Rangasthalam

Watch the characters speak. Listen to the background score speak. Feel the visuals speak. Read the writer/director speak. A revenge drama. We have watched millions of them, yes. But this will take its spot among the rare few best in this lot. Ram Charan gives a lifetime performance as Chitti Babu. His role, his expressive histrionics owing to the disability (plays deaf), his characterization (not heroic by pretense but through sheer nature). Samantha as the female lead, looks like your typical Indian village belle, shows just how much efforts she has put into this project. Devi Sri Prasad bags yet another life time album which isn't complete with the re-recording. All the characters enter and exit the 'Rangasthalam' (stage) with perfect timing and apt presence. You feel Rangasthalam for the 170minutes. The writing and taking however, takes the top seat as it moulds a pretty known plot into something that's intriguing all through. Art direction takes a special mention. Like his earlier flicks, this one too undeniably has the - SukkuMARK !

I was awed while watching the movie, a Telugu movie in ages, made with pure heart and soul. You don't see actors on screen, only the characters with full heart and soul. Each character was potrayed beautifully with 200% effort by all the actors. I had my expectations while looking at cast but wow ever actor did more than 200% justice to their characters, which can be directly attributed to director Sukumar's effort in direction department, raw and realistic art work, beautiful cinematography, each and every other department.

I was waiting for Sukumar to show his potential on such realistic movie rather than trying to make an intelligent movies which has no heart and soul. We all know what he is capable of but I am finally glad that he decided to work on such a beautiful script like Rangasthalam rather than pointless intellectual movies which I didn't like personally (this is purely because of my affection towards Sukumar, wanting him to make exceptional movies only).

Coming to performances, Ramcharan was a standout as Chittibabu, I felt the character deeply realistic like many people we see in villages, innocent, pure at heart and stubborn at the same time, this is an outstanding performance by Ram Charan, I can't say anything about awards/rewards, but he won my heart with this movie.

If this movie doesn't win any major Indian awards this year, we can only pray the god to give working brains to the awards committees.

This is one of a kind movie came in Telugu after a long time. Beautiful story telling, outstanding performances, tons of emotions, go for it.

Direction--good, writing-- great, acting-- excellent from all especially Ram charan, Music-- excellent, cinematography -- excellent, editing-- good but could have been better, vfx-- excellent, art direction-- excellent, make-up and costumes-- excellent, choreography-- excellent Overall a great film with Excellent technicalities powered by ram charan's mind blowing performance

Sukumar's Rangasthalam is a period action drama dealing with fraud and corrupt officials. Though the story is age old, Sukumar keeps you engaged in this lengthy movie with his brilliant writing and screenplay. The sound treatment is unique and gives life to Ramcharan's partial hearing disability character. This is one of the finest villain characterizations and best one done by Jagpati Babu. And, it is refreshing to see brotherhood in a Telugu masala film aptly portrayed by Ramcharan and Aadhi. A very entertaining period drama and one of the finest entertainer in Telugu films in recent times!!

Rangasthalam (2018) : Brief Review -

If every mass-action film can be like this, then believe me even Intellectuals will go mad over this genre. Sukumar and Ram Charan opted Class over mindless Mass. Rangasthalam is one of the rare diamond of a mass-action film in the coal mines of south's mindless masala entertainers. There are three kind of audiences, 1st one is masses who appear in majority, 2nd one is classes who watch all kind of classic stuff from all over the world and 3rd one is intellectual who are always hungry for artistical and intelligent cinematic experiences. There is 4th kind, very unknown and very unique who have features of all the 3 kinds mentioned above. I sort of belong to that rare 4th kind and so i am not a big fan of mindless masala entertainers and that's why i don't watch many South films from that genre. It's not like that it's all garbage, there were some great massy flicks made too and i love those films such as recently made KGF, Bahubali and Pokiri from earlier decade just to name a few. Surprisingly, Rangasthalam came out as classy as those massy flicks. To be honest, i did not expect a great film like this from Ram Charan in this genre but since Sukumar was there i had some hopes because i loved his Nenokkadine. Rangasthalam is same old story but with modern techniques of intelligent filmmaking. Like i said, if all mass films can be so perfect like this one then even intellectuals will go gaga over them. Of course, they won't scream out and dance madly in theatres but they will definitely enjoy the solid entertainer. Rangasthalam is one of the finest Ram Charan film i have even seen (original i mean) as well as his one of the finest performance. Acting, writing, dialogues, camerawork, storytelling, music, action and direction everything about this film is far superior than any other typical out an out mass action film of south. In short, our smart Multiplex audience deserves more and more Mass-Action Entertainers like this.

RATING - 7.5/10*

By - #samthebestest.