Retro Review: Baahubali (2015–17)
Starring: Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sathyaraj, Ramya Krishnan, Nassar
Director: SS Rajamouli
Music: MM Keeravani
Moral of the Story: Even the righteous can meet a tragic end
Earlier this week, I watched 'Baahubali: The Epic' in Bengaluru. The joy of revisiting one of modern cinema’s great spectacles was tempered by the near-empty theatre. Yet, as the drama unfolded, the thunder of applause, whistles, and gasps from my first viewing in 2015 in Jaipur echoed vividly in my mind. A decade had blurred into bittersweet memory.
advertisement
This time, I was less captivated by the gigantic waterfall, spectacular VFX, and action set-pieces, and more by the veins of tragedy running through it. Through the duration of 225 minutes of the revised version, I was engrossed in Rajamouli’s fusion of two great Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
The parallels are striking.
Continue Reading on India Today
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.