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Name: Bāhubali: The Beginning
Director: S. S. Rajamouli
Genre: action, drama
Released: 2015
Duration: 2 h 39 min
Rating: 8

Bāhubali: The Beginning has an iRankMovies score of 82.9/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)

బాహుబలి:ద బిగినింగ్

Release:2015

Runtime:2h 39m

Country:India

Director:S. S. Rajamouli

Language:TE

Genre

ActionDrama

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Keywords

KingdomMedieval IndiaAncient IndiaBilingual

iRank83

Bāhubali: The Beginning rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8/10· 149K votes

Rotten Tomatoes91%

TMDb7.535/10· 926 votes

With 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Bāhubali: The Beginning

The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been held captive for the last 25 years. Shividu sets off to rescue her, discovering his own origins in the process.

Cast of Bāhubali: The Beginning

Prabhas
as Mahendra "Sivudu" Bāhubali / Amarendra Bāhubali
Rana Daggubati
as Bhallaladeva
Tamannaah Bhatia
as Avanthika
Anushka Shetty
as Devasena
Ramya Krishnan
as Sivagami
Nassar
as Bijjaladeva
Sathyaraj
as Karikala Kattappa Nadar
Prabhakar
as King Kalakeya
Adivi Sesh
as Bhadra
Sudeepa
as Aslam Khan
Rohini
as Sanga
R
Ramakrishna Meka
as Jaya Varma

Bāhubali: The Beginning facts

Original title: బాహుబలి:ద బిగినింగ్
Budget: $25.1M
Box office: $90.7M
Collection: Bāhubali Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Ambitious spectacle creates immersive ancient kingdom with compelling mythology
•Action sequences demonstrate innovative choreography and ambitious scale production
•Dual language approach demonstrates cultural authenticity in narrative storytelling

What the audience disliked

•Plot mechanics feel predictable following familiar action fantasy blueprint closely
•Character development takes backseat to visual spectacle throughout the film

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