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It is now a well-established fact that Prabhas became a pan-India star thanks to SS Rajamouli's Baahubali movies, where he played the dual roles of the valiant warrior Amarendra Baahubali and his equally formidable son, Mahendra Baahubali. It was not a flash-in-the-pan success for the Telugu star; Prabhas had committed five years of his career to the Baahubali movies, and the results were evident on the big screen. The actor delivered his career-best performance in these movies and gained a massive fan following all over the world, while his future releases received budgets that any star in India could only dream of. ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ Movie Review: Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan’s Sci-Fi Film Is Far From Perfect but Impresses With Nag Ashwin’s World-Building.
It's just that the movies Darling star Prabhas has done post-Baahubali 2 were somewhat wild. I mean, they had humongous budgets, took off to a flying start at the box office, nearly all made upwards INR 200 crore at the box office, and yet they received mixed responses, some being lambasted and lashed out at. In fact, even before I get to ranking these movies, I can tell you straight away that his latest release, Kalki 2898 AD, is easily the best of the lot, but even Kalki 2898 AD is deeply flawed and not in the same league as the Baahubali movies. It was tough to decide which movie should fare the worst - the cartoonish Adipurush, the overinflated Radhe Shyam, the extravagant but ludicrous Saaho, or the dreary, over-stretched (for a sequel that might never happen) Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire.
Finally, after a couple of restless nights, I have put down the movies Prabhas starred in post-Baahubali in the ranking below from Worst to Best. You can surely argue with me about the ranking or how I am a doofus for not recognising the genius in these movies in the comments section below the article.
5. 'Adipurush'
Om Raut's much-hyped adaptation of Ramayana came with much fanfare until the day they released the trailer. At that moment, people realised things were not exactly what we expected from this movie. No one imagined Adipurush to be a mix of live-action and animation, and even when the movie came out, nothing about the film was redeemed. The VFX was highly inconsistent, the performances were nearly droll, Prabhas himself was sleepwalking through the role, and the movie gave YouTube creators years of content for memes. Not even saving a seat for Lord Hanuman saved Adipurush from a bad drubbing from both critics and the audience. Adipurush Movie Review: Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan's Film is a CGI Mess That Does Lanka-Dahan Of Our Senses.
4. 'Saaho'
Saaho is utterly forgettable. This loose remake of the thriller Largo Winch, directed by Sujeeth, is often sidelined among Prabhas' other movies. The visual scale couldn't justify the ludicrosity of the screenplay, the performances were nearly all bad, and for a mega-budget film, Saaho was just... how do I put it... dull. Saaho Movie Review: Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor’s Thriller Aims to Go Fast & Furious but Peaks At Race 3 Level.
3. 'Radhe Shyam'
Radha Krishna Kumar's Radhe Shyam was different from the rest of the films here. It is primarily a romantic drama, not an action entertainer or an action entertainer propagating itself as a mythological drama. That's the issue. A film like Radhe Shyam didn't need such a heavy budget or a VFX-heavy narrative, even if the stormy ocean scene was impressive. If the makers had spent more time creating a credible storyline that made us invest in the love story or put more heat on the chemistry between Prabhas and Pooja Hegde, we could have gotten a better film. Instead, they decided to smoothen out Prabhas' face. Why?
2. 'Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire'
Prashanth Neel's follow-up to his blockbuster KGF movies feels like a film set in the same universe, or rather in a dusty corner of that universe. Again, a production-heavy film like the rest here, what acquits Salaar to some extent is that the plot and the world-building are mildly interesting. There is also one good action scene. Otherwise, Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire spends way too much time just setting up its nearly silent hero, the boring conflicts, and the next film before paving the way to gruesome but pretty mindless violence. In doing so, it simply forgets to establish an identity of its own. Salaar Part 1 - Ceasefire Movie Review: Prabhas-Prashanth Neel's Film is All About Buildup, Buildup and, Sigh... Buildup!
1. 'Kalki 2898 AD'
Despite tying itself to Mahabharata lore, the futuristic elements of Kalki 2898 AD lack an original voice. You can easily see where the film gets its inspirations from, be it Star Wars, Dune, or the Avengers films. The first half of the movie is also drawn out, and for a film sold in Prabhas' name, his scenes are actually the least interesting feature of Kalki 2898 AD, save for the final twist. Yet, what redeems Kalki 2898 AD to a great extent is that despite the influences, you can see and appreciate the efforts taken by the VFX team to build on Nag Ashwin's vision that aren't cringe like some of the other films in the list. Amitabh Bachchan as Ashwatthama is quite kick-ass and easily the best part of the film, and the second half fares much better than the boring first half.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 03, 2024 03:23 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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