Just think, anything can happen in this world, but no one would have even dreamt that someone could troll SS Rajamouli's film!
SSMB 29 (Mahesh Babu and Rajamouli)—Indian cinema's most expensive film, with a budget that's enough to make other films history. The cast is extensive, and the cameos are so numerous you can't count them on your fingers. The calculation is simple: this film has to break into the ₹3000 crore club before Rajamouli can be declared a "pass."
And at the beginning of this special week, on the first day of the Rajamouli Festival, the first poster of his film's main villain, Prithviraj, was released. However, the public response was completely out of syllabus!
Public reaction: "What is this?" "Such a strange design?" "Does this really look like the villain from a ₹1000 crore budget film?" Indian audiences are so shocked that they no longer trust Rajamouli blindly. Social media is abuzz with memes, attempts are being made to bring him down.
🤔 But did Rajamouli really miss the mark?
Fans may be countering and advising to wait until November 15th, but the question is: doesn't Rajamouli himself know how people would react to such a poster? Why was this poster chosen? The answer lies in your question itself!
How would you and I be talking about this film—if the poster had been chosen as 'the best' and normal, like other movies?
Zoom in and see: The secret of the chair and bodyguards!
If you look carefully, you'll see something more important than Prithviraj himself—so many bodyguard-type people standing behind him!
Think about it: why are they afraid of a man who can't even stand on his own (is in a wheelchair)?
This is where Rajamouli will play his biggest game! He will make a ₹500 film by showing the public a ₹100 note.
🌟 The 'Sanjeevani Booti' theory behind the poster
There are reports that Prithviraj is playing a psycho-scientist in the film, assisted by a team of the world's best doctors with a single mission: to get him back on his feet. When all else fails, only one solution emerges:
A magical substance that will not only restore a person's legs but also make them immortal for life—the "Sanjeevani Booti"!
Rajamouli is showcasing a part of the Ramayana that still fascinates people.
This poster has a direct connection to the Sanjeevani Booti. A man possesses a fortune but cannot afford it, and then the Sanjeevani Booti enters his life, and he will go to great lengths to obtain it.
But someone who has protected that mountain since the Ramayana (likely Mahesh Babu's character) will stand in his way.
Now, tell me, hasn't this poster changed your perspective a bit?
🚀 There is no doubt about Rajamouli's intelligence!
This is just a guess, but when the look of this poster is revealed along with the original story, even the trolls will become fans!
Like, who would expect an ordinary man in Spider-Man to take a superhero to the brink of death? But if the story is compelling, the public doesn't need a "visible" reason.
"The eagle's eye, the cheetah's speed, and Rajamouli's intelligence should not be doubted."
While the film's title, 'Varanasi', is almost confirmed, it will be made official on November 15th. Let's see who comes out of Rajamouli's head next after this poster!
Leave a comment and say a few words about this poster. We'll come back next year to see who was right and who was wrong! Take care, bye-bye!
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