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The production of the Indian Telugu-language epic action films, Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, has developed into a media franchise created by Vijayendra Prasad and S. S. Rajamouli. The franchise started with a two-part film series directed by Rajamouli. The films were produced in Tollywood, the centre of Telugu language films in India.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] and they were filmed in both Telugu and Tamil languages simultaneously.

The franchise was jointly produced on a budget of ₹430 crore ($65 million).[8]

Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Directed byS. S. Rajamouli
Screenplay byS. S. Rajamouli
Story byV. Vijayendra Prasad
Produced byShobu Yarlagadda
Prasad Devineni
Starring
CinematographyK. K. Senthil Kumar
Visual effects byV. Srinivas Mohan
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)
  • 28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)
Running time
329 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Telugu
  • Tamil
Budget₹430 crore

The first part Baahubali: The Beginning was released on 10 July 2015. The second part Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, released on 28 April 2017.[9][10][11] The production design was created by Sabu Cyril, while the action sequences were choreographed by King Solomon, Lee Whittaker, and Kecha Khamphakdee.[12] Visual effects were designed by Makuta VFX, with contributions from Adel Adili and Pete Draper. The music and background score were composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film was released on 28 April 2017 in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam, and later dubbed in Japanese, Russian and Chinese. It was available in conventional 2D and IMAX formats and was the first Telugu film to release in 4K High Definition format.[13]

Development

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Director S S Rajamouli,

Director S. S. Rajamouli revealed that Baahubali is inspired by the epic Mahabharata.[14] V. Vijayendra Prasad, the screenwriter and Rajamouli's father who wrote stories for most of Rajamouli's films, once again penned the story for Baahubali. Vijayendra Prasad revealed that Sivagami has shades of both Kunti and Kaikeyi while Devasena is a warrior like Sita. He further added that he sees Baahubali as the story of Sivagami and Devasena.[15] He was also inspired by tales of Chandamama and Amar Chitra Katha comics.[16]

In February 2011, S. S. Rajamouli announced that his next film would star Telugu actor Prabhas.[17] In January 2013, he announced that the working title was Baahubali, though it would later be finalised.[18] P. M. Satheesh stated that much effort was taken to keep the recording free of anachronistic sounds of modern machinery.[19] Prabhas, Rana and Anushka practiced sword fighting, while Prabhas and Rana learned horse riding.[20] It was later decided to make it a two part film which would release by 2015.[21] On why the film was split into two parts, Rajamouli said, "The story, about two warring brothers for a kingdom, is so big that one film is not enough. We tried but we were losing some of the emotional quotient hence the second release after a gap of 10 months."[22] Tamil lyricist Madhan Karky was selected to write the dialogues for the Tamil version.[23][24] He said that his dialogues would be along the lines of yesteryear epic historical movies like Manohara (1954) and Nadodi Mannan (1958) and that they would be in chaste Tamil.[25] The film's action sequences were choreographed by Peter Hein who stated that efforts were being made to keep the visuals as a period film. For a particular action sequence, Peter Hein had to handle around 2000 stuntmen and elephants.[26] K. K. Senthil Kumar was selected to handle the film's cinematography.[27] Director S.S.Rajamouli said that he was inspired from epic Mahabharata in making Baahubali.[28][29] The story of Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion is set in Mahishmati kingdom.[30]

Sodhe Matha sent legal notices to the film's producers in early January 2014 about the film's title Baahubali which is the name of a revered Arihant in Jainism, Bahubali, as they were afraid that the film would portray his story in a violent manner.[31] Days later, Sobhu Yarlagadda defended the story of the film saying "The film has nothing to do with Gomatheswara or the Jain religion. The story is completely fictional written by Vijayendra Prasad and will remain so. 'Baahubali' refers to the amount of power the protagonist possesses." He also clarified that they haven't received the legal notice yet.[32] In June 2015, Rajamouli remarked on the setting and backdrop of the film this way:

"The movie is set in a completely fictitious world and period, and I decided that I would design my own weapons and costumes whichever way I liked. People will buy into the film depending on how I present it."[33]

The story is however similar in the manner that its about two brothers fighting for rights of a kingdom where the more powerful Bahubali lets go of the kingdom for his less powerful brother Bharata Chakravartin.

The creators were accused of copying the format and the idea of the "making video" from The Amazing Videohivers, a 123 seconds video clip, created by an Australian firm, which specializes in providing video templates for internet marketing. The video, which uses Adobe After Effects CS5 having a customizable template, depicts how film makers can use the video template to market their products. Regarding the issue, Shobhu Yarlagadda clarified "We have commercially purchased the template used in that video. We have licensed it legally. Anyone can license that template and it is not copying. We felt that the template is ideal for our video and hence we paid for it."[34] Baahubali's first poster was released in early May 2015.[35] The poster, which showed an infant being lifted from a waterbody by a woman's hand, was criticised for its lack of originality; Deccan Chronicle noted its similarities to the poster of the 1998 American film Simon Birch, commenting, "The Baahubali poster shows a woman's hand raising an infant from a river; the Hollywood film's poster shows an infant being raised by two hands from water. The image seems to be the same with one difference, the Baahubali poster's baby is seen in typical Indian attire."[36]

P. M. Satheesh was the sound designer of the film. Regarding his experience with the film, he said "Baahubali is one of the very few films in South where a lot of importance is being given to sound recording. We dropped the idea of shooting with sync sound since the dialogue delivery has to be modified accordingly. The sound design team embeds various types of microphones throughout the set to record the ambient sound, which will lend a natural feel to the film. It's necessary, because some of these sounds aren't available in the market. It's quite a challenge for everyone".[19] Sabu Cyril was the production designer of the film. In an interview with The Times of India, he said "Every hour is a challenge on the sets of Baahubali. Period films are a huge responsibility as there is no room for mistakes. Everything was created from scrap : chairs, thrones, palaces, swords, armor and costumes."[37] Foley Artiste Philipe Van Leer started working with the film's crew from 5 November 2014 till 14 November 2014 at Dame Blanche complex in Belgium.[38] Rana stated that the film is about a war between two cousin brothers – Baahubali played by Prabhas and Bhallaladeva played by Rana – for the kingdom of Mahishmati.[39]

Casting and characters

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Main article: List of Baahubali characters

Prabhas was cast as main lead of the film. Anushka Shetty was cast as the lead actress of the film as she was also a part of Mirchi (2013).[40] She coincidentally became the first heroine Rajamouli repeated in his films and thus made her schedules full for 2013 and 2014.[41] Rana Daggubati was cast as the antagonist of the film and coincidentally he was also a part of Rudhramadevi.[42]

In April 2013, Adivi Sesh was cast for a crucial role in the film as Rajamouli was impressed by his work in Panjaa (2011).[43] Actor Nassar was selected to play a supporting role.[44] Charandeep was selected to play the brother of the film's chief villain.[45] On 20 December 2013 a press release stated that Tamannaah Bhatia will be starring in the film playing the role of "Avanthika".[46] Meka Ramakrishna was picked for the head of the Kuntala guerillas.

Characters and looks

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Rana Daggubati was said to be playing the role of Prabhas' brother and he too underwent a lot of physical transformation satisfying the role he was assigned to play in the film.[42] He also underwent training in Martial arts under the supervision of a Vietnamese trainer, Tuan.[47] Sathyaraj has a tonsured look for his role in the film.[48] In the end of October 2013, Rana appeared at a fashion show with a beefed up body which, according to him, was a part of his look in the film.[49] In mid-May 2014, reports emerged that Anushka would play a pregnant woman for a few sequences in the second part of the film.[50]

At the same time, Prabhas posted on his Facebook page that he underwent minor shoulder surgery and would join the film's sets in a span of a month.[51] On 1 June 2014, Prabhas and Rana's trainer Lakshman Reddy, said that Prabhas started his training 8 months before the commencement of shooting and after two years, both of them weighed nearly 100 kilos each. He also added that Prabhas has two attires with a heavy, bulky body for Baahubali's role and a lean physique for the second role.[52] For his look, Prabhas met WWE superstars like The Undertaker in February 2014 and interacted with them about their daily regimen and workouts.[53]

Prabhas had equipment costing ₹1.5 crore shipped to his home, where he built a personal gym. His breakfast included 40 half-boiled egg whites blended and added with protein powder.[53] In mid-June 2014, regarding her role in the film, Tamannaah said that she would be playing the role of a warrior princess named Avanthika and her appearance in the film is completely different when compared to her past films.[54][55] Before joining the film's shoot, Tamannaah did costume trials for the film which she confirmed in her micro-blogging page stating "I am very excited to get on to the set of Baahubali. I did some dress trials today and my look in this movie will be totally new. I have never been seen in such sort of a look till now. It will be a new role for me".[56] Rajamouli called Tamannaah and her characterisation as a "value addition" to the movie.[57] She stated that she plays Avanthika, and had a special training and diet regime.[58] The film introduced a new language called Kiliki.[59]

Themes and influences

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Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra

Director S. S. Rajamouli revealed that Baahubali is inspired by the epic Mahabharata.[60] V. Vijayendra Prasad, the screenwriter and Rajamouli's father who wrote stories for most of Rajamouli's films, once again penned the story for Baahubali. Vijayendra Prasad revealed that Sivagami has shades of both Kunti and Kaikeyi while Devasena is a warrior like Sita. He further added that he sees Baahubali as the story of Sivagami and Devasena.[61] He was also inspired by tales of Chandamama and Amar Chitra Katha comics.[62][63][64]

In March 2017, Rajamouli said in an interview that "Why Kattappa killed Baahubali" is the theme of the film.[65] The tagline "The boy he raised, the man he killed" was billed in a poster featuring Kattappa.[66] Rajamouli had stated that the Mahabharata was a source of inspiration for the film.[67] According to K. K. Senthil Kumar, the colour palette used was based on the "mood and feel".[68] He contrasts different tones used within the film: warm colours for Mahishmati, cool colours for Kuntala, desaturated colours for the frame in which Baahubali is expelled.[68]

Kanniks Kannikeswaran writes the characters resemble those "from Chandamama issues from the 1960s and 70s" and feels that the "plots and subplots that bear distinct similarities to themes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata".[citation needed] He calls Amarendra the "perfect Rama," while calling Bhallaladeva "Duryodana incarnate, an atatayi". Bijjaladeva is compared to Shakuni, while the death of Bhadrudu is compared to Jayadratha's death in the Mahabharata.[citation needed] Kannikeswaran also feels that the film has visual parallels with The Lion King, while also noting the similarities with Mulan.[citation needed] Writing about the similarities with the latter, he states, "Mulan pins a villain to a roof where he is reduced to ashes right in the midst of a firework display. The evil Bhallala is pinned with a sword to the 'chita' pyre that consumes him in the final frames of the film". He calls the film "Shivocentric," noting the appearance of a Shivatandava stotra and that Shiva is the tutelage deity of Mahishmati. The main character is healed by Shiva in the end of the film, while noting Ganesha also makes an appearance in a fire ritual.[citation needed]

According to Chandan Gowda, a professor at the Azim Premji University, "the social order [in the film] appears to be a varna order: Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas are named with the Shudras staying an unnamed presence," also noting that "Muslims are also part of the Mahishmati kingdom".[67] Kathi Mahesh felt that the modules and imagery were borrowed from Indian epics like Mahabharata and called Prabhas' character "a mix of the Pandavas put together,"[69] while Gowda writes that the influence is "at best rough," stating that the film cannot match the "moral depth or complexity" of Mahabharata.[67] He further contrasts the themes of both, writing, "the heroes have failings and the villains redeeming virtues, making us morally ambivalent towards them both, Baahubali goes for black and white: its heroes are wholly good and the villains pure evil".[67] According to Gowda, the palace scenes resemble those in Ben Hur (1959) and Troy (2004) while the fight sequences are similar to the Chinese films Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).[67]

Critics noticed similarities between Baahubali 2 and The Lion King, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1599–1602).[70] This similarity was also felt by fans, who created memes of the comparison.[71] The Indian Express makes a comparison, stating that both films are a tale of two brothers, where inhabitants suffer under a cruel ruler, who is the brother of a kind ruler. The son of the kind ruler grows in remote lands, unaware of his lineage, guided to his home by his love interest. The spouse of the kind ruler is treated badly by the cruel ruler. The son also has an advisor, who helps him realize his identity.[72] They further note that the kind ruler and his son look similar in both films.[72] Firstpost notes that both Bhallaladeva and Scar share a scar on one eye, and both Simba and Mahendra are introduced similarly into the world.[73]

Filming

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Orvakal Rock Gardens in Kurnool where principal photography began.

The shooting of the film started at Rock Gardens in Kurnool from 6 July 2013.[74] At the end of August 2013, the film's shoot continued at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad where key scenes on the lead cast were shot.[75] The second schedule of the film ended on 29 August 2013.[76] A new schedule started at Hyderabad on 17 October 2013.[77] At the end of October 2013, the maize field specifically cultivated at Ramoji Film City for filming of few crucial sequences was destroyed by rains just a week before the start of the planned shoot there. The film's shoot again continued in Kurnool in November 2013 but the schedule ended abruptly due to incessant rains. Despite taking required measures, the film's crew could not control the people and around 30 thousand people reached the spot. After they were pacified by Prabhas and Rana, Rajamouli stood on the center stage and asked all of them to scream Jai Baahubali in sync. The entire incident was captured by the sound department so that it can be used in the film's final cut to create the right ambient sound in some crucial scenes.[78] After that, the film's unit traveled to Kerala for their next schedule.[79] The Kerala schedule started on 14 November 2013.[80]

 
Athirappilly Falls in Thrissur district of Kerala where a few crucial sequences were shot as a part of the schedule.

Towards the end of November 2013, shooting was disrupted by incessant rains and since a portion of shoot was outdoor, the shoot was temporarily stalled.[81][82] The shoot at Kerala completed on 4 December 2013 and include Athirappilly Falls.[83] A set was erected in Ramoji film city to shoot war sequences involving around 2000 junior artists and almost all the principal cast from 23 December 2013 for which groundwork began in October 2013.[84][85] There were reports that the farmers at Anajpur village close to Ramoji Film City tried to disrupt the film's shooting citing that they did not have the required permissions to shoot there which were denied by Rajamouli.[86] The film's unit took a two-day break on the eve of New Year and the shoot of the sequence resumed from 3 January 2014.[87][88] In mid-January 2014, a massive set was constructed there at Ramoji Film City resembling the city center of the kingdom in which the story unfolds.[89] The film's unit took a break on account of Makar Sankranti and the shoot of war sequences resumed from 16 January 2014.[90] On 18 January 2014, the film completed 100 working days of the film's shoot.[91]

 
Ramoji Film City where the film's major parts including a huge war sequence were shot in specially erected sets.

From 28 March 2014, key scenes of the film were shot at night-time at Ramoji Film City.[92] On 5 April 2014, Rajamouli informed that the war schedule came to an end.[93] The film's next schedule started on 20 April 2014 after a brief break.[94][95] The film's unit took a small break at the end of May 2014 after shooting some scenes on Rana Daggubati and Anushka at Ramoji Film City.[96][97] Later Rana took a break from Baahubali's shooting for a couple of months.[98] At the end of May 2014, it was reported that Tamannaah would join the sets in June 2014 and would participate till December 2014.[99] Sudeep returned to the film's sets on 7 June 2014 and participated in the shoot along with Sathyaraj at Golconda Fort to start a fresh schedule which ended on 10 June 2014.[100][101] Rajamouli started re-shoot of some scenes which were originally scheduled for last year whose shoot were disrupted by heavy rains.[102] Tamannaah joined the film's sets in Hyderabad on 23 June 2014.[103] At the end of June 2014, the filming continued at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. Prabhas, Tamannaah, Anushka and Rana participated in the shooting and important scenes were shot.[104] That schedule ended after four days.[105] At the same time, it was reported that the film's unit would travel to Bulgaria to shoot the sequences in maize fields which were supposed to be shot in the field destroyed due to rains at Hyderabad in October 2013.[106]

 
Mahabaleshwar where the film was shot in extreme climatic conditions including fog, rain and cold weather.

A romantic song featuring Prabhas and Tamannaah was shot in a specially erected set in Ramoji Film City in the third week of July 2014 which was choreographed by K. Sivasankar.[107]

Visual effects

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National Award winner V. Srinivas Mohan was roped in as Visual effects supervisor for Baahubali. Makuta VFX which is based out of Hyderabad was chosen as principal visual effects studio and was responsible for more than 50% of the computer-generated imagery in the film.[108][better source needed] The majority of work done by Makuta involved bringing the 1500 foot waterfall to life, creating mountains and landscapes including the kingdom of Mahishmati, with its massive temples and courtyards.[109] Creating the waterfall took nearly two years as Makuta dealt with complexity in fluid dynamics and simulations. Manuka claimed each frame of the waterfall sequence was treated as creating a new set and employed a different set of methodology.[108][better source needed]

Firefly Creative Studio of Hyderabad worked primarily on the avalanche and the war sequences, which account for nearly 25 minutes of the film. Firefly Creative was also involved in creating underwater VFX shots and in establishing backstories for Kalakeya characters. Tau Films was responsible for creating the CGI bison, while Prasad EFX from Hyderabad was responsible for some shots in pre and post battle episodes involving digital multiplication. Prasad also created a 3D image of Kattappa and mapped his head onto a duplicate actor in one of the scenes.[110]

Srushti VFX from Hyderabad was involved in digitally creating some of the shots in the war sequence along with Firefly Studios.[111] Annapurna Studios from Hyderabad was chosen as digital intermediate partner for the film which is responsible for generating the digital feed with the best colour and audio for editing. For the first time in Indian movies, Academy Color Encoding System workflows were implemented along with Infinitely Scalable Information Storage keeping in mind the scale of digitally enhanced shots in the film.[112] Arka Media Works, production company of Baahubali, teamed up with AMD to use the state of the art FirePro GPUs W9100 and W8100 during post production.[113]

In an interview with Quartz, the co-founder of Makuta VFX stated, "Most of Baahubali was developed in Hyderabad, home to Tollywood, and used local talent. It was principally a homegrown feature produced by homegrown talent."[114]

Kiliki language

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Main article: Kiliki language

The fictional language Kiliki (also referred to as Kilikili) spoken by the Kalakeyas, a ferocious warrior tribe, was created by Madhan Karky for the film. It is said to be the first fictional language to be created for Indian film.[115]

While Karky was pursuing a PhD in Australia, he took up a part-time job of teaching and baby-sitting children. During one such interaction, he thought it would be fun to create a new language that could be easily grasped. Basic words were first made up and opposites were represented by word reversals – me was min and you was nim. The language, with 100 words, was called "Click" to highlight its simplicity. This formed the foundation for Kiliki.[116]

  • Kilikili consists of at least 750 words and more than 40 concrete grammar rules.
  • It was designed to be an intuitive language: Karky said he used hard consonants and soft consonants depending on the nature of the words' meanings.
  • The language was created keeping in mind that the Kalakeya warriors had to be portrayed as terrifying brutes.

On 21 February 2020, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, Rajamouli launched the official website of Kiliki language. He called the language as "world's youngest and easiest language."[117]

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