Rajanna
is
a
film
that
has
generated
a
lot
of
positive
buzz
ever
since
it
hit
the
floors.
Nagarjuna
plays
the
title
role
and
it
is
said
to
be
the
most
influential
character
played
by
the
Shiva
star
till
date.
He
was
so
impressed
with
the
story
that
he
came
forward
to
produce
it.
Let
us
see
whether
the
movie
has
lived
up
to
its
hype.
Story
Rajanna
is
a
story
based
on
real
life
incidents
that
took
place
in
Telangana
in
the
50"s
and
the
part
of
the
tale
is
fabricated
with
fictional
elements.
While
India
got
the
freedom
from
the
British
Raj,
the
people
in
Telangana
were
not
free.
The
reason
is
that
Hyderabad
state
was
still
under
the
Nizam
rule.
The
Nizam
along
with
his
private
army
harassed
the
poor
people.
The
rich
landlords
too
conspire
with
the
Razakars
to
keep
the
people
in
poverty
and
bondage.
At
this
juncture,
a
valiant
freedom
fighter
Rajanna
(Nagarjuna)
awakens
the
people
with
his
patriotic
songs
to
fight
the
injustice
being
done
to
them.
He
is
a
balladeer
and
his
songs
give
confidence
to
the
people
to
rise
and
fight.
However,
Rajanna
gets
killed.
He
has
a
young
daughter
Mallamma
(baby
Annie).
She
is
saved
by
her
music
teacher
Nasser
from
the
evil
Dorasani
(Swetha
Menon).
Nasser
teaches
music
to
Mallamma
and
she
too
becomes
a
balladeer
like
her
father.
Nasser
takes
her
to
Delhi
to
meet
Prime
Minister
Nehru
to
bring
to
his
notice
that
her
village
has
not
yet
got
freedom.
Dorasani
sends
her
goons
to
Delhi
and
they
catch
Mallamma
before
she
can
go
and
meet
Nehru.
What
happens
next
is
the
basis
for
the
remaining
part
of
the
story.
Positive:
Superb
acting
by
Baby
Annie
Good
performance
by
Nagarjuna
Good
story,
screenplay
and
Deft
direction
Excellent
music
by
MM
Keeravani
Action
episodes
directed
by
SS
Rajamouli
Photography
Art
work
(period
sets
are
very
authentic)
Songs
-
and
the
song
'Veyyi…
Veyyi…"
in
particular
is
very
good
Negative: There
are
very
few
negatives.
The
slow
pace
in
the
first
half
and
the
very
late
entry
of
Nagarjuna
are
the
negative
points.
Analysis
and
verdict:
Rajanna
is
a
beautiful
film
told
in
a
wonderful
way.
The
film
is
good
in
all
aspects.
Director
Vijayendra
Prasad
deserves
full
credit
for
making
a
good
and
meaningful
film.
He
should
also
be
thanked
for
bring
out
best
from
his
technicians
and
the
actors.
The
film
is
definitely
worth
watching.
Nagarjuna
must
also
be
commended
for
his
faith
in
the
story
and
for
producing
such
a
flick.