Salaar movie review

Prabhas and Prithvi Raj are childhood friends who are forced to part ways under unavoidable circumstances overnight.

Many years later, when the life of Shruti Haasan, the daughter of a US-based businessman , is under threat in India, Prabhas comes to her rescue.

How far does Prabhas go to protect her? What’s his past? How is Prithviraj involved in this forms the rest of the story.

Analysis:

The story appears to be simple, but director Prashanth Neel has given it in his own style.

Neel does not like things happening in their simple form and loves making them complex to keep the attention of viewers hooked.

He has used flashbacks conveniently to narrate the story.

Right from the opening scene, Prashanth Neel takes you into his typical dark world, where there are a lot of slow motions and over-the-top shots.

Prabhas gets the character that suits his persona.

This ‘angry young man’ role is apt for him.  He doesn’t talk much, but the intensity through his eyes is on point.

He is simply effortless in action, and his overall screen presence is powerful.

Prithviraj is unbelievable in his role and his subtle act flows with the film.

His on-screen camaraderie with Prabhas also seems natural and doesn’t look forced by any chance.

Shruti Haasan has limited screen time and only gets a little to add.

All the other actors including Jagapathi Babu, Tinu Anand and Eswari Rao have done their job well.

The cinematographer Bhuvan Gowda and editor Ujwal Kulkarni do the needful.

Ravi Basrur’s background score is loud occasionally, but adds enough meat to the film’s crucial junctures.

Rating: 3.6/5