Magadheera

Rating: 3/5 Ramcharan and Kajal A princess and her bodyguard fall in love. The king's relative wants to wed her and in a battle that ensues, they all die. Four hundred years later they are reborn and the trouble repeats but this time all's well that ends well. The film sounded thrilling right from it's inception because the hit song Bangaru Kodi Petta was being remade. The sight of Chiranjeevi albeit for a few minutes makes you crave for his return to the silver screen but the dialogue from him praising his son makes the scene look ridiculous. The mutual admiration society should be kept out of the script and not hinder the narrative. The contemporary actors all work hard on their body, dance well but little do they realize that 'grace' is an inherent quality that cannot be acquired by imitation. When the hero in this film brushes his mouch twice in a song, you are pushed into a state of denial. Even the charm, style cannot be acquired. When Chiranjeevi did Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari after many commercial films, it was the right subject and was rightly timed. A fantasy, historical subject should be attempted by any actor after doing a few more films, gaining the confidence, physique and the look. Magadheera is a premature film for Charan. Infact the first film Chirutha was far more convincing with lot of sincerity visible on screen. Here the reincarnation subject does provide a lot of scope for drama but making a one film old hero to something huge as this like