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Ramayana: Rise of a Legend (रामायणम्) – Movie Review

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Also Known As: Ramayana: Part 1 & Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana: Our Truth. Our History.

TL;DR – A grand epic in every way.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Post-Credit Scene – There is a mid-credit scene.

Disclosure – I paid to watch this film.

Vishnu.

Ramayana Review Introduction

Today we are looking at a very interesting film. It is the cinematic representation of one of India’s and Hinduism’s epic Sanskrit poems, one of those foundational literary works that impacts the world thousands of years later. It is also the biggest wide release of an Indian Film that I have seen near me since RRR. So, time to sit in the comfy Gold Class chairs, order some food, and get ready for the almost four-hour runtime.

So, to set the scene, throughout the eons, the Asuras and the Devas have been waging war after war to claim the three kingdoms. In one battle, the Devas almost overcome the Asuras, when at the last second Indra (Kunal Kapoor), blessed by Vishnu, flies in on his elephant and seizes triumph from the claws of defeat for the Asuras. The Devas are forced to live in poverty, and Ravana (Yash/Sharad Kelkar) is urged to put down his instrument and avenge his people. Oh, he does, and Ravana endured a dangerous quest to make a bargain with Brahma that grants him almost immortality. The only thing that can harm him is a human, which means that if Vishnu wants to come as an avatar, then he needs to inhabit a flawed, fragile human body, which is right when the Prince Rama (Ranbir Kapoor) is born.

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Kill – Movie Review

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TL;DR – A bloody rampage of action that perfectly uses the medium of a train to tell its story of revenge.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene.

Disclosure – I paid to see this film.

Warning – Contains scenes that may cause distress.

Amrit, bloodied on the floor surrounded by bandits.

Kill Review –

There are times when you want to sit down and watch a bloody action romp on screen. Fists throwing, legs kicking, knives slashing, and all that jazz. But what if you could get that and get something a little new that you have never seen before? Well, that is what we are getting today with one of the bloodiest action romps I have seen in an age.

So, to set the scene, Amrit (Lakshya) and Viresh (Abhishek Chauhan) are captains and commandos in the Indian Army. When they return from the field, they find out that Amrit’s love Tulika (Tanya Maniktala) has been betrothed to another. Amrit and Viresh try to rescue her from the engagement party, but there are too many families with assorted weapons. However, the next day, Tulika, her sister Aahna (Adrija Sinha), her father Baldev Singh Thakur (Harsh Chhaya), and the rest of her family are taking an overnight train back to Delhi. So, Amrit and Viresh tag along, hoping for a better chance there. The only problem is that Fani (Raghav Juyal) and his extended family are also on the train, and they are about to rob it.    

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