Radhe Shyam is helmed by Radha Krishna Kumar. (Photo: YouTube)Radhe Shyam, starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, is out in theaters. The film is said to be set in the backdrop of 1970’s Europe, and going by the trailer, Prabhas plays a renowned palm reader. However, while he is a master at predicting the future of other people, he might have misunderstood his own fate, which leads to a ‘war between love and destiny’.
Written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, the movie also stars Sachin Khedekar, Sathyaraj, Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Bhagyashree, Murli Sharma, Kunaal Roy Kapoor, Riddhi Kumar, Sasha Chettri and Sathyan.
Film trade analysts expect the Prabhas film to set cash registers ringing. Taran Adarsh told indianexpress.com, “Prabhas has been a big star who has given superhits Baahubali, Baahubali 2 and Saaho. Saaho, irrespective of the merits of the film, opened to fantastic numbers, as such is the craze of Prabhas. I am expecting a fantastic opening for Radhe Shyam.”
A Twitter user @amigo_mback wrote, "Honest review.. #RadheShyam is a brilliant film!! Except for the comedy bit which they tried but didn't work that well, there is really nothing to complain about. Brilliant cinematography, screenplay, performances and best of all music."
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Fans couldn't hold their happiness on the release of Radhe Shyam.
The praise and the references to Baahubali continues to dominate the conversation around Prabhas, who now stars in romantic drama Radhe Shyam. The actor said that Baahubali is and will always be an inseparable part of his life.
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Fans went berserk in several cinema halls seeing Prrabhas on the big screen.
Trade guru Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#OneWordReview... #RadheShyam *#Hindi*: DISAPPOINTING. Rating: ??? Interesting ideas don’t necessarily translate into interesting films… #RadheShyam has it all, but it misfires in one major department: Poor writing… Doesn’t meet the humongous expectations. #RadheShyamReview."
Prabhas told indianexpress.com about the pressure that comes with being the Baahubali of Hindi cinema. He also says that SS Rajamouli directorial is attached to his identity even if it bogs him down sometimes. How does he handle the stress of living up to Baahubali’s success, the face of pan-India films?
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According to AndhraBoxOffice.com, the movie’s theatrical rights has fetched about Rs 210 crores. Of which, more than Rs 100 crore has come from selling distribution rights in the Telugu states.
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How does one match the global success of Baahubali: The Conclusion? SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus showed us the true box office potential of a pan-Indian film in our country, and Prabhas was the face of that humongous success. But it seems every film of Prabhas is now expected to recreate the same success. Even if it’s not explicitly said out loud, this seems to be on everyone’s mind.
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Several female fans were caught celebrating while watching Radhe Shyam in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.
Another user @AR_PrabhasDarlu tweeted, "Prabhas has the guts to attempt a love story like this when his contemporaries are busy in only typical commercial films. We need more such films like #RadheShyam to elevate the standard of Indian Cinema. #BlockBusterRadheShyam #RadheShyamReview."
A fan posted a video from outside a movie theatre screening Radhe Shyam.
Twitter user named @NishitShawHere had a different opinion. He wrote, "Like I said, #Prabhas is a synonym to the word GRAND but in #RadheShyam he has underperformed as an actor. He makes the film unwatchable. #RadheShyamHindi is an EXPENSIVE VIDEO with elements of Indian TV SERIAL…GRAND-DISASTER… Highly unconvincing."
Twitter user @dr_SaiKrishna wrote, "Loved the tale of 2 characters Adithya & Prerna. As usual @hegdepooja steals the show with her charm & dubbing. Madam Thope Anthey??. A poetic presentation will enthral it’s target audience for sure. Cinematography & Art?? .
@MusicThaman ? #RadheShyam Darling rocks Anthey."
"Done #RadheShyam. Loved it?? #Prabhas anna acting?? @hegdepooja ? First meet of Vikram&Prerna-Train Sequence Amogham 360° ???? Still in awe for this scene- @MusicThaman anna??Ship Sequence in climax?@director_radhaa ?#RadheShyam," tweeted a user @Udayprince29.
Sreenivasa Kumar shared on Twitter, "Darling #Prabhas in every frame ?? Adorable & Uber cool #RadheShyam proves when content meets cut out , no need of action sequences to generate Goosebumps ??????
#BlockBusterRadheShyam."
A Twitter user, @varunkilaru posted, "#RadheShyam - @hegdepooja looks beautiful as always but for the 1st time, her screen presence overpowers the audience into gluing their eyes to the screen.. Very rare for an Indian actress n I hope she keeps it going!"
Indian Express Film Critic Shubhra Gupta gave the film one star and wrote in her Radhe Shyam review, "Why did Prabhas agree to do this bizarre rigmarole? Who knows?." She added, "Prabhas-starrer expects us to swallow, hook, line and so many sinkers, and we are constantly collecting our jaws off the floor." READ RADHE SHYAM FULL REVIEW HERE
Sridevi Sreedhar shared on Twitter, "#RadheShyam: It is the technical aspects that saves this romantic drama which is mounted on a huge canvas scale. @manojdft’s camerawork and @justin_tunes music are a major plus. #Prabhas ?? @hegdepooja looks wow and has given a neat performance??."
Manobala Vijayabalan tweeted, "Decent to Good reports with excellent occupancy for #RadheShyam. #Prabhas."
Actor Jagapathi Babu tweeted, "More than everything else Prabhasa deserves the best. Congratulations to the entire team of #RadheShyam."
A movie buff @iam_trulyAdarsh tweeted, "After watching #RadheShyam I am once again convinced that if there is anyone who can bring Indian cinema to the level of Hollywood and above its only and only #Prabhas darling. The way his charisma reflects on the screen is just magnificent I am stunned. Loved the film 4.75/5."
Adivi Sesh shared on Twitter, "Great day for Telugu Filmmakers! Heard #RadheShyam is just magic! My heartfelt kudos & wishes to #Prabhas garu @UV_Creations Watching soon!"
A fan @Maathevan tweeted, "#RadheShyam : @hegdepooja has added so much charm to the film. Impressive performance.#Prabhas has completely believed @director_radhaa & his vision. After being projected as one of the most bankable stars, a film without any action sequences/mass appeal is really appreciable.??."
Ramesh Bala tweeted, "#RadheShyam [3/5] : A romantic drama set in 1970's Europe..How far will you go for your love, when destiny is against you.. Palmistry/Astrology is part of the core story..Grand visuals.. Large canvass.. #Prabhas looks very handsome and convincing as the romantic hero..."
"Wishing Darling #Prabhas and entire team of #RadheShyam all the best for today's release ?," tweeted director Surender Reddy.
Indian Express' Film Critic Shubhra Gupta shared on Twitter, "For once I’m not the only one in the hall. Whole bunch hooting, cheering, clapping. In anticipation. Movie hasn’t begun. This is true fandom #RadheShyam."
"#RadheShyam grandly mounted love story which takes us to another world. Excellent background score by @MusicThaman specifically the Interval Bang ?? and terrific performance by #Prabhas especially the climax ???. Kudos @director_radhaa , slow poision laga ekkestundi ??? ?," ," tweeted @deepaksomisetty.
Kaushik LM posted on Twitter, "#RadheShyam 1st half: Candyfloss cheesy romance with a dramatic interval block. The hero's palmistry skill is touched in parts. As expected, the music is grt & @hegdepooja looks fantastic. Brave of #Prabhas to pick such a film totally in contrast to his mass action hero image!"
Pooja Hegde tweeted, "It's time for love to take on destiny! #RadheShyam in cinemas now."
Vamsi Kaka tweeted, "It’s a one man show from #Prabhas. #RadheShyam is Romantic Tale that is high in emotions & blended with beautiful visuals ??."
A Twitter user @rohithm90712217 shared via Twitter, "Just watched #RadheShyam a classical pure love story #prabhas anna great acting as usual chimpesadu @hegdepooja did a good job @director_radhaa handled movie very well ?? @MusicThaman bgm chimpesadu @justin_tunes songs are good ??."
Film director Bobby tweeted, "The much anticipated magnum opus #RadheShyam releasing tomorrow & I can't wait to experience the Grand spectacle on Big screen. ? Wishing our darling #Prabhas garu, @hegdepooja, @director_radhaa, Dop @manojdft & the entire team for a Blockbuster. ??."
Radhe Shyam is out in theaters. Several fans shared glimpses outside the cinema hall.
The latest post on RRR Movie's Twitter handle read, "Wishing our Darling #Prabhas another blockbuster with #RadheShyam. Entire team put a lot of love and effort into making such a giant epic love story. ??."
Prabhas took to social media to thank Amitabh Bachchan, Shiva Rajkumar, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and SS Rajamouli as they lent their 'glorious voices' to his film, Radhe Shyam.
A Twitter user shared a video as fans celebrated Prabhas' Radhe Shyam release.
Manoj Manchu shared on Twitter, "Advance congratulations to the entire team of one of the grandest love saga of tollywood #RadheShyam. @director_radhaa brother, I'm sure you will rock. Can't wait to see darling #Prabhas on screen. Go watch it in your nearest theaters everyone #RadheShyamFromTomorrow."
Director Bobby tweeted, "The much anticipated magnum opus #RadheShyam releasing tomorrow & I can't wait to experience the Grand spectacle on Big screen. Wishing our darling #Prabhas garu, @hegdepooja,@director_radhaa, Dop @manojdft & the entire team for a Blockbuster."
Lakshmi Manchu posted on Twitter, "All the very best @PrabhasRaju @hegdepooja and each and everyone from the team for the Grand theatrical release of Radhe Shaym! Looking forward to watch it on the big screen."
Radha Krishna explained why he chose Radhe Shyam as his second film, "I worked as a writer and assistant director with director Chandrasekhar Yeleti, and we both worked on the story idea for a long time but failed to come up with a conclusion. It is a story that has increased my love for cinema. So, when I thought of doing my second film, I thought to work on this story once again. Luckily, I was able to come up with the conclusion for it within six months."
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Before Baahubali, he didn’t have to drive futuristic cars in the narrow streets of Hyderabad, or his movies didn’t need to have exotic animals like ostrich, pythons, jaguars for us to feel thrilled to watch him on the big screen. We were quite in awe of his towering height and broad physique. He was a trend-setter when it came to fashion for a generation of boys who went to college in the 2000s. There seemed to be no pressure to do something out of the ordinary, or just trot around glossy buildings and expensive furniture. Saaho was all about making us feel amazed by the props used in the movie, and it did little to honour the relationship that the audience shared with Prabhas. Read full story here
Rana Daggubati sent his wishes to Prabhas and wished him luck.
He wrote, "Rewrite history like you always have darling!! All the best to Prabhas team UV, @poojahegde and @Radhekrishna for the realise tomorrow!