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A
MASTERFUL
STROKE!
Directed By: S.S. Rajamouli
Starring: Prabhas Raju Uppalapati, Rana Daggubati,
Anushka Shetty, Tamanna Bhatia
Production Company: Arka Media Works
Running Time: 2 Hour 39 Minutes

BAHUBALI - THE BEGINNING, THE FIRST
OF A TWO PART SERIES, PROMISES TO
BE A SAGA THAT WILL MOST DEFINITELY
GO DOWN THE ANNALS OF HISTORY.

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he story commences with the life of Sivudu (Prabhas) who is unaware of his noble lineage lives a solitary life. Smuggled
from his kingdom and raised by Sivagami (Ramya Krishnan) in a different tribe. One fateful day Sivudu encounters
Avanthika (Tamanna Bhatia) who is a master assassin from a rebel group that intends on crushing King Bhallala Deva
(Rana Daggubatti) of Mahishpati and rescuing Devasana (Anushka Shetty). Shivudu despite understanding nothing of it decides
to assist the rebels in their cause since he is smitten by Avanthika. Setting off on his journey, he moves towards fulfilling his own
destiny as BAHUBALI and in process setting in motion a series of events that lead to the second chapter.
Director S.S. Rajamouli’s blockbuster multi-lingual film “Bahubali” reportedly raked in INR 500 crores within three weeks of its
release. The movie hit around 4,000 screens worldwide in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam languages and is touted as one of
the most expensive films made in the country with a reported budget of about INR 200 crores. The film generated unprecedented
interest among the audience despite a lengthy runtime. However, the film left the narrative incomplete as a second part is
expected to be released next year.
The film, much appreciated for its visual and other special effects, is a period action drama that took nearly three years to
complete. The flamboyant set, VFX, sound, edit, cinematography and most importantly, the screenplay of the film is incredible.
The viewers went agape at the expanse of the visual effects used. Compared to the usual Indian standard of computer generated
imagery work in films, the effort and technicality that went into making BAHUBALI is visibly evident in the mind-boggling city of
Mahishmati, the dazzling waterfalls, and the cliffs. The film boasts of being India’s costliest and grandest till date both on budget
and scale.
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