Rudrangi review: Jagapathi Babu shines in this unconvincing fictional story

Entertainment By Prakash Pecheti 06/07/2023 Read the article

Director Ajay Samrat’s Rudrangi is set in the pre-Independence era when Hyderabad State was under Nizam’s rule.

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The story of Rudrangi is set in a fictional village of the Telangana region during the feudal era of Nizam.

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Maisi is a slave under the feudal lord Bhujanga Rao (Kalakeya Prabhakar). As his grandfather, Maisi wants to see Mallesh (Ashish Gandhi) and Rudrangi (Ganavi Laxman) get married.

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He is tortured to death. Young boy Mallesh revolts against injustice. Fialing to take revenge another feudal lord named Bheem Rao Dhora (Jagapathi Babu) gives him shelter and nurtures him.

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Kalakeya Prabhakar as an aggressive and violent landlord Bujanga Rao looks frightening on the screen and does a good job.

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Jagapathi Babu as Bheem Rao Deshmukh, the arch-rival of Bujanga Rao, is the spine of Rudrangi. Ganavi Laxma’s performance as Rudrangi is commendable.

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Rudrangi is rich in visuals, barring a few scenes. The cinematography by Santosh Shanamoni is appreciable. Nawfal Raja’s music too is good.

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Rudrangi is not an extraordinary execution of the script. But the director does his best to narrate the story through the characters of those times.

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