Baahubali Hindi Movie Review: Spectacular Epic With Breathtaking Moments

Item: Baahubali
Rating: 3.0
Author: Priyanka Prasad

By Priyanka Prasad

Updated: Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 11:54 [IST]

Rating:

3.0/5

Star Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan

Director: S.S.Rajamouli

Baahubali has truly hurled up a thunderstorm with its release, fans have bought tickets in black by coughing up a whopping Rs 10000/- per ticket. Now, while all of you will be shocked, you would wonder if the movie is really worth spending so much money for? Well, read the review to know what the movie awaits.

Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj

Director: SS Rajamouli

Baahubali Plot:

The movie revolves around Shiva (Prabhas) who at a very young age gets smuggled from his Kingdom Mahishmati. The prince is unaware of his true calling and is brought up in a tribal group. Shiva grows up with some great skills, though he is packed with some powerful biceps, he has an avid interest in art and being a make-up/tattoo artist.

He is the son of Amarendra Baahubali (Prabhas in a dual role) and Devasena (Anushka Shetty). His love interest Avanthika (Tamannaah) is part of a rebel group and the besotted Shiva manages to impress her with his skills.

When the story goes through a flashback mode, we see princes Bhallala Deva (Rana Dagubatti) and Amarendra who are cousins manage the Kingdom. When crisis befalls them, Bhallala's mother Sivagami (Ramya Krishan) takes charge of the Kingdom.

Prince Bhallala later becomes King but what happens to Amarendra and how did Shiva end up in a distant tribal group forms the crux of the story.

Performances:

Prabhas the lead actor shines in his double role to the maximum extent he can, and he does end up with a few acting flaws but nothing major. His fighting scenes during the epic war and his biceps manage to make him shine.

Anushka Shetty has always performed well in her movies and in Baahubali too, she leaves the viewers impressed with her skills. While Rana did not have much scope compared to Prabhas, he does a good job.

The person who would probably get hurled at is Tamannaah for her shoddy performance. Though the main lead actors have received hype from day one, the real show stealers are Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj.

Technicalities:

The movie's major highlight is obviously the VFX effects, the landscapes of the cities and nature, which is breathtaking. The epic war battle is the best part of the movie, while it has a predictable outcome, the clever tactics and war scenes were simply spectacular.

SS Rajamouli strikes gold with Baahubali and leaves the viewers mesmerized with his visual extravaganza that has been never seen before in Indian cinema.

The script written by V. Vijayendra Prasad is good, it is not brilliant but definitely a lot different to the movies we have seen.

Verdict:

It is a must watch, though the movie may lack in certain places, the visual extravaganza just cannot be ignored. Prabhas, Rana, Anushka, Ramya and Sathyaraj are some of the reasons why you must just book your tickets and head to the theater.