I'm not really a devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba, but I do like the philosophy he advocates, of which the core is "Sab ka maalik ek" (Meaning "We all have only one master.")
Ofcourse this was not the reason why I went to the movie. I had to go because Mom wanted to watch it. So that's that. Never say no to mom.
Anyway the movie is about Shirdi Sai (duh!), his origins, miracles and events leading to his demise. It has Nagarjuna playing the lead role and is directed by the "Devotional Filmmaker" K. Raghavendra Rao.
I felt the movie was pretty interesting. I'm not a huge fan of devotional movies. I would love to watch them but these Tollywood people add lots of useless silly humor which makes it a pain. Even Shirdi Sai had many such silly moments which didn't make me laugh AT ALL.
It was solely Nagarjuna's performance that lifted the movie to another level. His depiction of Sai Baba was very accurate and you could feel that serenity in his performance.
The director Raghavendra Rao did a decent job with the movie. He is already an expert making devotional films on a large scale and it shows here. He was able to balance the mythological and philosophical aspects which made the movie pretty interesting.
But the director failed to clarify the origin of Sai Baba. Who were his parents? Where was he born? These are left open. Raghavendra Rao could have taken liberties in showing a good origin story, since he had already taken several "creative liberties" in other aspects of the film.
Overall it was a good watch. Of course I'm sure it wont convert people into devotees of Sai Baba (Which wasn't the intention anyway). But it will definitely give a better understanding of the life of Sai Baba and his unique philosophy which was quite radical for that time period.
Ofcourse this was not the reason why I went to the movie. I had to go because Mom wanted to watch it. So that's that. Never say no to mom.
Anyway the movie is about Shirdi Sai (duh!), his origins, miracles and events leading to his demise. It has Nagarjuna playing the lead role and is directed by the "Devotional Filmmaker" K. Raghavendra Rao.
I felt the movie was pretty interesting. I'm not a huge fan of devotional movies. I would love to watch them but these Tollywood people add lots of useless silly humor which makes it a pain. Even Shirdi Sai had many such silly moments which didn't make me laugh AT ALL.
| Yeah. It was that silly. |
The director Raghavendra Rao did a decent job with the movie. He is already an expert making devotional films on a large scale and it shows here. He was able to balance the mythological and philosophical aspects which made the movie pretty interesting.
But the director failed to clarify the origin of Sai Baba. Who were his parents? Where was he born? These are left open. Raghavendra Rao could have taken liberties in showing a good origin story, since he had already taken several "creative liberties" in other aspects of the film.
Overall it was a good watch. Of course I'm sure it wont convert people into devotees of Sai Baba (Which wasn't the intention anyway). But it will definitely give a better understanding of the life of Sai Baba and his unique philosophy which was quite radical for that time period.
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