Telugu Movie Magadheera Boxoffice Review

Magadheera is spell-binding and very excellent. It could be the best bet for entertainment in this season. The second half of the film is the soul and strength and when you leave the theatre, that happy feeling remains in your mind! Director Rajamouli made this good entertainer that can be enjoyed by all section of audiences.

Released On : Jul 31 2009
Language : Telugu
Movie Genre : Drama / Love / Action
Cast: Ram Charan Tej, Kajal Agarwal, Dev Gil, Srihari, Surya, Sarath Babu, Sunil, Brahmananadam, Hema, Chiranjeevi, Kim Sharma, Mumaith Khan, Subbaraya Sarma, Rao Ramesh, etc.
Story: Vijayendra Prasad
Dialogues: M.Ratnam
Music: Keeravani
Sound design: Kalyani Malik
Cinematography: Senthil Kumar
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Fights: Ram-Lakshman, Peter Haines
Lyrics: Chandrabose, Bhuvanachandra, M.M. Keeravani
Produced by: Allu Aravind
Directed by: S S Rajamouli
Banner: Geeta Arts
CBFC Rating: U/A

Story:

The story of Magadheera is about rebirth and revenge. A bike racer Harsha(Ram Charan) accidentally touch the hand of a girl Indu(Kajal) which sparks in his body. By that day he met Indu but she hides her identity and plays pranks with him. Indu’s father (Surya) is fighting to get back their ancestral Udaighad castle. His nephew (Dev Gil)’s eyes on Indu,so he kills his uncle, and puts the blame on Harsha. From this point on, the story goes back in time 400 years.

Kalabhirava(Ram Charan) is a bodyguard of Udaigadh’s princess Mitravindha(Kajal) and also trains the king’s soldiers. . Mitravinda loves Kalabhairava. The king’s nephew Billa(dev gil) wants to occupy the kingdom and marry the princess. Kalabhairava defeats Billa in this challenge. so he helps a Muslim emperor Sher khan(Srihari) to take over the kingdom. In this battle, Kalabhiarava saves the kingdom and also gets killed along with the princess.

Analysis:

Magadheera is fabulous film it makes new standards in commercial Telugu cinema. One needs guts, and a great passion that exceeds that, to make this kind of fantasy period film on a grand scale. Strong point of Magadheera lies in the 400 years old episode, that in the second half of the film. This episode is the life of the movie and etches in our mind long after leaving the theatre.
Rajamouli's grand vision, great art work, superb visual effects and graphics, superior camerawork and performances in this episode alone are worth tons of praises. Both the content and technological finesse gels well. Thematically, technically, and in every aspect of film, Magadheera is much above the standard commercial films. Every segment of audience can enjoy it thoroughly. There are some minor issues too, such as weak comedy, and clichéd climax

Scenes that really stand out are:
* Kalabhairava's confrontation scene is too good.
* The very opening scene is very dramatic and it makes you glued to the screen. From writing point of view, it is a master stroke.
* Ram Charan and Dev Gil taking of the challenge and horse-riding sequences shot in Kacch area are excellent.

Performances:

, Ram Charan Tej is involved into a true star. He looks amazing in the period get up of Kalabhairava. . His gait, expressions, and horse-riding skills are impeccable. he dances effortlessly.
Kajal looks like a princess, so the role suits on her. and her chemistry with Ram Charan works greatly on the screen.
Srihari played best role in his career. His role is short but instrumental to the story.
Dev Gil gives tough competition to the villains of the Telugu cinema.
Rao Ramesh as Ghora scores with good performance. The Megastar Chiranjeevi himself appears in a brief scene to cheers the fans.

Technical Performances

Magadheera is special for its technical crew. Every technical member has excelled in one’s own right. Rajamouli should be mentioned first for his vision, for his perfection, and for his directorial capablilites. He has now become the master of commercial movies. He once again proved that none can beat him in elevating the heroism, picturizing fantasy or period films. Rajamouli is ably aided by his long-time cameraman Senthil Kumar, The creative work from his camera can be seen in the picturization of dheera dheera... and panchadaara... songs too. Camera tilting up slowly over the two pillars of Uday Gadh fort's entrance and sweeping pan of the fort are awesome. Cameraman Senthil needs all the praise for these just two shots. Next person is music director M.M. Keeravaani. His songs are well in tune with theme of the film, with especially dheera dheera... and panchadaara... songs standing out as being catchy. Like always, the veteran music director elevates the mood of the film with his rerecording. This time, his cousin Kalyani Mallik also helps him in sound designing. Together they made the film aurally rich. Art director Ravinder's work is really commendable. ! The film looks grand, all because of this art director! Special effects and graphics are also superb if you look at it with Indian film standards in mind.

Box Office Review:

The crafty film maker Allu Aravind has been famous for his successful movie making abilities and yet again, his banner Geetha Arts has struck gold.

Their latest offering ‘Magadheera’ has been declared a whopping hit and collections have been scoring records. Meanwhile, Allu Aravind is said to have felicitated director S S Rajamouli along with his wife Rama Rajamouli for having given such a big hit to the banner.