Plot
A dispute between brothers spans across two generations.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 9.4/10 (22,895 voted)
Critic's Score: /100
Director: S.S. Rajamouli
Stars: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty
Storyline
When Sanga and her husband, part of a tribe living around the province of Mahismathi, save a drowning infant, little do they know the background of the infant or what the future holds for him. The kid grows up to as Shivudu, a free-spirit wanting to explore the mountains and in the process learns of his roots and then realizes the whole purpose of his life and ends up confronting the mighty Bhallala Deva!
Filming Locations: Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Box Office Details
Budget: $40,000,000
(estimated)
Gross: $3,575,000
(USA)(12 July 2015)
Technical Specs
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
VFX of Baahubali cost more than 85 crore INR which is nearly 13.42 million USD. See more »
Goofs:
When Shivudu pulls the rope so that the statue doesn't crush the men underneath, the rope is barely tight. If one pulls a rope whose other end is tied to a huge load, the rope should be tightly suspended. See more »
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I was eagerly waiting for this film and I was not disappointed.
Baahubali is one of the most visually impressive films that have come
from India. Everything about this film is good - Story, direction,
beautiful cinematography, haunting score and amazing visuals (though
they lack some details at some places).
I didn't know who Rajamouli was, basically because I am from North
India and I don't follow south Indian cinema. But I am sure he is
someone you should know about. SS Rajamouli is amazing. He has made
something that we can be proud of. I was sure that the VFX would be
good however I had a doubt about the story. Rajamouli proved me wrong
with this film. The story and the execution is really good. Story takes
elements from Indian mythologies (specially from the life of Lord
Krishna) . You can not expect more. He took a big risk and made it big.
This is what we need, good quality cinema. Salman fans should learn
something from it.
All the actors are good and perform their part really well(except
Tamanna. She tries too hard but fails miserably). In fact, Tamanna has
been used as a plot device (A MacGuffin as Alfred Hitchcock used to
call it). Prabhas is okay in the beginning but transforms into a
behemoth during the second half. This guy is a natural. He doesn't act
exceptionaly but his presence is enough to give you the feels.
The background score needs special mention because it is amazing. It is
different from anything you have ever heard in India. The score that
plays during war is haunting. (Clearly inspired from the LotR)
I would be lying if I didn't say that Rajamouli spent a lot of time
watching The Lord of The Rings. Yes, some scenes will remind you of 300
and the Lord of The Rings but believe me it is completely different. He
doesn't copy anything, he uses it as a source of inspiration. There is
only one scene that I remember from LotR which has been used in
Baahubali. But denying that he was influenced by Peter Jackson would be
a big lie. Its a great thing that he was influenced by such a great
film otherwise we wouldn't have Baahubali.
The quality of graphics work is very good. In fact its insane for such
a cheap price given that Hollywood uses big budget for the same. The
battle sequence is SPECTACULAR and reminded me of Battle of Helm's Deep
and Pelennor fields from LotR.
But the movie is not without some minor problems. There are unnecessary
songs which ruin the experience (I laughed so hard when Prabhas started
dancing randomly. Everyone was looking at me.) and some parts are
dragged (specially the first half) . Also there are continuity problems
and some actors are over-the-top. Cut down the songs and edit the movie
and voilà we will have a SPECTACULAR film.
Baahubali is not the answer to 300, Gladiator or The Lord of The Rings
because saying so would be foolish. Don't compare this movie to the
Hollywood ones because we still have a long way to go. It's not the
Indian 300, its Indian "Baahubali".
So in the end, I would like to say - Go and watch it instead of
watching the crap that Bollywood has been producing lately. Its
something to be proud of. Book your tickets and watch this Indian grand
spectacle. You wont regret it. P.S: I want to see Rajamouli doing
"Mahabharata" next.
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