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Indian romance explores fate vs. free will; suicide themes.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 14+?

Prominent themes around suicide as characters test fate. Significant gore, blood

Multiple kissing scenes. Sex implied in one scene where characters lie in bed wi

Infrequent use of "idiot," "jerk," and "crazy."

Characters drink alcohol and party in one scene but only in moderation.

Any Positive Content?

Characters are flawed yet have certain respectable qualities. Prerana is carefre

Although most of the action takes place in Italy, the central characters are Ind

One's own actions determine life's course. However, to alter fate, suicide is re

Violence & Scariness

Prominent themes around suicide as characters test fate. Significant gore, blood, and injury. In a chase sequence, a character skateboards in traffic and collides with a bus. News footage of several people dead in a train accident, also where a character is severely injured and loses their arm. A morgue scene with dead bodies. References to murder and poisoning. Intense scene where a character lets go of their steering wheel and accelerates in a test of fate. A truck crashes into their vehicle -- they survive but suffer serious injuries. Long sequence of a ship sinking; near drowning. Character is diagnosed with a life-threatening tumor but eventually survives.

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Sex, Romance & Nudity

Multiple kissing scenes. Sex implied in one scene where characters lie in bed with bodies covered by a sheet; no explicit nudity. References to casual sexual encounters, referred to as "flirtationship." Many Bollywood love songs with corny romance.

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Positive Role Models

Characters are flawed yet have certain respectable qualities. Prerana is carefree and optimistic despite her serious medical condition. She is determined to serve others as a doctor. Vikramaditya is resolute and matures through the film. From an indifferent flirt, he becomes an honest and affectionate lover. Both lead characters have supportive, caring, and understanding families. After losing her arm in an accident, Tara shows resilience in going on to win a position in archery at the Paralympics.

Diverse Representations

Although most of the action takes place in Italy, the central characters are Indian. Emphasis on ancient Hindu practices of palmistry and astrology. Women pursue diverse careers and are shown to excel in their fields, including that of being a doctor. A female character performs a classical Indian dance form at an international level. After losing an arm in an accident, a character wins a position in archery at the Paralympics. However, this character is reduced to their disability, which is only present for the main lead to make a philosophical discovery.

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Positive Messages

One's own actions determine life's course. However, to alter fate, suicide is recklessly attempted. The importance of a caring and loving family. Melodrama and sentimentality often take center stage.

Parents need to know that Radhe Shyam is a 2022 Indian romantic drama -- with intense scenes involving suicide and bloody/gory accidents -- that explores destiny versus free will. Set in 1970s Europe, the story follows the fate-altering relationship between Vikramaditya (Prabhas), a world-famous palmist, and Prerana (Pooja Hegde), a doctor with a fatal medical condition. There are multiple kissing scenes, and one implied sex scene -- no nudity is shown -- as well as references to casual sexual encounters. Expect stunts, chase sequences, and significant gore. At one point, the lead characters dangerously dangle out of a moving train, while there are several accidents (including a train toppling over, a ship sinking, and a character being run over by a bus) that cause injury or death. A prominent character attempts suicide by letting go of the steering wheel while driving and is seriously injured. There are medical procedures (defibrillation, surgery) and heavy discussions about death. One scene involves characters drinking, but not to excess. The movie is in Telugu and Hindi with English subtitles and an English-dubbed version available. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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What's the Story?

In the 1970s-set RADHE SHYAM, Vikramaditya (Prabhas) is a renowned palmist whose predictions never go wrong. Believing he is not destined for love, Vikramaditya only indulges in casual relationships with women. But his foresight falls short when he encounters the happy-go-lucky Prerana (Pooja Hegde). Falling for one another, the duo decide to wage a war against fate.

Is It Any Good?

Starring a famous and celebrated Indian cast -- that includes Hegde and Prabhas -- this romantic drama fails to live up to its promise. Shot extensively in Europe, Radhe Shyam boasts intense action, adventure, and emotion, delivering a fairy tale vibe through pretty scenery and praiseworthy visual effects. Unfortunately the mawkish melodrama and the clichéd star-crossed lovers theme is boring, with neither the characters nor the story having much depth. The humor is also silly and the music a tad too mushy. Which is a shame as the premise of fate versus free will had potential. But the various reckless acts that are done in the name of romance are hardly the best examples for any watching kids.

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Movie Details

In theaters : March 10, 2022
On DVD or streaming : April 1, 2022
Cast : Prabhas , Pooja Hegde , Bhagyashree Patwardhan
Director : K.K. Radhakrishna Kumar
Inclusion Information : Indian/South Asian actors, Female actors
Studio : Great India Films
Genre : Romance
Topics : Music and Sing-Along
Run time : 138 minutes
MPAA rating : NR
Last updated : April 3, 2023

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Radhe Shyam Reviews

Unfortunately the mawkish melodrama and the clichéd star-crossed lovers theme is boring, with neither the characters nor the story having much depth.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 5, 2023

Creativity is abundant in Radhe Shyam, and that spirit of inventiveness is often thrilling to watch.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 12, 2022

An unconvincing flight of fancy...

Full Review | Mar 16, 2022

In Radhe Shyam, Prabhas looks tired, his eyes are droopy, simple dialogues seem laborious, and he just isn’t funny as much as cringey.

Full Review | Mar 15, 2022

Prabhas and Pooja Hegde are saddled with a screenplay that allows them little room for manoeuvre. The end result is calamitous.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 15, 2022

Prabhas-starrer expects us to swallow, hook, line and so many sinkers, and we are constantly collecting our jaws off the floor.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 15, 2022

The VFX deserves an applause, and adds to the visual quality of the film. But all of this barely salvages this love story whose destiny could have really been something else.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 15, 2022

Prabhas and Pooja Hegde's film is packed with romance, songs, VFX, grand outdoors but not a lot of logic or good writing.

All-in-all, watch it for the fresh pairing and the picture postcard visuals, and that terrific climax set at the sea…

The lazy writing undermines the grandiose visuals.

Full Review | Mar 14, 2022

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Radhe Shyam Movie Review: A Tale of Epic Expositions

Cast: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde

Director: Radha Krishna Kumar

There's something audacious about a star of Prabhas' proportions agreeing to do a full-length love story without any action and banking purely on the script and his own acting calibre. After Saaho and the announcement of films with Prashant Neel and Sandeep Reddy Vanga, there was a fear that the pre- Baahubali Prabhas who was known for being the goofy-masala star of romantic dramas had completely faded out. Even his comic timing and dialogue delivery hasn't been adequately used in nearly a decade.

But in Radhe Shyam he wants to try and remodel himself into that mould again. Utter romantic dialogues, be a goof in love on screen, and of course, the most important of all, be smolderingly attractive and walk-in slow-motion to ensure that the women in the audience can lust after him. Unfortunately, all of this might have worked for the pre- Baahubali Prabhas but in Radhe Shyam he looks tired, his eyes are droopy, simple dialogues seem laborious, and he just isn't funny as much as cringey.

Radhe Shyam tells the story of an expert palm reader ("Einstein of Palmistry" as the film keeps referring to him) Vikramaditya (Prabhas) who falls in love with Prerana (Pooja Hegde), a doctor. They are both in Italy in the 70s because something something Indian emergency something but the real reason seems to be that a 'Prabhas' film must have a scale that is bigger than his previous films. Back to Prerana and Vikramaditya. They are not supposed to be in love because it's not within their fate. Why can't Prerana and Vikramaditya be in love? Can Vikramditya read his own palm and does he know something we don't? Did Prabhas read the script?

Radhe Shyam is directed by Radha Krishna Kumar who is one film old, that film being Jil which was a regular masala-fare. Here, he tries to tell a pure love story along the lines of Manirathnam's Geethanjali but adds a layer of Hindu mysticism to it. In that attempt, Radha Krishna Kumar has envisioned beautiful frames that show his influences ranging from Mani Ratham to Michael Gondry and maybe even master framemaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Some frames are beautiful to look at such as a train running through a lake as the lead pair stare into each other's eyes; some seem like ambitious homages like when Prerana and Vikramaditya are lying on snow as if they are the only ones in the world (similar to the posters of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ); some are plain cheesy like Prabhas being at one end of the rainbow while Pooja Hegde runs to the other end.

But they are all beautiful frames put together by cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa, production designer Ravindar, and costume designers Eka Lakhani and Thota Vijay Bhaskar. Even the sets designed by Gayatri Shinde and the art by Illia Boccia, Sagar Mali, and Giulia Parigi have raised the bar at least twofold for any Telugu film that comes after this. Rarely do Telugu films look so pretty and this one looks stunning. The interiors of a house look so picture-perfect that, even a bed that's been slept on for a whole night looks barely crumpled as if to sleep properly on them is to sin.

But here is where Radha Krishna Kumar's script (he wrote the film too) lets down the scale of the film and its stars. He seems to be so invested in the frames that in terms of storytelling, he's taken it far too literally where his characters tell us what happened and what we are supposed to feel rather than show us.

Take this scene for example. Vikramaditya tells Prerana that if she doesn't come outside a certain place by 10 AM the next day, he will never show his face to her again. This is usual Telugu film territory. But the next day he shows up at said time and place. But how do we know this gesture is grand? Because a character literally tells us something to the effect of "Did he just travel 300 kilometres in freezing temperatures and pouring rain across mountains to meet you?" And that is how we learn that he did all of those things. Otherwise, we get a Prabhas on a bike with no scratches or signs of wear and tear and he looks prim and proper with barely a stain on his clothes.

I'm not asking to be shown thermometers and rain gauges but don't expect me to be awed by the result without showing me the process. The film suffers throughout from excess exposition.

And it commits the other cardinal sin that lies adjacent to exposition — easy and convenient payoffs. There is a ship captain (played by Jayaram in a Captain Haddock way) who is always in the hospital because he is constantly worried he has a disease i.e. he is nosophobic. He's given a few scenes to play for laughs and his scene with Prabhas, which the film thinks is ripe uproarious comedy barely causes a chuckle and that is induced neither by Prabhas' nor by Jayaram's acting chops. But this captain suddenly changes his life — we barely see him contemplate and his entrance, in the end, is so outrageous that even Vikramaditya can't predict it.

Similarly, there are characters who have no payoffs but they are all supposed to mean something. Jagapathi Babu plays a character who has no outcome in any event in the film and yet his scenes were retained. There is a scene with an archer where she asks "Do armless handicapped people not have a future?" and what is supposed to be a meaningful moment feels like a silly question asked by a 14-year-old. Towards the climax, we are supposed to feel destroyed by the fact that Vikramaditya is leaving his mother with his friend, and he's leaving his entire life behind. But how can we do that when we don't care about them enough? Do we really need Kunal Roy Kapur to play a 'fat' friend who eats a lot? Did we even need such a character again in such a seemingly ambitious film?

Director Radha Krishna Kumar also struggles to handle Justin Prabhakaran's fantastic music. I'm just going to leave you with one example so that you know how odd the songs feel on screen. Radhe Shyam's biggest song (and my personal favourite too) is 'Ee Raathale' sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja. When the chorus hits, the song is magical as the lyrics say "Ee raathale Dhoobuchule" (This fate keeps toying with us) and there is a sweet fusion of Carnatic and Western music that explodes. But in the film when this same chorus hits at one point it cuts to Vikramaditya and his family eating. There's more Prabhas and Kunal Roy Kapur toying with the rice on their plate than the enormity of fate playing with anyone. Other songs suffer similarly.

I suspected the film to share this 'fate' after I saw one of its first frames. It said "Story Idea by Chandrashekhar Yeleti". Radha Krishna Kumar worked as an assistant under Chandrashekhar Yeleti for nine years or so. Chandrashekhar Yeleti is Telugu cinema's most overrated "underrated director" as he too suffers from being an ideas man who struggles to translate them on screen.

Radha Krishna Kumar too has some big and ambitious ideas. I think the idea to intertwine death, love and fate is a winning combination and similarly to make your protagonist a palmist is a brave idea. This is not to say you have to agree or believe in astrology. But such a literal interpretation of fate and love is a great idea given that Prabhas caters to large sections of the audience. But it feels like a gimmick rather than a characteristic and when Prabhas harps on about not having a 'love line' it makes his character seem flaky whereas the film wants us to think he's a tragic hero. Similarly when the character wants 'flirtationship' (which in modern terms would be fuckboi) it feels cheesy and makes the audience cringe rather than be something that you find endearing.

And finally, the two plot points that the film considers 'twists' do not work primarily because they are withheld from us and we have to struggle through a bland but beautiful first half and an equally generic second half till the twists are revealed one by one. They're not worth the wait because there are no 'real' obstacles to this love story. Had Radha Krishna Kumar followed Manirantham's Geethanjali where the conditions of the lead pair are revealed early on, Radhe Shyam might have been a more exciting watch.

Maybe this film could have used some action as opposed to completely avoiding it. Maybe the film could have borrowed a little from Krishna Vamsi's Murari which intertwined Hindu ideas of fate with young love and came out a smashingly entertaining and lovable film. Maybe…

The most enjoyable moments in the film are also its most genuine ones and those pertain to the 'marriage jokes' on Vikramaditya which carry meta baggage regarding Prabhas' own bachelorhood. These scenes with his own uncle Krishnam Raju (who plays Vikramaditya's guru Paramahamsa) come with warmth and self-deprecation that adds life to the film.

Radhe Shyam , like Saaho , seems to have been signed by a pre- Baahubali Prabhas and he had to scale up these films with simple outlines to match his image. But I'm glad he's done with both of them and now he can move on to the likes of Salaar with Prashant Neel, Spirit with Sandeep Reddy Vanga, and Project K with Nag Ashwin. These filmmakers and films seemed to have come for the post- Baahubali Prabhas as opposed to ramping up older ideas for a newer image.

I look forward to that version of him because whatever this is, it's not dishing up films that are worth the hype.

Radhe Shyam (2022)

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Radhe Shyam Movie Review

Article by Suman M Published by GulteDesk --> Published on: 12:00 pm, 12 March 2022 | Updated on 6:42 am, 24 March 2022

2 Hour 18 mins | Romance | Drama | 11-03-2022

Cast - Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Bhagyasree, Sachin Khedkar, Jagapathi Babu, Priyadarshi, Murli Sharma, Sathyaraj and others

Director - Radha Krishna Kumar

Producer - Pramod, Vamshi and Praseedha

Banner - UV Creations

Music - Justin Prabhakaran, S Thaman

Baahubali made Prabhas a pan-India star and Prabhas’s market has grown multiple folds ever since. After Saaho’s not-so-expected result, Prabhas is coming back to theaters almost after three years with a love story, Radhe Shyam. Prabhas has been promoting the movie as an Indian cinema and is releasing in multiple languages.

Radhe Shyam is a period romantic drama set in Europe. The trailer gives us many glimpses with a revelation that the story is all about the biggest war between love and destiny. Prabhas will be appearing as a famous palmist and Pooja Hegde will be seen as his love interest.

The trailer also gives us a glance at the super classy making and we have to see if the story keeps it up. We have not seen Prabhas in a complete love story for a long time, and let us see if Radhe Shyam is a perfect gear shift for Prabhas’s action mode and how the audience receives it.

Well, the movie is in theaters today, and here is the review from one of the US premieres. Let us check it out if it really is visual poetry as said by many.

What Is It About?

A renowned palmist Vikram Aditya (Prabhas) who believes he has no love lines on his palm, falls in love with Prerna (Pooja Hegde), a doctor by profession. Vikram Aditya predicts a full and happy life for Prerna but the latter has got a strong health reason to believe his prediction is wrong. Will the prediction of Vikram Aditya, which was never wrong, win? What will Prerna learn about Vikram Aditya’s ‘no love lines’? Is the Einstein of Palmistry wrong or right or both? The ultimate war between their love and destiny is what Radhe Shyam is all about.

Performances

Prabhas did well as the famous palmist. He excels in his role and also the romantic scenes. There are no muscle-flexing scenes and neither is the need for them. He is known to the Telugu audience in these kinds of roles, but we have to see how it goes with the other language audience who know him as the mighty Baahubali.

It is an undeniable fact that Prabhas has lost the charm and looks that he had for and before Baahubali. Though he looked extremely stylish in most of Radhe Shyam, the missing charm can be noticed here and there.

Pooja Hegde looks sharp and very beautiful. She is fine in her role as Prerna. She has done these sorts of roles and it is a cakewalk for her.

Satya Raj appears in a short yet crucial role as Paramahamsa, the guru of Vikram Aditya. It looks like Satyaraj will be seen in Telugu version for US release alone, while Krishnam Raju will be playing the same role for the screening in India. Satyaraj is good as Pramahamsa.

Sachin Khedkar is okay in his role as Prerna’s uncle, which Murli Sharma and others hardly got any dialogue. Jayaram and Jagapathi Babu appeared in pure guest roles. Bhagyashree and Kunaal Roy Kapoor’s roles were very artificial and it doesn’t make any difference without them. It looks like they were included in the cast just to embrace the Bollywood audience.

Priyadarshi and others are okay in supporting roles.

Technicalities

Radhe Shyam is truly a visual delight with captivating frames, hands-down. The vintage lavish sets and the beautiful locales of Torino, Pisa, Georgia, and Rome in Europe are a treat to the eyes.

The songs are beautifully pictured and the background score is perfect as well. Editing is fine and so is the screenplay. The climax ship episode is much-hyped but it fails to live up to the expectations. Rather than gripping, it looks more on the forced way.

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The slow pace in second half Missing chemistry between lead pair Boring narration

Radhe Shyam has got a simple yet intriguing storyline. A palmist who believes his prediction is inevitable has to question the same after he falls in love. In the war between love and destiny, he believes in destiny but takes the side of love.

The director Radha Krishna Kumar stayed with the interesting genre all along, but the narrative went flat with it. The love story and the establishment in the first half go fine until we realize that the spark or the chemistry between the lead pair is missing. Both Prabhas and Pooja Hegde looks great together on screen, but we will not be able to feel the magic between them.

The main point unravels by the interval and the narration goes dead-slow from thereon. While the prediction power of Vikram Aditya is well established with words like ‘Einstein of Palmistry’, Indira Gandhi’s scene, and the train scene, the episode of Jagapathi Babu is clearly predictable.

There are few terribly bad comedy scenes like death-yoga in the hospital and Jayaram’s nosophobia scenes. Avoiding them completely could have been better. Bhagyasree and Kunaal Roy Kapoor looked more like guests at Prabhas’s house than the family. The scenes and conversations between them look unnatural.

The director solely depended on the grandeur to essay the tale, which left the movie just with the good visuals. From the love story to the good-bye scenes, the hospital scenes to the ship-Tsunami scenes, the depth could not be felt nor the emotion. The departing appears strictly a scene after scene thing, rather than being touchy. The ship episode and the Tsunami were much-hyped but looked forced and unimpressive to the point.

There are some good dialogues like ‘knowing that the future is good kills the surprise and learning that that future is bad kills the hope’ and also the archer aspirant asking ‘if a person without a hand cannot have a future. There is one from Prerna asking Vikram Aditya if he had looked for her love line in his palm instead of his. Overall, for a movie lover, Radhe Shyam gives thought-flashes of Geetanjali and Final Destination, but it is nowhere near them.

Director Chandrasekhar Yeleti wrote the storyline of Radhe Shyam eighteen years back and now the director Radha Krishna added his idea of climax for it. The ‘one percent’ logic he brings up regarding the people who write their own destiny and the ’99 percent science’ concept of Satya Raj are the supporting statements brought up by the director to convince ‘Radhe Shyam’. By the end, the logic does not appear extraordinary and the so-called war looks stale.

Having said that, Radhe Shyam is not just a war between love and destiny, but also a war between grandeur and storytelling, where the latter lost it to the former. Finally, Radhe Shyam is a failed jyothishyam and we have to see if audience can change its destiny.

Bottom line: Only Drusyam, No Kavyam

Rating: 2.5/5

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Radhe Shyam Movie Review

Radhe Shyam Devesh Sharma , Mar 11, 2022, 18:01 IST

Radhe shyam.

	Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Bhagyashree, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Sachin Khedekar, Jagapathi Babu, Sathyaraj
	Radha Krishna Kumar
	Romance
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Radhe Shyam is a love story set in the ’70s. After informing the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, that she’s going to declare Emergency, palmist Vikramaditya ( Prabhas ) goes to Europe on a prolonged trek, before coming to Rome to be with his mother (Bhagyashree) and best friend (Kunaal Roy Kapur). He doesn’t believe in love as he doesn’t have a love line in his hand. So he hooks up with a lot of girls but a deeper commitment is beyond him. Prerana (Pooja Hegde), a doctor working with her uncle (Sachin Khedekar) in a high class hospital has a death wish of sorts in the sense that she tells strangers on trains to hold her as she leans out of open doors. Once, she asks Aditya to help her out in the stunt and despite knowing that he can’t fall in love, he finds his heart beating for her. Prerna suffers from an incurable disease and doesn’t have long to live. But Aditya informs her that she’ll get cured and lead a long life. Her uncle is convinced Aditya is a fraud, till Aditya gives him proof of his prowess. Aditya leaves Prerana as he knows he doesn’t have a future with her. His guru, Paramhansa (Sathyaraj) tells him that no science is exact and astrology is also only 99 per cent accurate. And destiny can change if one puts in a big enough effort. How Aditya battles his destiny to win over his love forms the crux of the film.

The film is replete with gothic elements. Haunting music is played whenever Sachin Khedekar enters. One thinks he’s some mad scientist conducting some nefarious experiments in the dungeons of his hospital. The hospital too gives off a haunted castle vibe. Same is the case with Jagapathi Babu’s character. One thinks he’s some evil megalomaniac all set to take over the world, given the way he’s introduced. But he’s only a golf-playing industrialist with not one evil thought in mind. Murali Sharma plays Pooja Hegde’s father but for some reason hasn’t been given a speaking role. Actually, apart from Prabhas and Pooja Hegde , the rest of the cast don’t speak much in this 140 minute movie. Jayaram, who plays a ship’s captain and Sachin Khedekar, who becomes more lamb-like as the film progresses, are the two exceptions. There’s only a ten year gap between Prabhas and Bhagyashree’s ages, so why she was cast as his mother is beyond comprehension. To make a film about the conflict between palmistry and free will in this day and age also doesn’t make sense. Some sequences just drag on and should have been trimmed.

The film has been lavishly mounted and its visual splendour is a sight to behold. Kudos to cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa for capturing Europe so enchantingly. And applause also should be directed towards the VFX team who have convincingly managed to recreate choppy seas and the spectacular overview of a ship slowly sinking. This grand sequence, which comes towards the end, truly elevates the film. Hummable numbers by Mithoon, Amaal Malik and Mahan Bhardwaj too serve the film nicely.

Prabhas, who is more known for his action films, makes a fine transition into a romantic actor. There’s no denying his larger-than-life screen presence or earthy charm. And he’s made sure his mass audience sees him doing action as well. The stunts set in the sea are well-choreographed indeed. He does share a certain chemistry with Pooja Hegde. The two look good together as a couple. Pooja looks ethereal even as a cancer patient. The camera seems to be in love with her for sure. She’s so pretty that one wonders why Prabhas’s character wants to ditch her. We’d love to see her and Prabhas do another, better written, love story together.

Radhe Shyam is a lopsided film. The visual spectacle and the efforts of the good-looking leads are undermined by the weak script. It could have been a classic goth love story but director Radha Krishna Kumar only hinted at it in the beginning but later abandoned the idea. He does know how to mount a film on a big scale but needs to work on his writing.

All-in-all, watch it for the fresh pairing and the picture postcard visuals, and that terrific climax set at the sea…

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‘Radhe Shyam’ movie review: Visual aesthetics and little else

A shallow story and lacklustre screenplay make pooja hegde and prabhas’ ‘radhe shyam’ a colossal bore.

Updated - March 12, 2022 06:07 pm IST

Published - March 11, 2022 02:54 pm IST

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At the end of Radhe Shyam , what stayed with me were its picture perfect frames that were painstakingly made to look like paintings. Cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa, production designer Raveender Reddy and costume designers Thota Vijayabhaskar and Eka Lakhani create the mood for an epic fairytale. But how long can one soak in the atmosphere, admiring the columns of light that pour through tall windows and the long corridors of the hospital and the homes in Italy? Sure, the film boasts of Prabhas and Pooja Hegde who have a good screen presence. But the soul of the film, the story, is flaky. What is meant to be an aching romance of two people racing against destiny turns out to be bland and listless.

In this period drama set in the 1970s, the protagonist Vikramaditya (Prabhas) is positioned as ‘the Einstein of palmistry’. His guru Paramahamsa (Krishnam Raju in the Telugu version; Sathyaraj in other versions) is consulted by a team of Indian space scientists before a mission. The guru understands a scientist’s scepticism of palmistry, astrology and related practices. He cites the example of Arundhati and Vashista stars being known long before they were discovered by modern science; there are things beyond human comprehension, he says, thus setting the tone for events that unfold later.

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Cast: prabhas, pooja hegde, direction: radha krishna kumar, music: justin prabhakaran, s s thaman.

Vikramaditya carries forward the guru’s legacy and early on in the film, reads Indira Gandhi’s palm and predicts that she is going to declare Emergency! Later, there is a passing photographic reference of John Lennon taking Vikramaditya’s autograph. Radhe Shyam might have done away with stunt sequences one would find in a star film, but tries to create a halo around Prabhas’s character through such sketchy sequences.

Scratch beneath this layer of heroism and Vikramaditya comes across as a guy who has surrendered to the diktats of destiny. The way he indulges in casual relationships, which he terms as ‘flirtationships’, is a clue that he is commitment phobic with good reason. Ultimately, of course, he falls in love when he meets the exuberant but mysterious Dr Prerna (Pooja Hegde), who also runs a mile from relationships.

The beautifully mounted ‘Ee Rathale’ (composed by Justin Prabhakaran) serves to show how the two who are destined to not meet or fall in love, continue to cross paths. In portions like this, the film manages to create some magic. Vikramaditya and Prerna’s courtship happens amid hints being dropped about what makes them the way they are. It is also punctuated by banal comic portions in a hospital ward.

The film wastes a bunch of talented actors, making them merely stand by and utter a line or two. Sachin Khedekar at least gets something to do. Jayaram, Jagapathi Babu and Priyadarshi are wasted. The one who is wasted the most is Murali Sharma, and that too saddled with a bad wig. Kunaal Roy Kapur and Bhagyashree also have nothing much to do and were perhaps roped in to have familiar faces for the Hindi audiences.

For the first hour or so, the aesthetic visuals, the music (background score by S S Thaman) and the lead actors who are made to look picture-perfect, accentuate the dreamy setting. Pooja Hegde looks every bit the princess and in later portions, shows a glimpse of her acting potential that is waiting to be tapped. Prabhas is effective in his portrayal, but there isn’t much in the story or characterisation that challenges him as an actor.

When the conflict between destiny and love takes centrestage, the film begins to lose whatever little charm it had. The biggest issue with Radhe Shyam is that it never sucks you in. The ship sequence at the fag end of the film sinks an already shaky film, despite Prabhas being made to scale a tall ship in a Baahubalian manner.

The parallels with Mani Ratnam’s Geethanjali are also tough to shake off. The journeys of the two lovers against what destiny has in store for them can be viewed as a hat tip to that iconic romance. While Geethanjali also rode on a premise that required suspension of disbelief, it was all heart and made us root for the protagonists. Radhe Shyam could have benefited with some of that soul in its writing.

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Pan India Star Prabhas' Radhe Shyam, the most awaited film across the country released on March 11,2022 in a spectacular manner. Expectations are soaring high as Prabhas is doing the period romantic entertainer after attaining pan India stardom. Let us see what impact Radhe Shyam made on movie lovers.

Story Review

Vikramaditya (Prabhas) is a renowned palmist who flies to Italy after predicting to the then Indian PM Indira Gandhi (Flora Jacob), that she would impose an emergency in the country soon. Vikramaditya who knows that he has no 'love line' in his life, believes in flitration and he falls in love with a gorgeous girl Dr.Prerana (Pooja Hegde). Vikramaditya however comes to know about the shocking secret about Prerana. To find out what it is and whether Vikramaditya's predictions about his love life turn out to be true and the result of the war between love and destiny, enjoy Radhe Shyam on the silver screen.

Artists, Technicians Review

Radha Krishna Kumar developed the story penned by Chandrasekhar Yeleti. The idea of showing Prabhas in the role of a palmist is certainly novel. He took his own sweet time establishing the characters of Prabhas and Prerana and then took pains to drive home the central point ' love vs destiny' and '1%' who think differently can change destiny. He failed to execute the novel idea in an effective manner. he spent the entire first half introducing various characters and except for Prabhas and Pooja Hegde's characters, none of them generate interest. Be it Sachin Khedekar, Jagapathi Babu, they fail to connect chords. Much to the disappointment of all, Prabhas and Pooja Hegde's chemistry went missing throughout the film. While Prabhas worked hard to cast a magic spell as the lover boy role in the romantic avatar, Pooja Hegde failed to compliment him. Even in the songs, the same is visible. The train episode leading to the interval increases the curiosity levels and sets the stage for the second half. But the narration once again deviates and slips down sailing at the snail's pace in the second half till the climax. People get excited as the much-talked-about ship episode commences. But for all the hype the Radhe Shyam lacked the substance and soul. The story turned out to be weak and the screenplay went awry along with the direction.

Prabhas in the first place should be complimented for taking a huge risk doing the romantic entertainer putting his hard-earned mass image at stake. He did full justice to his role. He played the role of a youngster who can predict the future of anyone as a palmist and as a young man show fall in love despite knowing his future. He showed variations in his expressions and emotions. For all the scares of Prabhas' look, he looked very handsome and charming. However, at the end of the second half, he looked jaded, tired, and aged. It seems the pressures of doing a romantic entertainer took a heavy toll of him. Even the rumors of lack of chemistry and rift between Prabhas and Pooja Hegde seemed to be true. There are no such romantic scenes that elevated the chemistry of Prabhas and Pooja Hegde on the screen. Prabhas expressed well as a lover boy in the film.

Pooja Hegde looked gorgeous on-screen and came with good expressions. She failed to elevate the emotions along with Prabhas. The romantic feel between Pooja Hegde and Prabhas that is important for a romantic entertainer like Radhe Shyam went missing completely. This undid the film in a major way. Krishnam Raju played an important role as a spiritual guru of Prabhas. Actors like Bhagyasree, Jagapathi Babu, Murali Sharma, Sachin Khedekar, Priyadarshi, Sathyan, Riddhi Kumar, Jayaram, Flora Jacob, Sasha Chetri played according to their roles. They just appear in a few scenes and disappear only to appear after some time. Kunal Roy Kapoor as the friend of Prabhas got on the nerves of the viewers. He is the one who killed the film to the maximum. Bhagyasree looked odd and irritating though she was shown as a classical dancer. Her makeup did not suit and the scenes of her along with Prabhas tested the patience of the viewers. Riddhi Kumar played an important role that turned the film's story. Jayaram's role irritated the viewers. Sachin Khedekar is ok to some extent and so too is Jagapathi Babu. Most of their roles are inconsequential.

Justin Prabhakaran's songs are melodious and are beautifully picturized. His music is soulful and highlighted the romantic feel. But they could have been done in an even better manner. Thaman's background music created magic. He powered the scenes to another level. Even when the stars are not present, he with his background music conveyed the emotions and feelings on the screen. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao left a lot to be desired. There are many scenes that slowed the pace of the film which in turn impact the tempo. Manoj Paramahamsa's cinematography is of high standards. All the scenes are showcased on screen in a visually powerful and wonderful manner mesmerizing movie lovers. Cinematography formed the soul of the film. Production values are grand.

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Disadvantages

Missing emotions

Uneven screenplay

Much hyped climax

Rating Analysis

Prabhas's period romantic entertainer Radhe Shyam is loaded with visual extravaganza, beautiful soul-stirring music, and background score along with interesting points touching upon the war between love and destiny. However, Radha Krishna Kumar, while concentrating on highlighting all these elements, failed to elevate the romantic feel and chemistry between the lead pair. The missing emotional connect, romantic feel coupled with the weak narration, screenplay, and direction along with cliched scenes spoiled what could have been a classic romantic flick.

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Radhe Shyam Review

Rebelstar Prabhas is testing his luck after three years with Radhe Shyam . Made on a massive budget, this romantic entertainer is directed by Radha Krishna Kumar. Prabhas and Pooja Hegde looked pretty on screen in this big-budget romantic saga produced by UV Creations, T Series, and Gopikrishna Movies. The trailer and the songs generated positive buzz on the film. Here is the review of Radhe Shyam

Set in 1976, Vikram Aditya is a top league palmist – visited by bigwigs including the Indian Prime Minister to know what lies in their future. Without no apparent reason, he disappears from India and is seen living life to the fullest in Italy. He meets Dr. Prerana (Pooja Hedge) and love blossoms between them. Despite dire prognosis from multiple doctors on her illness, Aditya assures Prerna that she will have a long full life. They say that the stars dictate our lives, can we really travel a non-fated path? The rest of the movie shows us.

Radhe Shyam has an interesting story and large canvas to write it on.The Director Radha Krishna Kumar takes on a journey to his imaginative world of Vikram Aditya and Prerana – two star crossed lovers. The opening sequences are designed to capture the attention of viewers with fairy tale-like visuals and soothing music. Prabhas’s introduction song ‘Chalo Chalo Sanchari’ visuals are super grandeur and Dr. Prerana’s introduction is a very close second. A few episodes later, we see the song ‘Evaro nivvevaro’ – another melody. Sailing as a smooth classy love story takes a turn with the attempted comedy in the hospital episodes – we are using the word comedy very loosely here. Prabhas’s mother’s role is half baked and you have wonder why even have that role and waste someone as talented as renowned actress Bhagyashri in that role. Kunal Roy Kapur as Aditya’s friend in Italy is a miscast and annoying. Eventually, we come to the ‘Nagumomu Tarale’ song – another artistic number. Pre-interval episodes are good in showcasing Vikram Aditya’s prowess in palmistry. Overall, the first half is engaging enough with few complaints. A minor tussle with business tycoon Jagapathi Babu goes unexplored.

The film is set against the backdrop of palmistry being superior to science, that even human thoughts are predetermined. With Aditya predicting that Prerana will live a full life and him never being wrong in his predictions the movie leads into an interesting conundrum – his love for her to live long and the turns in his own life. The much talked about tsunami episode is shot with enormous effort but does not have much impact due the complicated plot development.

The soul of the film is missing in the second half which makes this extravaganza production a dull watch by the time we get to the climax. This film may have a “relatively better” overall feel in the Hindi language due to factors like casting, better songs in Hindi. The technical team has delivered an outstanding output but there isn’t a thread to tie them together. The artwork, set designs, locations, production, and music are all good individually but slow-paced, soul-lacking plot fails to appeal to the audience. Production house UV Creations and Gopikrishna films mounted this film at Hollywood standards at times, but it falls flat with the poor narration. Background score by S. Thaman is top class, soothing music by Justin Prabhakaran is good as well.

Performances:

Prabhas looks wise is just fine as Vikram Aditya, but the characterization does not match his macho star image – with film being an out and out love story. At times, he appears uncomfortable as Vikram Aditya. Pooja Hegde looks at her best as Dr.Prerana and acted well. Satyaraj plays Aditya’s guru Paramahamsa. Other character artists Sachin Khederkar, Murali Sharma, Jayaram and comedian Priyadarshini have very limited screen time.

Positives :

• Artistic and visual grandeur • Prabhas and Pooja screen presence • Technical brilliance • Different premise than run of the mill love stories

Negatives :

• Superficial and boring second half • Lack of soul in the story • Poor narration

Verdict : Radhe Shyam’s first half is artistic and visually splendid. However, the superficial second half is slow paced and convoluted. This film’s interesting premise, soulful music, and extravaganza production can bring class audience to give this film a try. Overall, Radhe Shyam is a passable film only for a subset of the audience.

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'Radhe Shyam' Review: Mystic Astro-Love

Movie: Radhe Shyam Rating: 2.75/5 Banner: UV Creations Cast: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Krishnam Raju, Bhagyashree, Sachin Khedekar, Kunal Roy Kapur, Priyadarsi, Jagapathi Babu, Murli Sharma, Riddhi Kumar, Sasha Chettri, and others. Music: Justin Prabhakaran Cinematography: Manoj Paramahamsa Production designer: R Raveendar Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao Sound: Resul Pookutty Producers: Vamsi, Pramod and Praseedha Written and Directed by: Radha Krishna Kumar Release Date: March 11, 2022

Prabhas is one of India’s biggest superstars. With his tall and handsome looks, he has already proved that he can effortlessly switch from action roles to romantic characters.

After an action film like “Saaho”, Prabhas has now come up with a pure romantic tale. “Radhe Shyam” has been aggressively promoted as a romantic thriller, and the film’s promotions have generated tremendous hype.

Let’s find out its merits and demerits.

Story: The story is set in the mid-1970s. Vikramaditya (Prabhas), the Einstein of palmistry, falls in love with Prerana (Pooja Hegde) at first sight. She works as a doctor in Rome. Vikramaditya can predict the future. He never gets it wrong.

Such a renowned palmist is in love with a girl, who as per doctors, might not live long. She is suffering from an incurable tumor.

What will be the fate of their love story? Can fate be changed?

Artistes’ Performances: The best part of the film is Prabhas looking at his dashing best. He is handsome and classy. His screen presence is fabulous. There are no fights in the film, but he gets a couple of emotional moments to showcase his performance skills.

Pooja Hegde is so beautiful. As Prerana, she is ravishing and fits the character well. She looks fresh as a daisy.

Krishnam Raju as a blind astrology guru brings gravitas. Jagapathi Babu, though a short role, made some impact.

Bhagya Shree also made her good screen presence but the emotional connect with the protagonist is not established much.

Purpose of Kunal Kapoor's character is not served at all.

Sachin Khedekar as Pooja’s uncle is the only noticeable actor among scores of actors, who get nothing much to do than stand for scenes.

Technical Excellence: The striking part is Manoj’s cinematography besides production design. Art Director Ravinder has created some stunning sets.

Justin Prabhakaran’s music is a weak thread to this visually alluring movie. “Ee Raathale” and “Nagumomu” have worked better on audio but they fail to create the same impact with video. Better songs would have made a lot of difference.

Thaman’s background score helped the film to the best.

Highlights: Lavish visuals Grand production design/values Prabhas and Pooja Hegde’s looks Some poetic moments

Drawback: Weak songs No multiple dimensions

Analysis The much-hyped Prabhas starrer “Radhe Shyam” is an out-and-out love story. There are no fights. There’s no villain in this love story either, other than fate. The conflict also arises from destiny, not from humans. In a way, the love story doesn’t follow a regular formula.

We have seen several films based on the concept of reincarnation. Now this is a love story set in the backdrop of palmistry and astrology. That's the point of difference with regard to novelty.

The let down in this heavy budget film is not giving room for seasoned actors to perform. Bhagyashree is shown as Prabhas’s mother and also a classical dancer. Apart from getting three or four scenes, she gets nothing in the story. The purpose of her presence in this story is not established. There is a character played by Kunal Roy Kapoor who also appears in two scenes. Priyadarshi does appear as one of the many doctors.

Not developing proper characterizations to all these characters shows a thumsdown to the director.

Not to say that the movie is bereft of interesting moments. The conversation between Prabhas and Krishnam Raju about palmistry and astrology, and the episode involving Riddhi Kumar and the train sequence hold our interest. Pooja Hegde finding the twist is also another beautiful moment.

For any love story, the songs pump in life. Right from Geetanjali and Sakhi of Manirathnam to the recent Love Story of Sekhar Kammula, songs play a crucial role in making the love stories touch the hearts and souls of the audience.

“Radhe Shyam” ends up with miserably ordinary songs.

Plus, the film’s 1970s period setting has no relevance to the main conflict/story. The entire attempt looks pretentious and superficial. It didn't serve the purpose other than shooting up the making budget.

“Radhe Shyam” is one of the costliest productions in Indian cinema. No wonder the film has stunning visual and production values. But beneath the glossy veneer, the film looks shallow.

This is only for the multiplex audience but not to the single screens. The masses hardly connect to this astro-based love. Making this film with a pan Indian mass hero like Prabhas may prove wrong commercially. But it is sure that this film may be liked by the audience who hold faith in astrology. In fact, this film scores more points as an astrological film than as a love story.

Bottom line: Thin Love Line

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Prabhas and Pooja Hegde's Radhe Shyam, the romantic drama, directed by Radha Krishna Kumar is out in theatres after a patient wait of more than 2 years. Being shot on a grand scale, the film has songs composed by Justin Prabhakaran, with the background score done by Thaman.

STORY: Vikram Aditya (Prabhas) is a world-renowned palmist who can predict the destiny of people and his predictions have never gone wrong. He doesn't need a relationship as he doesn't have love lines and instead wants a flirtationship, a commitment without love. However, Prerana (Pooja Hegde) helplessly falls in love with Vikram Aditya and so does he. Vikram predicts the destinies of him and Prerna and comes to the conclusion that they are not meant for each other. In this battle between love and destiny, which triumphs over the other forms the rest of the plot.

SCREENPLAY, DIALOGUES, & DIRECTION: Radhe Shyam has been written and executed in an ambitious manner and that is evident right from the beginning. The premise is quite impressive as the battle between love and destiny is interestingly etched out. The drama between both the leads keeps you glued to your screens, especially the pre-climax portions. The dialogues in Tamil are brilliantly written by Madhan Karky and one of the best lines in the film would be, "Kai illadhavangaluku future irukkadha?". The place where this dialogue is spoken makes it even more powerful. Despite being a regular love story, what makes the film stand out from the rest is its 'destiny' angle. The moments where Prabhas reality hits Prabhas are effectively shot.

While these are the positives of the film, Radhe Shyam has its own set of worries as well. The film falls short on engagement heavily as a result of which you tend to get bored. A major chunk of the first half moves in an uninteresting fashion, while the initial portions of the latter half also have the same issue. The screenplay is not consistent enough to keep you completely hooked and it is mostly dull and flat. If the film had enough moments and high points to hold our attention, it would've triumphed as a truly epic love story. The staging of the romantic scenes is artificial and lacks an emotional depth.

A lot of work has gone into the climax ship sequence and it can be witnessed in the visuals. But even then, the sequence does not leave a bang-on impact on you, as Titanic did. With a better engaging screenplay and impressive narration, Radhe Shyam could have been a winner. CAST: Prabhas seems to have tried his potential best, but he looks tired and uneasy in a lot of scenes and this automatically leaves you disconnected from the character. However, the star actor must be applauded for boldly picking a script like this, an out and out romantic saga. Pooja Hegde is cuteness personified. The young actress looks adorable and puts out a lovable performance that holds your attention. In a love story of this grand scale, the chemistry between the lead pair is what will make the film appeal much better, but Radhe Shyam doesn't score full marks on that aspect.

The duo looks good together, but they do not manage to strike the chemistry one would hope. The soul is missing. Veterans like Sathyaraj and Jayaram are fine with their respective performances. The need for Jagapathi Babu's character is questionable as it doesn't have any major influence in the core proceedings.

TECHNICAL: Radhe Shyam is a technically sound film. Manoj Paramahamsa's cinematography is actually the main hero of the film. Radhe Shyam is a visual poetry that is aesthetic, grand, and enriching. The cinematography is well-aided by some great music - credits: Thaman, whose background score upholds the movie to a greater extent. Justin's songs are also likeable. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao's edit is functional, but a film of this style needed much more effectiveness.

SO? This Prabhas - Pooja Hegde starrer scores high points with its visuals, but turns out to be a middling affair on the whole.

Verdict Radhe Shyam is visually appealing, but falls short on emotions and engagement!

Galatta Rating: ( 2.5 /5.0 )

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Vedaa Review: John Abraham's film makes you wish for a fast-forward button

Vedaa movie review: the subject of the caste system is no small feat to tackle in india and full points to the makers for attempting it. however, the slow pace and stretched screenplay test your patience..

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Film Vedaa tackles caste issues but struggles with pacing
John Abraham excels in action but has limited dialogue
Sharvari Wagh's character lacks grit

Release Date: 15 Aug, 2024

Almost 30 minutes before the climax, Sharvari Wagh's character, Vedaa, asks her boxing coach, Abhimanyu (John Abraham), why he is trying to save her. Interestingly, this is the question most audiences will have while watching the latest release, Vedaa. The film, which promised to highlight the caste issue in the country, has its heart in the right place. However, the slow pace and stretched screenplay test your patience, even when you want to like the film. As soon as you get invested in the plot, there are tragic dips that make you yawn at what’s transpiring on screen.

Directed by Nikhil Advani, Vedaa once again presents John Abraham in his best action avatar. Playing a court-martialed officer from the Gorkha regiment, he is a one-man army, taking on terrorists, local goons, and rowdy boys throughout the film. While he has limited dialogue that you can even count on your fingers, he speaks the language of punches and kicks. Like most of his films, villains go flying, bullets hit the bone, and culprits cry for their lives.

Speaking of crying, Sharvari Wagh, who seems to have had a Midas touch in recent months, plays the quintessential damsel in distress. While it’s hinted that she is the fighter in the family—a girl of strong will—her strength is displayed only when she questions the law in front of her sister. There are many moments in the film where you wish she would fight back, but she scampers behind John, leaving you frustrated. Given that she plays the titular character, Vedaa should have been etched with more heroism, as it’s hard to root for a person who shows no grit. The makers waited too long, and when the time for redemption came, the mood shifted, leaving audiences ready to go home.

The subject of the caste system is no small feat to tackle in India and full points to the makers for attempting it. However, just like Sharvari's action scenes, her monologues also come too late. Until the very end, we don’t see her addressing how a Dalit person lives a tragic life in India. The film sheds light on how people from lower castes must drink water from separate vessels, can be killed for marrying into an upper caste, and seek permission for every little thing from self-appointed pradhans. However, none of these moments are impactful or leave you shuddering, which emerges as a significant flaw in the screenplay.

The background music works better than the screenplay, igniting emotions in the film. However, none of the songs, except "Zaroorat Se Zyada," leave a lasting impression. They do no justice to the plot and seem quite forced, especially the Holi song. A minute before, the Dalit woman is fighting society to participate in a boxing match, and the next moment, she is dancing to a Holi song on a crowded college campus. How was the untouchability factor so easily forgotten?

As for the other actors, Rajendra Chawla shines as the father trying to provide the best world for his children while protecting them from the ill-belief of casteism. Tamannah Bhatia tugs at your heartstrings, making you ache at how her role was too small in the film. While Abhishek Banerjee plays the menacing pradhan quite well, you miss the intensity he brought to his character in Paatal Lok. In Vedaa, there is no surprise or shock factor, and the villain appears quite vanilla. On the other hand, Kshitij Chauhan, with his innocent face, convincingly emulates evil from the start.

While John's character does reveal that he acted out of a desire for 'sukoon,' we wish the makers had explored the emotional connection between the student and coach more deeply. It could have added much more depth and layers to the film. Vedaa will likely face a tough time at the box office, given that Stree 2 and Khel Khel Mein have been receiving positive reviews. But if you have nothing planned for the long weekend and want to enjoy action, you might consider booking your tickets. 2.5 out of 5 stars Published By: Arushi Jain Published On: Aug 15, 2024

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Kids say: Not yet rated Rate movie. Starring a famous and celebrated Indian cast -- that includes Hegde and Prabhas -- this romantic drama fails to live up to its promise. Shot extensively in Europe, Radhe Shyam boasts intense action, adventure, and emotion, delivering a fairy tale vibe through pretty scenery and praiseworthy visual effects.
Radhe Shyam Movie Review : A love story whose destiny could have been
Radhe Shyam Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,The story attempts to drive home a point that no science is absolute and 100 percent accurate; and t
Radhe Shyam (2022)
Radhe Shyam: Directed by K.K. Radhakrishna Kumar. With Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Bhagyashree Patwardhan, Krishnamraju. Love blooms between a doctor with an uncertain future and a renowned palmist who thought he would never find love. His beliefs are challenged.
Radhe Shyam
Released Jan 14, 2022 2h 20m Romance Drama TRAILER for Radhe Shyam: Trailer 1 List 20% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 54% Audience Score 100+ Verified Ratings
Radhe Shyam
In Radhe Shyam, Prabhas looks tired, his eyes are droopy, simple dialogues seem laborious, and he just isn't funny as much as cringey. Full Review | Mar 15, 2022. Prabhas and Pooja Hegde are ...
Radhe Shyam
Radhe Shyam is a 2022 Indian period romantic drama film written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar.Produced by UV Creations and T-Series, the film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages and stars Prabhas and Pooja Hegde with an ensemble supporting cast. Set in 1970s Italy, the film revolves around a young palmist named Vikramaditya, who is conflicted between his destiny and his ...
Radhe Shyam Movie Review: A Tale of Epic Expositions
Cast: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde. Director: Radha Krishna Kumar. There's something audacious about a star of Prabhas' proportions agreeing to do a full-length love story without any action and banking purely on the script and his own acting calibre. After Saaho and the announcement of films with Prashant Neel and Sandeep Reddy Vanga, there was a fear ...
Radhe Shyam (2022)
Radhe Shyam (2022) : Movie Review - One might say, Prabhas coming after legendary Bahubali makes everything look tiny, but that's not the case here. It wasn't the same with "Saaho" (2019) either, but his profile was kept high there. His larger-than-life image saved Saaho somehow, but here, in Radhe Shyam, the genre spoils it for him.
Radhe Shyam Movie Review
Radhe Shyam is truly a visual delight with captivating frames, hands-down. The vintage lavish sets and the beautiful locales of Torino, Pisa, Georgia, and Rome in Europe are a treat to the eyes. The songs are beautifully pictured and the background score is perfect as well. Editing is fine and so is the screenplay.
Radhe Shyam Movie Review
Rating 2.5/5. Quick take: Radhe Shyam is a period romance set in Europe. Starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde. Rating 2.5/5 ... Radhe Shyam Movie Review. Follow On. Devesh Sharma Mar 11, 2022, 18:01 IST.
Radhe Shyam Movie Review
2.5. Next Movie Review. Radhe Shyam Review: Prabhas and Pooja Hegde's period romance fails to live up to the hype and is bogged down by poor writing. The film falters and even struggles to live ...
Radhe Shyam movie review: Why did Prabhas agree to do this bizarre
Radhe Shyam movie review: Prabhas-starrer expects us to swallow, hook, line and so many sinkers, and we are constantly collecting our jaws off the floor. ... Rating: 1 out of 5. Written by Shubhra Gupta Updated: March 12, 2022 08:44 IST. Follow Us Radhe Shyam movie stars Prabhas and Pooja Hegde as the lead couple.
'Radhe Shyam' movie review: Visual aesthetics and little else
A shallow story and lacklustre screenplay make Pooja Hegde and Prabhas' 'Radhe Shyam' a colossal bore Updated - March 12, 2022 06:07 pm IST Published - March 11, 2022 02:54 pm IST
Radhe Shyam Telugu Movie Review with Rating
Radhe Shyam Review: Pan India Star Prabhas' Radhe Shyam, the most awaited film across the country released on March 11,2022 in a spectacular manner. ... Radhe Shyam Movie Rating: 2.25 / 5. Punchline: Radhe Shyam - A Romantic Mayhem. Reviewed by: RamBabu Parvathaneni. Advertisement.
Radhe Shyam Telugu Movie Review
Release Date : March 11, 2022 123telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5 . Starring: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Krishnam Raju, Jagapathi Babu, Sathyaraj, Bhagyashree, Murali Sharma ...
Radhe Shyam Movie Review, Rating, Public Talk
However, the superficial second half is slow paced and convoluted. This film's interesting premise, soulful music, and extravaganza production can bring class audience to give this film a try. Overall, Radhe Shyam is a passable film only for a subset of the audience. Telugu360 Rating : 2.5/5.
'Radhe Shyam' Movie Review: Mystic Astro-Love
Movie: Radhe Shyam Rating: 2.75/5 Banner: UV Creations Cast: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Krishnam Raju, Bhagyashree, Sachin Khedekar, Kunal Roy Kapur, Priyadarsi, Jagapathi Babu, Murli Sharma, Riddhi Kumar, Sasha Chettri, and others. Music: Justin Prabhakaran Cinematography: Manoj Paramahamsa Production designer: R Raveendar Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao Sound: Resul Pookutty Producers: Vamsi ...
Radhe Shyam (2022) Movie Reviews
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Radhe Shyam (aka) Radhe Shyaam Tamil Movie Review, Rating and Verdict
Verdict Radhe Shyam is visually appealing, but falls short on emotions and engagement! Galatta Rating: ( 2.5 /5.0 ) Rate Radhe Shyam Movie - ( 0 ) Public/Audience Rating. Prabhas Pooja Hegde ...
Radhe Shyam Movie Review Rating
Photos. Videos. Radhe Shyam Movie Review Rating. radhe shyam is a 2022 indian period romantic drama film written and directed by krishna KUMAR radha krishna kumar, starring prabhas and pooja Hegde. It is shot simultaneously in telugu and hindi languages. The film is produced by uv creations and T-Series.
Radhe Shyam Movie Review: Script Analysis
Radhe Shyam Movie Review Rating: Star Cast: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Bhagyashree, Sathyaraj, Kunaal Roy Kapur Director: Radha Krishna Kumar
Radhe Shyam (2022) Movie Reviews
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Radhe Shyam (2022)
8.5/10 24.5K votes. Radhe Shyam (2022), Drama Period Romantic released in Telugu Tamil Malayalam Kannada Hindi language in theatre near you. Know about Film reviews, lead cast & crew, photos & video gallery on BookMyShow.
Vedaa Review John Abraham's film makes you wish for a fast-forward
Vedaa movie review: John Abraham once again appears in his action avatar. Sana Farzeen. Mumbai, UPDATED: Aug 15, 2024 14:47 IST. ... Rating: Release Date: 15 Aug, 2024. Almost 30 minutes before the climax, Sharvari Wagh's character, Vedaa, asks her boxing coach, Abhimanyu (John Abraham), why he is trying to save her. Interestingly, this is the ...
'Abhayam Thedi Veendum:' Powerful frames dominate this ...
Topic | Movie Review 'Abhayam Thedi Veendum', directed by Santhosh Sivan, just like the title, opens with a man who arrives at a village hoping to find a place to stay. The opening shots reveal he is familiar with the place, though the villagers see him only as a stranger. Despite their apprehensions, he finds a space in a landlord's home ...
Prabhas filmography and awards
Prabhas is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.He made his acting debut with the 2002 Telugu action drama Eeswar and attained his breakthrough with the action romance Varsham (2004) for which he received his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu. In 2005, he appeared in S. S. Rajamouli's action drama Chatrapathi, in which he portrayed the role ...

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