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Two powerful men form an unlikely friendship in colonial India while pursuing deeply personal missions.

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In British-ruled India, tribal protector Komaram Bheem searches Delhi for a kidnapped Gond girl under a false identity. He befriends police officer Alluri Sitarama Raju, unaware that Raju has been ordered to capture him for reasons of his own.

Why it belongs

S. S. Rajamouli makes friendship mythic through muscular choreography, ecstatic music, emotional directness, and action that constantly reinvents physical possibility.

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Rajamouli fashions spectacle from clear objectives, expressive bodies, animal imagery, fire-and-water motifs, and M. M. Keeravani's songs. Ram Charan and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. make the central friendship emotionally credible at superhuman scale.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Academy Awards1 win2023 · official ceremony record ↗

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Golden Globes1 win2023 · official film record ↗

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

Institutional reference ranks

Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250—AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness8.4
Engagement9.9
Ease8.9

Telugu · PG-13
Narrative Feature
Mood: Maximalist & Exhilarating