Pic Talk: Prabhas met Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met our very own Baahubali, Prabhas. "Met 'Baahubali' Prabhas today," the official Twitter handle of Modi read.




In the photograph, the actor, along with his uncle and veteran actor Krishnam Raju and his wife are striking a pose with Modi, who can be seen in an off-white kurta pajama.The other day Prabhas met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

'It was a privilege meeting our honourable Prime Minister, Narendra Modi Ji. We spent much time discussing Baahubali and I suggested he watch it. He said he's extremely busy but will watch it if and when he gets the time. Hope he enjoys the film smile emoticon', Prabhas posted in his twitter handle.

                    
Prabhas family was always loyal to BJP as Krishnam Raju being one of the key party leaders in the state.

Baahubali 16 days collections (Share)

      

Baahubali 16 days collections (Share)

Baahubali`s All Time ALL INDIA Record of 185.3 Cr Nett Box-office Collection (NBOC) Appx is going to remain till this Diwali!. Bajarngi Bhaijaan has managed to collect around 180Cr NBOC apx and is below PK & Dhoom3 as well. Dhoom 3`s (All Versions ) is an old Record of 183 Cr Apx. `PK` had a NBOC of 180 Cr apx in 1st week but released in only Hindi.
The following are the shares 16th day of Baahubali. Have a look

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Nellore

Day 1 – 93 lakhs (1st Day Record )

Day 2 29 L (2nd Day Record)

Day 3 – 37 L (Non-1st Day Record )

Day 4 – 19 L (1st Monday Record )

Day 5 – 16L

Extra Hires – 3L+

Day 6 – 15L

Day 7 – 14 L

Total 1st Week 2.26 Cr (1st Week Record )
Day 8 – 13 L

Day 9 – 25 L

Day 10 – 25 L

Day 11 – 15 L

Day 12 – 12 L

Day 13 – 8 L

Day 14 – 6 L

2 Weeks 3.3 Cr
Day 15 – 5.7 L

Day 16 – 7.1 L

Total – 3.43 Cr (ALL TIME LIFETIME RECORD)
Krishna

Day 1 – 125 lakhs (1st Day Record )

Day 2 54 L (2nd Day Record)

Day 3 – 64 L (Non-1st Day Record )

Day 4 – 41 (1st Monday Record )

Day 5 – 31.5 L (1st Tuesday Record )

Day 6 – 26 L (1st Wednesday Record )

Day 7 – 23.2 L (1st Thursday Record )

Total 1st Week 3.647 Cr (1st Week Record)
Day 8 – 24.8 L

Day 9 – 40 L

Day 10 – 42.7 L

Day 11 – 26.5 L

Day 12 – 20 L

Day 13 – 15.7 L

Day 14 – 9 L

2 Weeks – 5.44 Cr

Day 15 – 6 L

Day 16 – 10.8 L

Total 5.61 Cr (ALL TIME LIFETIME RECORD)

Guntur
Day 1 – 254 Lakhs (1st Day Record )

Day 2 – 62 Lakhs (2nd Day Record)

Day 3 – 81 Lakhs (Any Non-1st Day Record)

Day 4 – 47 Lakhs (1st Monday Record )

Day 5 – 39 Lakhs (1st Tuesday Record )

Day 6 – 32 L (1st Wednesday Record )

Day 7 – 32 L (1st Thursday Record )

Total 1st Week 5.47 CR ( ALL TIME LIFE TIME RECORD leave alone about 1st Week Record)

Day 8 – 32 L

Day 9 – 48 L

Day 10 – 55 L

Day 11 – 32 L

Day 12 – 26 L

Day 13 – 23 L

Day 14 – 17 L

2 Weeks – 7.8 Cr

Day 15 – 13 L

Day 16 – 14 L

Total – 8.07 Cr (ALL TIME LIFE TIME RECORD)
East

Day 1 – 1.98 Cr (1st Day Record )

Day 2 – 72 Lakhs (2nd Day Record)

Day 3 – 80 L (Non-1st Day Record)

Day 4 – 50 L (1st Monday Record )

Day 5 – 48 L (1st Tuesday Record )

Day 6 – 38 L (1st Wednesday Record )

Day 7 – 37 L (1st Thursday Record )

Total 1st Week 5.23 Cr (ALL TIME LIFE TIME RECORD leave alone about 1st Week Record)
Day 8 – 46 L

Day 9 – 38 L

Day 10 – 39 L

Day 11 – 26 L

Day 12 – 21 L

Day 13 – 18 L

Day 14 – 12 L

2 Weeks – 7.23 Cr

Day 15 – 13 L

Day 16 – 14 L

Total – 7.5 Cr (ALL TIME LIFE TIME RECORD)

West

Day 1 – 2.57 Cr (1st Day Record )

6 Days Total – 4.14 Cr (ALL TIME LIFE TIME RECORD leave alone about 1st Week Record)

Day 7 + Other MGs – 51 L

1st Week Total – 4.65 Cr

Day 8 – 22 L

Day 9 – 28 L

Day 10 – 31

Day 11 – 21 L

Day 12 – 16 L

Day 13 – 12 L

Day 14 – 8 L

2 Weeks – 6.03 Cr

Day 15 – 6 L

Day 16 – 9 L

Total 6.18 Cr (ALL TIME LIFE TIME RECORD)
Except Nellore ALL LIFETIME Area Records broken.

Hindi Dubbed, USA, Karnataka, East, West, Guntur, Tamilnadu, Rest of India Areas LIFETIME Records broken inside 1st Week.

BAAHUBALI (The Beginning) REVIEW

                 

‘Blockbuster’ is the word about “Baahubali” all these days for its stunning visuals, spectacular promotion and the hard work put up by Rajamouli and Co. As the clock ticked 10th July, theatres in Hyderabad competed with each other to screen the first ever show of the film. Let’s see how this magnum opus is.

The CONTENT

Sivudu happens to be an infant left behind by Sivagami (Ramya Krishna) and grows in a tribe at the foot of a giant waterfall. Every day his fascination to find out what is up at the top of the hill grows. One day he finally climbs the fall and falls in love with Avantika, warrior from unknown group who push efforts to release Devasena from clutches of Bhallaladeva (Rana). Giving an oath to Avantika, now her lover, Sivudu enters the extravagant Mahismathi kingdom to get Devasena (Anushka) out unchained. Meanwhile Kattappa (Satya Raj), a loyal slave warrior, tries to protect Bhallaladeva but finally encounters Sivudu. What happens to the story after everyone identifies Sivudu as son of Amarendra Baahubali is the rest of story. Will the flash back reveal the fight between brothers, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva and on what note this film ends, is something we have to see on silver screen.

The EFFORT :        

 On-Screen:

Prabhas is stunning in his rock-cut avatar as he looks quite slim and charming as Sivudu, while he is bulk and ferocious as Baahubali. His cute romance with Tamanna is on one side while his heroics as a sword-wielding warrior are on other side. As the lead man of the flick, he stole the show completely.

Rana on the other hand is bulk, but not ferocious enough to scare as handsome villain. Though he compared his role to that of a Ravana, there is not much depth in his performance. Taking the emotions out, he has done a wonderful job with fights and chases. 

Ramya Krishna and Satya Raj have stolen the show, because their characters have immensely author backed content. In the role Sivagami, Ramya portrayed some royal emotions and she bought an intense feel to the theme as mother of two princes Baahubali and Bhallaladeva.  Satya Raj on the other hand did some decent performance as slave boss and the honesty his role depicts is honestly felt in his eyes. Similarly Nasser also portrayed his role of Bijjaladeva with utter triumph, though it’s a negative character.
 

Tamanna provided ample glamour element at one end, and also showcased her fighting skills on other end. It’s Anushka who thrills you, because her make-up is so dark and fierce. Though she has just couple of scenes, they are quite hard hitting.

All other actors like Adivi Sesh, Rohini did their part well and Rajmouli has extracted whatever needed from them.
Off-Screen:
Nothing new to talk about Rajamouli, as he knows quite well about where he should use emotions, where he should tweak music, where to tackle background elements into play and how to handle action to up the graph of a movie. This time he pulled another giant feat as he decided to showcase a spectacular marvel to Telugu audiences. More than his tight screenplay, this time his vision of Mahismathi is terrific. He extracted brilliant performances from everyone, though his trademark screenplay got toned in second half.

Cinematographer Senthil and production designer Sabu Cyril have done a brilliant job as they recreated the fictitious kingdom of Mahismathi much close to reality. Working close with VFX Supervisor Srinivas Mohan, these three stood as right and left wings of Rajamouli to turn blue-mattes into realistic world. Flawless visual effects, mind blowing art-work and everything filmed from terrific cinematic angles are the backbones for the film. These three deserve a pat on the back.

Editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao is slick this time, while costumes designed by Rama Rajamouli and Prasanthi Tipirneni are awesome. To help the director play with his characters easily to the extreme, every costume is carefully designed and that could be noticed on the screen.

It’s Keeravani who lights up each scene brilliantly with his magnanimous background score. As each sequence cuts into a new sequence, the transitions of emotions are flawless due to the fluidic background score and a perfect re-recording.

The PLUSES:

·         Complete visuals of the film

·         Greenery of first half

·         Terrific background score

·         Kalakeya battle sequence in parts

The MINUSES:

·    Predictable plot on a whole

·      Poor climax

BREAKDOWN:

Director Rajamouli is master craftsmen who know the art of cinema to the core. This time his creative imagination has grown by leaps and bounds as he delivers the first ever epic-war film for India. Taking 20% budget of Hollywood movies, he tried to deliver 80% of their quality and he succeeded.

Film starts on interesting note as Rajamouli cleverly introduces us to Mahismathi and the following villages at its foot. The whole episode of Sivudu and his tribe is stunning as the giant seamless waterfall always amazes us in the background. Though a creation of VFX, it’s realistic and breathtaking. As Sivudu starts romancing Avantika, the feel of love could be felt to a higher tone. No doubt, Rajamouli knows where to portray his heroine’s glamour and he did that again. Until the interval, characters are introduced in a row and finally Rajamouli has given a different bang this time. Unlike a terrific action sequence he has chosen a bang of emotions to give the punch. Especially Anushka and the sound Baahubali gave goosebumps. Till here the film looks extraordinary as audience look eagerly for second half.

As second half opens with another terrific action sequence, the films graph fires up to new level. One wonders why this sequence isn’t used as an interval bang. Later the movie slips into flashback mode and then the story looks very old fashioned and quite known to us. As the two brothers decide to take on Kalakeya in a battle to decide the winner of throne among them, the big battle starts with a high note, but ends simply. Rajamouli has provided highs and twists in the battle at regular intervals, but only a few them have that punch value. Once the flash back is out, not many know that the film also ends. A simple twist, ends the tale.

Never before seen kind of visuals and the overall spectacular treatment with artistic set-designs and locations is amazing. However, Rajamouli’s forte is terrific screenplay and somehow that missed its deep presence. First half is okay, as it has to dive the audience into the magical Mahismathi world and provided good glamorous relief as well. But as the fierce Kalakeya battle starts, somehow the film’s graph slowed down. Also if the makers had come up with dubbed Telugu lines as sub-titles for Kalakeya langauge, it would have sounded awesome. As audiences do not understand those dialogues, they are scratching heads in those scenes. But the pale ending left a feeling of dejection and disappointment. Rajmouli should have thought of a better twist or reason to end the movie.

Baahubali will be extremely liked for its magnificent look, but will disappoint due to simple ending.  The end is not so intriguing like that of a Lord of Rings or Hobbit films to wait for years for the next. Otherwise, Rajamouli has upped the bar of Indian graphics and war films, as he has almost matched the quality to Hollywood standards. There are no memorable dialogues however that could spin the flick around them, but the delight of hard work that went for 3 years could be felt on screen.

Rajamouli's Baahubali review, rating

Rajamouli's Bahubaali review, rating

Starring: Prabhas, Rana, Anuskha, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishna, Sudeep, Nasser, Satya Raj

Rating: 4 /5 

Music: MM Keeravani

DOP: KK Senthil Kumar

Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao

Art Director: Sabu Cyril

Costume Designer: Rama Rajamouli

VFX Supervisor: V Srinivas Mohan

The much awaited Rajamouli film is here! The film hit  more than 4000 theaters across the globe. Fans waited in long queues and some went berserk for tickets to watch the film on day one itself.Was it worth the wait? Hold your breath..Yes.. It most definitely was!

But certain section of people who have watched the movie feel that the film could have been more crisp. Predictable story line, war scenes and dragged first half may make audience a bit impatient, says one. Baahubali will entertain you if you watch the movie without any expectations.

The much awaited movie of the decade, Baahubali has something for everyone, gripping story line, epic period drama, and of course superb war scenes and extraordinary visuals.

Prabhas a character with a chequered past, and a turbulent childhood.Prabhas plays dual role, both father (Amarendra Baahubali) and son (Shivudu).

The Movie is technically very sound, and the Cinematography by Senthil is the movie's main asset. Music of the film is already a super hit, and MM Keeravani's background score suitably complements the narration.

One word for the action sequences choreographed by Peter Heins is mind blowing. The performances of lead actors - Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia and Anushka Shetty who sacrified their careers for nearly three years and whose rigorous hard work we can see in the project, have lived the characters and they are as good as ever. All the characters are  totally convincing and they breathe life into their roles. The chemistry between Shivudu and Avantika (Tamannah) is crackling and hence more scenes could have made viewers happy.  Voice-overs have no impact on the audience. 

All said and done, the movie clearly belongs to Rajamouli. But if you can sit through the first half, then the second half will give you a never before experienced feeling. What is so special about movie? Who is Baahubali and Shivudu? How are the visuals?  How has Rana the villain's role for the first time in his career? Does the Tollywood hunk Prabhas who is known play lover boy roles fit Shivudu's role and convinced the audience?  Well!  Who is Maheshmathi? For answers to all these questions watch the movie in a theatre near you.

Plus Points:
Cinematography
Direction
Visuals
Visual Effects

Minus points: 
Screenplay
Slow pace in second half

Our verdict, forget everything and watch Baahubali this weekend.

Chiranjeevi connection with Baahubali!

                                       

Both the people of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are now remembering Megastar Chiranjeevi. Find out why.When was the last time you saw almost all the theatres and the roads leading to these cinema halls flocked by movie fans for tickets. Even today’s big stars like Pawan, Mahesh, Charan and NTR aren’t able to pull such hefty number of people to theatres for tickets. Many local distributors and exhibitors felt that they have seen such craze for Megastar Chiranjeevi during the 90s when his craze was at heights. Like a Telugu saying that even sand will not fall on ground if thrown into air, density of crowds for Chiru’s film release would be so heavy. At the moment Baahubali is witnessing similar situation.