2017 - BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION, sequel/prequel to Baahuvali The Beginning obviously

The writer/director S.S Rajamouli wraps up his medieval Indian action epic with this odd prequel/sequel to the first film. This film is even longer than the first one if that was possible

There's still plenty to enjoy in this series but it does seem that a lot of time is spent on this "who is the rightful ruler of the kingdom" stuff at the expense of the action elements that made the first film so much fun. It appears that the filmmaker Rajamouli attempts to make up for some slow parts in his story by really pouring on the larger than life pageant scenes at the court which consists of lots of soldiers marching and standing around in impressive formations. 

 

This film is split into two parts, a prequel and a sequel as it were.  In the prequel we see the rightful ruler of the kingdom of Mahishmati, Amarendra Baahubali deal with court intrigue and betrayal as his cousin schemes to take the throne away from him and marry his wife.  This plot line goes on for most of the running time of the film and ends with Amarendra Baahubali's defeat.  From there the last 45 minutes of this film is a sort of sequel as Baahubali's son sets out to avenge his father and become the rightful heir to Mahishmati.

 

I suppose it was probably asking a lot for this film to be as exciting as the first one.  That's the way it usually goes with sequels it's hard to capture the excitement and thrill of the initial story.  Still this is an entertaining film

The running time is 171 minutes, the film was written by S. S. Rajamouli.