Baahubali: The Beginning 2015
Baahubali: The Beginning
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| Directed by | S. S. Rajamouli |
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| Screenplay by | S. S. Rajamouli[1][2] |
| Story by | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
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| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
| Cinematography | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
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| Distributed by | Telugu: Arka Media Works Tamil: Studio Green UV Creations Hindi: Dharma Productions Malayalam: Global United Media |
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| Country | India |
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| Budget | ₹250 crore (US$39 million)(2 parts)[5] |
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₹401 crore (US$63 million)[6] [7] |
Baahubali: The Beginning is the most expensive production in the history of Indian cinema to date.[13] The film was shot using Arri Alexa XT camera, marking Rajamouli's first film to use digital cameras; the principal photography began at Rock Gardens in Kurnool on 6 July 2013. Sabu Cyril was the production designer for the film, the soundtrack and background score for the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani, and V. Srinivas Mohan was the visual effects supervisor.
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Plot
In the ancient Kingdom of Mahishmati in India, Sivagami (Ramya Krishnan), carrying a baby in her arms, emerges from a cave directly next to a waterfall. She is being chased by soldiers. She kills the soldiers with a sword but falls into the river nearby. Knowing that she can't be saved, she makes the ultimate sacrifice, her own life, to save the baby. She holds her hand and the child above water, while she drowns herself. Local villagers spot the stranded child and save the infant while Sivagami dies with her finger pointing to the top of the waterfall. Sanga (Rohini) and her husband name the infant Shivudu and raise him as their own son. To prevent anyone from coming for the baby, they seal the cave with a large rock.Shivudu (Prabhas) grows up aspiring to climb the waterfall which irks his mother as she does not want to lose her son. He attempts again and again to climb the massive waterfall but fails. Seeing that his son isn't going to stop climbing she asks Swamiji (Tanikella Bharani) for a solution. He tells her that she has to pour water on Shivling 116 times then only Lord Shiva will answer her prayers. When Shivudu finds out about it, he picks Shivling on his shoulders and puts it below the waterfall. After that incident, a mask falls in to the lap of Shivudu. After pressing the mask into the dirt, he creates an imprint of the person whom the mask belongs to, a beautiful girl. He tries again to climb the waterfall and seeing visions of the girl whom the mask belongs to, succeeds.
On top of the waterfall, he discovers that the mask belongs to Avanthika (Tamannaah), a rebellious warrior whose group has indulged in a guerrilla warfare against king Bhallala Deva / Palvaalthevan (Rana Daggubati) of Mahishmati Kingdom. The group intends to rescue former queen Devasena (Anushka Shetty) who is the real mother of Shiva and she has been imprisoned by the king for the past 25 years.
While Avanthika initially doubts Shiva's intentions, later she falls in love with him after she finds out that he has climbed the waterfall for her. Shiva pledges to help her in her mission and sneaks into Mahishmati to rescue Devasena. Meanwhile, the king's Royal Guard Kattappa (Sathyaraj), known for his warrior abilities, is making arrangements to erect a large statue of the King. Impressed by Katappa's skills, a warrior (Sudeep) from a Kingdom in the Eastern region, offers his friendship to Kattappa (this scene takes place earlier). On the other hand, Kattappa and his group, attack Shiva upon the order of the King. However, Kattappa drops his weapons on realizing that Shiva is Mahendra Bahubali, the son of late king Amarendra Bahubali.
A flashback reveals the animosity between cousins Amarendra Bahubali and Bhallala Deva / Palvaalthevan, whose father is Bijjala Deva / Pingaladevan (Nassar). They are both trained in all areas including warfare but both of them have different approach towards kingship. Amarendra Bahubali is liberal to everyone and loves his public and so the public love him but Bhallala Deva has tendency to achieve his goals with any means possible. When a war is waged by another Kingdom, they both are guided by Shivagami that whoever brings the head of the enemy Ruler will be rewarded as the New King.
While Amarendra Baahubali uses his skill and ability to crush the enemy by motivating his troops against the stronger Army, on the other side Bhallala Deva uses all the resources of the Army, killing innocent people as well as the enemy, to win the war. In the end, when Baahubali was at the verge of killing the Enemy king, Bhallala Deva killed the Enemy King with his ranged weapon thus taking all the credit of winning the war.
But Shivagami who is an unbiased lady announces Amarendra Baabhubali as the new king because of his nobility and leadership in the war. After the flashback, when Shiva asks Kattappa who killed his father, Kattappa reveals himself as the killer.
Cast
- Prabhas as Shivudu alias Mahendra Baahubali and Amarendra Baahubali
- Rana Daggubati as Bhallala Deva
- Anushka Shetty as Maharani Devasena (Cameo)
- Tamannaah as Avanthika
- Ramya Krishnan as Sivagami
- Sathyaraj as Karikal Katappa Nadar alias Katappa
- Nassar as Bijjaladeva
- Rohini as Sanga
- Tanikella Bharani as Swamiji
- Adivi Sesh as Bhadra
- Prabhakar as Kalakeya king
- Sudeep (cameo) as Aslam Khan
- S. S. Rajamouli (cameo) as spirit seller
- Nora Fatehi (cameo)[14][15][14]
- Scarlett Mellish Wilson (cameo)[16][17]
- Gabriela Bertante (cameo)
- Rakesh Varre as Bhallaladeva's friend
Production
Main article: Production of Baahubali
In February 2011, S. S. Rajamouli announced that his next film would star Prabhas.[18] In January 2013, he announced that the working title was Baahubali.[11] Baahubali: The Beginning is the most expensive production in the history of Indian cinema to date.[19][20][21] K. V. Vijayendra Prasad is the screen writer of Baahubali, who is co-incidentally also the writer of another Bollywood super-hit film Bajrangi Bhaijaan.[22][23][24] The film was shot using Arri Alexa XT camera marking Rajamouli's first film using digital camera and the principal photography began at Rock Gardens in Kurnool on 6 July 2013.[25][26][27] Sabu Cyril is the production designer, while V. Srinivas Mohan is the visual effects supervisor.[28][29]Music
Main article: Baahubali: The Beginning (soundtrack)
Rajamouli's cousin M. M. Keeravani composed the music for this film.[30]Release
The film released worldwide on 10 July 2015, with a premier show on 9 July. In Kerala, only a few theatres screened the film on the opening day amidst a close down by a section of theatres over the piracy issue of Malayalm film Premam.[31] The film will have a special international cut version by Vincent Tabaillon before being screened in numerous international festivals, shown to sales agents and distributors and a wider global release. According to the film's producers the cut will differ from the original film. The cut should be ready by the end of August 2015.[32] The Telugu version is presented by K. Raghavendra Rao, while K.E. Gnanavel Raja and UV Creations present the Tamil theatrical version, Karan Johar is presenting the Hindi theatrical version and Global United Media is presenting the Malayalam theatrical version. On 22 July 2015, activists of a dalit outfit-Puratchi Pulikal Iyakkam hurled petrol bombs outside 'Tamil, Jaya' multiplex in Madurai screening the Tamil version of the film.[33][34] They were opposed to a few dialogues in the movie which allegedly presented the dalits in a derogatory manner.[35] Baahubali was also criticized by few for being sexist in the pre-love making scene between Avanthika(Tamannaah) and Baahubali(Prabhas).[36][37][38][clarification needed]Marketing
A number of short promotional "making of" videos have been released.[39][40][41][42] For releasing all those videos, Arka Media Works had its own channel on YouTube and the team unveiled first look posters and videos featuring the film's lead stars on the occasions of their birthdays.[43] The film used an augmented reality application to play the trailer on smart phones and tablets.[44] The crown used by the character of Baahubali in the film was exhibited at Comic Con, Hyderabad as a part of the film's promotion. A cosplay event was held in which chosen winners were given a chance to visit the sets of the film.[45] The film's unit also launched a WhatsApp messenger to give regular updates about the film to the subscribers.[46] On 22 July 2015, Guinness World Records approved the poster created during the audio launch of Baahubali in Kochi on 27 June 2015 as the world's largest poster.[47][48] The poster has an area of 4,793.65 m² (51,598.21 ft²) and it was achieved by Global United Media Company Pvt Ltd.[49]It is also one of the films featured in BBC's documentary on 100 Years of Indian cinema directed by Sanjeev Bhaskar.[50][51][52]
Distribution
In early July 2014, the film first part's Karnataka and Ceded (Rayalaseema) region distribution rights were sold to a prominent distributor for ₹23 crore (US$3.6 million) out of which the Ceded region, which included Kadapa, Kurnool, Anantapur, Chittoor and Bellary areas, the rights alone fetched ₹14 crore (US$2.2 million)[53][54] At the same time, the film's Nizam region theatrical distribution rights were purchased by Dil Raju for an amount of ₹25 crore (US$3.9 million). only for the first part.[55][56] Though he did not confirm the price, Dil Raju said in an interview to Deccan Chronicle that he purchased the first part's Nizam region rights and added that he would acquire the rights of the second part also for this region.[57] BlueSky Cinemas, Inc. acquired the theatrical screening and distribution rights in overseas.[58][59][60]Reception
Critical reception
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The Times of India gave 3.5 stars to the film stating "this highly anticipated part one of the two-part period epic, manages to enthrall you with its sheer scale and grandeur".[65] Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 stars.[66] The Hindu described the film as "A triumph of imagination".[67] Deccan Chronicle awarded the film 4 stars.[68][69]
Mike McCahill from the Guardian, who gave the film a 4/5 stars, especially praised the visual effects and noted that "what’s most striking is how these resources have been marshalled – to enhance, rather than clutter up, the narrative throughline."[70] He noted that though the movie was made on what he called "pocket change" for Hollywood, it pulled off spectacular special effects and asked why "the American studios don’t insist on getting more for their money."[71]
Box office
| Territory | Territory wise Collections break-up |
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| India | All versions Nett. Gross: ₹224 crore (US$35 million)(10 days)[72] |
| Hindi version Nett. Gross: ₹85.71 crore (US$13 million)[73][74] |
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| Distributor share: ₹100 crore (US$16 million) |
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| Entertainment tax: ₹45.3 crore (US$7.1 million) |
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| International (Outside India) |
US$11.5 million (Rs 71 crore) |
| US$ 6,738,000 (United States-Canada)[75] | |
| Worldwide | ₹401 crore (US$63 million) [6] |
India
Baahubali: The Beginning opened to 100 percent occupancy in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and close to 70 per cent occupancy in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.[79][80][81][77][82][83] It grossed around ₹50 crore (US$7.8 million) on its first day of release in India from all four versions (Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi).[84] The Hindi version earned around ₹4.25 crore (US$660,000) nett which was the second highest opening for any film dubbed into Hindi.[85] The Hindi version grossed around ₹19.50 crore (US$3.0 million) nett in the first weekend.[86]The Telugu version alone earned around ₹65 crore (US$10 million) nett in first weekend in India. The film, from all its versions, earned almost ₹100 crore (US$16 million) nett in its first weekend. It had the fourth biggest opening weekend ever in India.[86] The Hindi version collected around ₹40 crore (US$6.2 million) nett in it's first week.[87]
Baahubali: The Beginning grossed more than ₹178 crore (US$28 million) nett from all its versions in India in the first week. It added a further ₹45 crore (US$7.0 million) nett in its second weekend to take its total to around ₹224 crore (US$35 million) nett in ten days.[88] The film grossed over ₹85.71 crore (US$13 million) nett in 17 days from the Hindi version.[73][89]
Overseas
The film collected around ₹20 crore (US$3.1 million) in its first day from the international markets.[79] In the United States and Canada, it earned US$1.2 million in its opening day from 236 theaters (170 of which were shown in Telugu).[90] Baahubali: The Beginning grossed around US$6.4 million (₹41 crore) at the North American box-office towards its second weekend.[91][92]The film opened on the ninth spot for its weekend, collecting around US$3.5 million with a per-screen average of $15,148.[93] The film debuted in the ninth position for the US and Canadian box office collecting $4,630,000 for three days and $3,250,000 for the weekend of 10–12 July 2015 [94] Baahubali: The Beginning grossed £ 66,659 from its Telugu version in United Kingdom and Ireland and A$ 194,405 from its Tamil version in Australia in till its second weekend (17 – 19 July 2015). The film also grossed MYR 663,869 in Malaysia from its Tamil version.[95]
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