Rao Bahadur
Fantasy Drama Thriller Telugu
In 1970s India, an eccentric aristocrat—labeled a 'man of miracles'—miraculously survives a terminal illness. Plagued by guilt and fear, he retreats into his palatial mansion, creating an alternate world that deeply blurs reality and imagination.
| Cast: | Satyadev Kancharana, Deepa Thomas, Anand, Vikas Muppala, Bala Parasar, Pranay Vakka, Master Kiran, Kunal Kaushik, |
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| Director: | Venkatesh Maha |
| Writer: | Venkatesh Maha |
| Editor: | Venkatesh Maha |
| Camera: | Kartik Parmar |
All Guild Reviews of "Rao Bahadur"
Venkatesh Maha Crafts an Imaginative Fantasy With a Social Conscience
Satya Dev delivers a career-best performance as director Venkatesh Maha experiments with magical realism and an edgy narrative that offers plenty to unpack
The final stretch of Rao Bahadur is an absolute riot. The carefully constructed drama gives way to a series of delightful twists that are both entertaining and thought-provoking. It is here that director Venkatesh Maha gently pulls the rug from under the audience, forcing them to view the entire film from a fresh perspective. Telugu cinema lovers may remember a similar narrative flourish in his debut indie film, Care of Kancharapalem. While that film offered a deeply realistic portrait of a neighbourhood grappling with questions of gender sensitivity and social hierarchy, Rao Bahadur ventures into fantasy, lacing its psychological drama with touches of magical realism.
Satyadev Carries a Film That Takes Too Long to Find Itself
Director Maha's Rao Bahadur, starring Satyadev, Vikas Muppala and Deepa Thomas, is a psychological drama that talks about lineage, prejudice and skin colour obsession. The film, built on a theatrical setup, takes a while to warm up but leaves you with plenty of afterthoughts.
In 2018, director Venkatesh Maha waltzed into Telugu cinema with the path-breaking C/o Kancharapalem, one of the industry’s finest films of the decade. After Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya and an episode in Modern Love Hyderabad, the filmmaker is back with Rao Bahadur – a film that Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar saw enough potential in to present. It hit theatres on July 3.
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