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article2016 Reviews,This Indian blockbuster manages to entice its audience with a mythological fairy tale and grand looking, Hollywood-like, special effects.
Genre: Action/Drama/Fantasy/RomanceDirectors: S.S. Rajamouli
Cast: Prabhas, Tamannaah Bhatia, Rana Daggubati, Satyaraj,
Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnan & Rohini.
Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnan & Rohini.
Run Time: 159 min.
US Release: 09 July 2015
UK Release: 10 July 2015
German Release: 28 April 2016
The highest grossing Indian film finally made its release in Germany and boy what a screening it was! I went to see the movie yesterday, early in the day, visiting one of only two cinemas in Munich that screened this huge blockbuster spectacle. I was impressed at how much I enjoyed this, at times very over-the-top, action fantasy-drama that sees for the larger part of the first act the protagonist trying to climb a waterfall to the top, to see what lies on the other side of the cliff. S.S. Rajamouli managed to direct an epic looking fantasy epos, that at times reminds more of a Hollywood blockbuster than a Tollywood flick.
This period-piece epos tells the tale of Shivudu (Prabhas), a young man possessing superhuman strength, who was adopted by Sanga (Rohini) and her husband when they found him close to drowning as an infant, in the nearby river at the base of a waterfall. Shiva grows up driven by one purpose, to climb the waterfall and explore the world above. When he finally manages to master the difficult climb, he is exposed to a world of pain and suffering but also meets Avanthika (Bhatia), a warrior princess he falls in love with.
Baahubali is the first film of a two-part series that unleashes two different cinematic styles, letting them clash and creating one of the biggest spectacles I have seen this year. Based on the myths of Indian folklore heroes, Rajamouli combined them all into one story to tell his own tale that looks like a graphic novel depicted on screen. The film mixes American Hollywood storytelling with that of Indian Bollywood, making for a very light but at the same time gritty and violent picture. What it reminded me most of, though, was a classic Disney animation that came to life, as it had all the right ingredients; the light and at times violent tone, the musical entries and the fairy tale like atmosphere.
It also was very aware of its bigger than life presence that, at times, made for very funny dialogue/action sequences, these being purposely over-the-top and giving the film a good balance between drama and humour. Some scenes were a little too silly and that did not mesh well with the serious part of the story. Having recently watched Gods of Egypt, I couldn’t help but compare the two and conclude that Baahubali: The Beginning succeeded in what the later failed; creating a bloated, but compelling blockbuster.
Prabhas, a moderate South-Indian Tollywood star, takes on his first big action role as Shivudu/Baahubali and proved that he is more than capable to portray characters that are more complex than the usual male love-interest in rom-coms. In fact, he not only portrayed the protagonist Shivudu aka Mahendra Baahubali but also his father Amarendra Baahubali in a flashback scene that spans across the last act of the movie. Shivudu is a charming, unusually strong and curious young man who is drawn to the upper levels of the waterfall close to his adoptive home. Once managing to climb up the cliffs, he learns of his true heritage and of the intrigues that lead him to grow up under the care of his adoptive parents.
Rana Daggubati stars as the main antagonist Bhallaladeva, brother to Amarendra Baahubali and tyrant king of Mahishmati. He inherited his father’s jealousy, which ultimately leads him to hate his brother due to his superior skills that would eventually lead him to inherit the throne. Sadly, I thought that Daggubati was the weakest cast member, because as clear as his motivations and reasons were, I did not believe his rendition.
Tamannaah Bhatia plays Avanthika, a female warrior belonging to a rebel group meant to save the enslaved queen Devasena, and thus free the Kingdom of Mahishmati. Although just having a brief on screen-appearance in comparison to other characters, Bhatia managed to sell her character's devotion to the rebel’s cause and her surprise at finding love in an unexpected place. Finally, Ramya Krishnan was introduced in the third act of the movie as Queen Sivagami and gave another fine performance.
Senthil Kumar was director of photography for this movie and created an epic looking flick, reminiscent of big Hollywood blockbusters, and made use of two different colours palettes. The first one represented the typical Bollywood vibrant colours, with lots of ruby reds, pinks and electric blues. These colours were used for the musical and fairy tale aspects of the movie. The other palette used golden/brownish and dirty colours, representing the grittier and more grounded aspect of the story.
The special effects were somewhat of a mixed bag. Some of the effects looked really good, as in the waterfall climbing scene or the computer generated city of Mahishmati. Other effects looked straight up crap, like the giant bull fighting scene or some effects in the epic 45-minute battle, shown at the end. Those last examples were easy to spot, as they looked and felt incredibly synthetic.
M. M. Keeravani, who is the director’s cousin, composed the beautiful soundtrack to this epos and created the songs for the musical scenes, with Madhan Karky chosen as the lyricist for the Tamil version of the songs. Kalyan Koduri completed the film’s sound supervision.
Verdict: This Indian blockbuster seriously impressed me! Some of the over-the-top sequences would have definitely sufficed to plunge this movie into the depths of movie trash, such as this year’s Gods of Egypt, but S. S. Rajamouli managed to balance those larger than life visuals with some well-placed narrative humour. The combination of story and effects made me feel as if I was watching a classic Disney animation, and I was genuinely invested in Shiva’s story of self-discovery. Apart from some minor issues concerning the screenplay and the, sometimes, artificial looking computer effects, this is a fun and very entertaining blockbuster that had me longing for the second part. I will give Baahubali: the Beginning an 8 out of 10.
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