Rishi (Prabhas) attends before a
Hyderabad tourist guide Narasaraju (Brahmanandam) on a special task. The
business of Rishi is to find the identity of underground villains
Stephen – Roberts. On the quest, Rishi finds that Nandini (Tamanna), a
Dance Teacher in Bangkok who is the daughter of Naanu, the right hand to
Stephen – Roberts could be the girl to offer him a clue. Rishi and
Narasaraju flow down to Bangkok where Rishi pretends to be in love with
Nandini and finally gets the breaktrhough in his hunt. Meanwhile Nandini
gets serious into this love matter questioning the actual truth behind
Rishi.
Here comes the flashback. Rishi is the
only son of good and powerful human being Bhupathi (Krishnam Raju) near
Vizag. He is studying in Bangalore and is in love with simple living
orphan Deepali (Deeksha Seth). Unfortunately Bhupathi, her wife (Prabha)
and Deepali are cruelly murdered in the hands of Raghavendra (Mukesh
Rishi), Stephen and MLA Simhadri (Pradeep Rawat). So, Rishi is on
revenge saga. With the help of his trusted follower Raju (Supreet) and
Nandini, how did Rishi complete the final formalities for Stephen and
Roberts form the climax.
Values of the Movie Rebel:
Strictly speaking there is nothing new to talk about ‘Rebel.’
Everything is copied from here or there or from his own films by
Lawrence. Story, scripting and direction were completely weak for which
Lawrence need to be blamed. Too many action episdoes, Arava Paithyam in
comedy episodes further troubled the audience. Dialogues by Swami did
not hit the right punch. Cinematography of Ram Prasad and Editing by
Marthand K Venkatesh are regular and conevntional. Length of the movie
which is near to 3 hours urgently needs to be curtailed. Action
choreography of Ram Lakshman is highly unbelivable. Musical score by
Lawrence is good for a couple of songs while background is moderate.
Production wise, Bhagawan and Pulla Rao are worth appreciative.
Performance wise Prabhas is macho and
stylish. His character is underplayed for most of the time in first
half. Just 10 to 15 minutes before the interval, Prabhas picks up in
enegry and interval block was superbly dealt. His romantic chemistry
with Tammu and Deeksha was also good. However, Fans ask for more from
him because of the hype built on movie. Tamanna is hot throughout
exposing very liberally. Obviously she scores full marks for glamor and
pretty hot moves. Deeksha is crisp and has done a decent job. Though in
powerful role, Krishnam Raju is made a funny stuff by director. Mukesh
Rishi, Pradeep Rawat are routine while Supreet got a scope to perform
and he utilised it. Comedy by Brahmi, Kovai Sarala was irritating. Ali
was also wasted is a spoof of Siva Shankar Master.
Out of the Movie Rebel:
Definitely this is not the quality of a movie one would expect from
Prabhas waiting for nearly two years. Shoddy screenplay and no real
depth in content resulted in a sustained headache for audience. No where
Lawrence was into his usual best either in dealing the comedy or action
or emotions. He is a complete loser. Presence of Prabhas and Tamanna is
the only savior. Even dialogues spelt by Prabhas were loud with no
purpose.
While first half is wasted with
unnecessary and unlinked content in Bangkok, pre-interval scenes gave a
thirst for patrons to expect a strong second half. Into the second half,
with in first 10 minutes the main lock in the plot is opened and rest
depended upon Lawrence to convince us with his narration. But, no where
he was near to our logics and common sense. Steering through a known
conventional path, director takes us to a pretty badly picturized climax
filled with plenty of action. Except the glamor of Tamanna in songs and
the stylish appearance of Prabhas, nothing will please you in the
movie.
Commercially, ‘Rebel’ may not gain a
stand in A class centers while the pulse of audience in B & C will
decide the actual fate. Overall, this is not the quality of show
expected from the combo of Prabhas and Lawrence. Other than feeling pity
for producers, nothing one can do for ‘Rebel.’
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