Shiva Santhoju

It is basically a plot about a guy who tries to get back the property that his ancestors donated to some people. It doesn't sound like a poem if you read that statement. But the execution makes it a poem. Rishab Shetty as a director knows what he wanted to show, and he did exactly that. And the addition of the fantasy element just elevated everything. Some people call it overrated. But if you watch it without any expectations, you will love it. If you watch it with the expectation that it is the greatest movie of all time, you will be disappointed.

The great thing about this movie is, it completes all the open items at the end. There are many interconnected incidents which just pass by and later makes you recall them and have a sense of completeness. The example of perfect casting and perfect story telling. At times it feels a little drag, but it is commendable to include so many thrilling elements in a love story. You won't find unnecessary characters; every character has a purpose. I hope Hanu Raghavapudi continues working love stories instead of going after commercial movies.

Loved it. Director took a challenging route in the first half. Movie story actually begins from the pre interval, so up until then, it's all about main pair falling in love with each other which we saw in many movies. So, director decided to make the first half interesting by non-linear screenplay which is rare for a love story. That backfired with the audience but personally I loved it. Vivek Athreya is a gem of a screenplay writer and hope he doesn't go back to playing safe after this movie.

Rajamouli is the greatest storyteller of this time in India. As a Telugu viewer, I have to appreciate how he balanced two superstars in a movie with equal importance. First half is pitch perfect with very less flaws. Everything goes amazingly and the internal episode is one of the best. Second half slows the movie a little, but the engaging scenes comes in handy whenever we feel a drag, Overall, you won't be disappointed with watching a 3-hour long movie which feels like 2 movies combined together. If I have to discuss negatives, one would be the physics and the plausibility of few action scenes. But if you go into a Rajamouli movie, you have to forget that and just enjoy the magnus opus. Next is the Alia's character. For an Indian viewer, we will feel that the character is too small and they casted her just for Hindi audience. Next is the british characters. The English characters are too unidirectional with being totally bad and evil. Portrayed them a pure evil and there's no grey area from their perspective.