Salaar - Rebel Star's Comeback
1) Rebel Star's Comeback
Post success of Baahubali, Prabhas Anna was unable to give a
hit.
His script choices were unique but somewhere those movies
couldn't live up to Rajamouli's Magnum Opus Baahuabli (The Beginning and The Conclusion)
Prabhas’ previous flick Saaho was still watchable; Radhe
Shyam was unbearable and I didn't have the courage to watch Adipurush.
Salaar in my opinion is still better than a lot of flicks
that we have seen in recent times especially the ones that Prabhas Anna has
done.
And yes, I do agree the action is senseless and over the top
but what did you expect from Prabhas Anna. He is a freaking beast and for
someone of that stature, it is easy to pull off a role like Baahubali or
Salaar.
After this, I'm actually pumped for Kalki 2898 AD which is
releasing on 9th May 2024.
2) The Storyline
Before its release, Salaar was touted to be a remake of
Prashant Neel's debut films Ugramm.
For the uninitiated like me who haven't watched Ugramm,
you'll surely consider the world of Salaar to be quite captivating. The Core of
Ugramm and Salaar might be same i.e. friendship but apart from that the entire
storyline is different.
Also, throughout the move you'll find elements similar to
the theme and setting of KGF but again there is no connection whatsoever with
KGF.
Prashant Neel in a recent interview said that he had faced a
lot of problems during the making of Ugramm and I guess, this might be his way
of using the core, the crux of Ugramm to create something on a larger scale
post the success of KGF.
I sat for 2h 55m (175 minutes) and the movie, not even once felt boring or laggy. Major shoutout to Prashant Neel for the world building
that engulfs you into it. The action set pieces were brilliant especially the
Kaali Maa scene.
A large consensus had problems with the color tone but
surprisingly I didn't feel it was too dark. This is Prashant's style of
filmmaking and we have to accept it. It’s a tad bit in sync with Zack Snyder's
style of Filmmaking. Some people will genuinely enjoy it and some people will
just blatantly shit on it. Just one grouse though, Prashant Anna if you're
seeing this then please don't put that 2s black screen transition during
fights. It just pulls away the viewers’ attention.
This is just an observation.
Also, if Animal would not have been released 3 weeks prior
to the release of Salaar then Salaar would've easily grossed a 1000cr in box
office.
As of today, Salaar made on a budget of ₹270 crore has
grossed approximately ₹715 crore which is definitely a great number in terms of
BO collections.
3) Casting
Prithviraj Sukumaran has done a fab job with whatever screen
time he has. To stand next to Prabhas you have to be physically on that same
spectrum.
Also, I'm Looking forward to watch Aadujeevitham - The Goat
Life.
Shruti Haasan doesn't leave a mark and post interval it just
feels like she is a part of the audience eagerly listening to the story of Deva
and Vardha amidst the political collapse in Khansaa.
I genuinely liked bobby SImha's character arc and how it
justifies his reasons for starting the political conflict in Khansaar.
Sriya Reddy needs to be mentioned for her powerful
performance. The plan she hatches in order to bring Deva against Vardha will be
the plotline for Salaar 2 - Shouryaanga Parvam
The movie is stacked with multiple characters and doesn't
give a lot of screen time to them but I guess that issue will be highlighted in
the sequel.
4) The BGM
The BGM might not be solid but it does leave an impact. I
still remember, when the instal reviews had come out, people had bashed Ravi
Basrur's BGM but somehow, I did enjoy it. If there is a top 20 list of BGM's
that I like then Salaar's BGM will definitely be in that list. Although, I've
to mention that it does resemble the slow BGM of Chennai Express to some
extent.
5) Conclusion
So, all in all, I'm happily giving Salaar 3.5/5 stars for
its story, execution, Prashant Neel's Vision and the deadly Prabhas- Prithviraj
Duo.
The only thing stopping me from giving it 4 stars is the
lack of emotions which Prashant had surprisingly nailed in KGF.
Comment down your thoughts on Salaar.
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