to complete one on the hero’s bicep during a later embrace.’ | ||
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| + | ==International== | ||
| + | === The Guardian, UK=== | ||
| + | By Mike McCahill | ||
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| + | [http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/12/baahubali-the-beginning-review-fantastic-bang-for-your-buck-in-most-expensive-indian-movie-ever-made The Guardian, UK] | ||
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| + | **** (4 / 5 stars: Dil Dhadakne Do got ***) | ||
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| + | ‘fantastic bang for your buck…SS Rajamouli’s two-part epic brilliantly ticks off the blockbuster wish-list, and innovates with it’ | ||
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| + | The most expensive Indian movie …reportedly set its producers back around $40 million: pocket change by Hollywood standards, a sign of how the movie world’s other half live. Yet for once with these lavish items, the budget isn’t the whole story: the impressive results only set one to wondering why the American studios don’t insist on getting more for their money…. | ||
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| + | [With]hat’s most striking is how these resources have been marshalled – to enhance, rather than clutter up, the narrative throughline… | ||
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| + | In this, Baahubali demonstrates the pleasing, straight-ahead simplicity of certain videogames: whenever our hero accomplishes a task, some new challenge presents itself. | ||
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| + | Throughout, Rajamouli strikes a near-perfect balance between physicality and poetics. That waterfall becomes both mirror and measure of personal growth. | ||
| + | ==National== | ||
| + | ===The Times of India=== | ||
| + | By Renuka Vyavahare | ||
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| + | Critic's rating: 3.5/5 | ||
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| + | Avg readers' rating: 4.5/5 | ||
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| + | ‘…manages to enthrall you with its sheer scale and grandeur. Painstakingly made, paying acute attention to detail for the minutest of sound and visuals, Rajamouli… ensures that the larger-than-life execution matches his grandiose vision. It doesn't lack emotional resonance. It manages to be much more than a blood-soaked romp. The heart of the film lies in the simple thought that good is mightier than evil.’ | ||
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Story
A baby boy is miraculously found alive in the middle of a river by a few villagers. They raise him as their own. Named Shiva (Prabhas), the boy grows up to be an adventurous commoner until his past comes back to haunt him. Turns out, Shiva is royalty and heir to the Mahishmati kingdom. Son of the noble king Amarendra Baahubali (Prabhas in a dual role) and queen Devasena (Anushka Shetty), he must now fight the evil king Bhallala Deva (Rana Daggubati), who tortured his parents and forcefully seized their kingdom. From The Times of India
Mike McCahill, The Guardian, UK adds:
‘The infant Baahubali could be Moses; shifting a stone shrine several hundred feet, his teenage self is as hefty as Hercules; swinging from vines so as to climb the waterfall his village sits under, he’s as romantic a figure as Tarzan.
‘New frontiers unfold before our eyes: one moment we’re witnessing mildly risqué canoodling in a forest of orchids, the next prowling the streets of a fortified city where hundreds of flogged and flogging extras have been charged with erecting a towering golden statue. (Again with the Moses comparisons.) The final 45 minutes roam a vast battlefield that, with its human shields and Boadicea-style murder chariots, makes Helms Deep resemble a punch-up in a chip shop. At each turn, the money’s right there on screen...
‘Upon scaling that waterfall, the adult Baahubali (the genial, moustachioed Prabhas) finds he’s strayed into a civil war; only with a glimpse of warrior princess Avanthika (Tamannaah Bhatia) does he sense which side to pick. Their slyly feminist pairing makes some headway, yet that last-act battle forms part of an extended flashback that reveals the full extent of the dynastic tangle they’ve charged into. (The decision to split one epic into two films here makes narrative and economic sense: this mess will require some cleaning up.)
‘It’s merely cute when Baahubali plunges into a lake to paint the hand the dozing Avanthika has let slip into the waters, yet the action has a lovely pay-off: this impromptu tattoo is seen to complete one on the hero’s bicep during a later embrace.’
Reviews
International
The Guardian, UK
By Mike McCahill
- (4 / 5 stars: Dil Dhadakne Do got ***)
‘fantastic bang for your buck…SS Rajamouli’s two-part epic brilliantly ticks off the blockbuster wish-list, and innovates with it’
The most expensive Indian movie …reportedly set its producers back around $40 million: pocket change by Hollywood standards, a sign of how the movie world’s other half live. Yet for once with these lavish items, the budget isn’t the whole story: the impressive results only set one to wondering why the American studios don’t insist on getting more for their money….
[With]hat’s most striking is how these resources have been marshalled – to enhance, rather than clutter up, the narrative throughline…
In this, Baahubali demonstrates the pleasing, straight-ahead simplicity of certain videogames: whenever our hero accomplishes a task, some new challenge presents itself.
Throughout, Rajamouli strikes a near-perfect balance between physicality and poetics. That waterfall becomes both mirror and measure of personal growth.
National
The Times of India
By Renuka Vyavahare
Critic's rating: 3.5/5
Avg readers' rating: 4.5/5
‘…manages to enthrall you with its sheer scale and grandeur. Painstakingly made, paying acute attention to detail for the minutest of sound and visuals, Rajamouli… ensures that the larger-than-life execution matches his grandiose vision. It doesn't lack emotional resonance. It manages to be much more than a blood-soaked romp. The heart of the film lies in the simple thought that good is mightier than evil.’
Cast
Prabhas Baahubhali / Sivudu
Rana Daggubati Bhalladeva
Anushka Shetty Devasena
Tamannaah Bhatia Avanthika
Ramya Krishnan Sivagami
Nasser Bijjaladeva
Sudeep Aslaam Khan
Satyaraj Kattappa
Prabhakar Kalakeya Chieftain
Crew
Direction, screenplay: S.S. Rajamouli
Writers:
Madhan Karky ..
Rahul Koda
Vijayendra Prasad
Producers
Prasad Devineni
K. Raghavendra Rao
Shobu Yarlagadda
Music: M.M. Keeravani
Cinematography Senthil Kumar
Film Editing Venkateswara Rao Kotagiri
Production Design Sabu Cyril
Art Direction Manu Jagadh
Technical specifications
Total playing time 2 hr 39 min
Sound Mix Dolby Surround 7.1
Aspect Ratio 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)
Camera Arri Alexa (ARRI RAW)
