Film: Magadheera (2009)
Language: Telugu
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Synopsis: In the 17th century, there is a warrior that swears to protect a princess, and shortly afterwards they fall in love. A war breaks out and both are killed only to be reincarnated 400 years later. Harsha is a bike racer and one day out on the town with his buddy, he happens to touch the hand of a woman who sparks strange memories within him. Determined to find her (he didn't see her face), he stops the rickshaw to try meet this girl, only to meet Indu who says she can help him, knowing she is the one he is looking for. They couple starts spending alot of time together, only to have things grow extremely complicated when Raghuveer, Indu's cousin, enters the picture.
The Good
- The music. Very catchy, fun, and able to easily become stuck in your head.
- The story. The way they edited it, it seems confusing at first, but as events play out, you start to understand more and more.
- Again, the story - alot of masala as they say. Comedy, drama, romance, action... there's really no genre that was left untouched.
The Bad
- There were a couple times I believe the subtitles were off or incorrect, but it didn't deter from the story.
- Many loopholes in the editing, but can be overlooked if you're not paying alot of attention.
- There was a small dance scene towards the beginning of the film was so strange, yet hilariously bad. An older male actor was cartoon-ized to allow him to be an impressive dancer. It was just weird...
- I'm not sure if it was due to translation errors or what, but some things, such as the characters' relationships, were undefined. I was left confused trying to figure out if the man after Indu was really her cousin or not.
Final Thoughts: Was this movie worth watching? A million times yes! The end of the movie has been going somewhat viral lately on youtube which is what inspired me to watch it in the first place. There were so many hilarious parts, good action, and an interesting story. I ended up staying up to 3am watching it (It's a LONG movie). This is definitely a movie worth watching with a group of friends.
Rating: 4/5
Favorite song: Bangaru Kodi Petta
I really had a good laugh when I read the comment about that "strange dance sequence" with the older male actor.
ReplyDeleteThe guy is Megastar Chiranjeevi, the biggest star in telugu cinema.
He did that cameo becoz:
1. The male lead in the film is his son; and he did that to promote his son.
2. The song that they danced too, "bangaru kodi" is actually a remix of a very old hit telugu song starring Chiranjeevi. Hence, he did a cameo in that very same remixed song.
Cheers!
Ohh! Thanks for explaining that to me! I had no idea, since I'm very unfamiliar with Telugu films. This is the first and only Telugu film I've seen.
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