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Ruler (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Ruler' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by C. Kalyan under CK Entertainments & Happy Movies banners. starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Prakash Raj, Vedhika, Sonal Chauhan, Bhumika Chawla, Jayasudha, Shataf Figar, Sayaji Shinde, and Nagineedu and music composed by Chirantan Bhatt.
The film received negative reviews from critics and audiences for the outdated story and screenplay, music, double-meaning jokes, logicless scenes, etc and was a box office bomb.
Plot
The film begins in 1987 when the crime rate at Uttar Pradesh peaks. The Agricultural Minister, Veerandranath Tagore, (Prakash Raj) brings out a resolution to develop farming, as crime can be reduced by eradicating hunger. He gives a call for 500 farmers from Combined Andhra Pradesh headed by a wise person Seetaramaiah (Nagineedu). The Government allocates them 5000 acres of land on lease for 30 years, thereafter, it will be their own.
Years roll by, and Sarojini Naidu (Jayasudha), a business tycoon proceeds towards Uttar Pradesh to start her new plant. On the way, she spots a stranger (Nandamuri Balakrishna) with multiple stab wounds. Sarojini Naidu admits him into the hospital, and within the next minute, she accompanies him to the ICU due to a heart attack. Here, Sarojini Naidu is facing a serious threat from her brother-in-law Durga Prasad (Sayaji Shinde) when the stranger miraculously wakes up from the coma and saves her. Learning that the person has completely lost his memory, Sarojini Naidu adopts him by providing a new identity of her deceased son Arjun Prasad. After 2 years, Arjun Prasad became a famous IT magnate. Harika (Sonal Chauhan), the chairman of a rival company, tries to overpower Arjun Prasad when she falls for him. Meanwhile, the Telugu farmers in Uttar Pradesh are under severe hardship from local politician Bhavaninath Tagore (Shataf Figar).
So, the resident Sandhya (Vedhika), who is shown as the love interest of Arjun Prasad in the past, files a complaint when the Govt appoints a special judiciary committee. But unfortunately, when they walk in, Bhavaninath Tagore falsifies by intimidating the villagers and also claims Sandhya as insane. At the same time, Arjun Prasad smokes out that the Uttar Pradesh project has been jeopardized by Bhavaninath Tagore, who also humiliated Sarojini Naidu very badly. Now, enraged Arjun Prasad speaks against Bhavaninath Tagore and restarts his plant. At that moment, the henchmen of Bhavaninath Tagore attack Arjun Prasad, whose blood runs cold after seeing him. Simultaneously, the entire Telugu village eagerly approaches and claims him as Dharma.
Thereupon the villagers start narrating the past, and Dharma is a powerful police officer, son of Seetaramaiah, who stands for justice. Aside, Niranjana Prasad (Bhumika Chawla), daughter of Veerandranath Tagore, loves and marries a lower caste guy, which her father heartily welcomes. During the time of their reception, Bhavaninath Tagore, the younger brother of Veerandranath Tagore, slaughters the bridegroom and also attempts to kill pregnant Niranjana Prasad using his racism and vote bank. All at once, Dharma alights, rescues, and shields them in the village through Telugu farmers as gratitude. Meanwhile, avenged Bhavaninath Tagore clouts and issued a G.O to repeal the lease agreement. Veerandranath Tagore abides in the farmers' agony, so, they leave the village. First, he asks Niranjana Prasad to stand by at the railway station and proceeds toward Bhavaninath Tagore with an appeal for the cancellation of the G.O.
But malicious Bhavaninath Tagore kills him and passes an ordinance to his henchmen to eliminate Niranjana Prasad. Tracing her whereabouts, Dharma lands on a train on time. In the fight, he is severely injured and wiped out, and at this juncture, he is witnessed by Sarojini Naidu. In a flash, the story turns to the present when Sarojini Naidu also affirms him as Dharma, but he cannot recall his memory. Nevertheless, he decides to encounter Bhavaninath Tagore when his heart is felt with joy, knowing that Niranjana Prasad is safeguarded by the villagers and she has given birth to a baby boy named Dharma. At last, Dharma / Arjun Prasad knocks out Bhavaninath Tagore, permanently allots the lands to the farmers and declares Niranjana Prasad as the original heir of the Tagore dynasty. Finally, Sarojini Naidu departs with Harika bequeathing Dharma / Arjun Prasad as his necessity is more to the public than her business empire.
Cast
* Nandamuri Balakrishna as Dharma / Arjun Prasad
* Prakash Raj as Veerandranath Tagore
* Vedhika as Sandhya
* Sonal Chauhan as Harika
* Bhumika Chawla as Niranjana Prasad, Veerendranath Tagore's Daughter
* Jayasudha as Sarojini Naidu
* Shataf Figar as Bhavaninath Tagore
* Sayaji Shinde as Durga Prasad
* Nagineedu as Seetaramaiah
* Chalapathi Rao as Subba Rao
* Raghu Karumanchi as Arnold
* Dhanraj as Jackie Chan
* Srinivasa Reddy as Krishna Reddy
* Jhansi as Village member
* Raghu Babu
* Saptagiri
* Parag Tyagi as Bhavaninath's Henchmen
* Rajiv Kumar Aneja as Police Commissioner
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Chirantan Bhatt. Music released by Aditya Music Company.
Production
The principal photography of the film started in July in Bangkok. The second schedule was completed in Ramoji Film City in October 2019. A melody Song is picturized on Balakrishna & Vedhika in November at Munnar.
Release
The film released on 20 December 2019. The first look teaser on 21 November 2019 and trailer on 8 December 2019. The first single song ' Adugadugo Action Hero' is released on 1 December 2019. Accordingly, the pre-release event held on 14 December 2019, at the MGM Grounds, VUDA Park, Visakhapatnam.
Reception
'Ruler' received negative reviews from critics. Y. Sunita Chowdary of 'The Hindu' stated that the film was purely for the fans. "Balakrishna fans will like him in any form and indeed made some effort to look different, gives Vedhika returns after a long time to perform in a better role. The hero gets elevated at each level and it becomes a tale of heroic exploits and nothing else," she added. 'The Times of India' critic Suhas Yellapantula gave 1.5/5 stars, and called it a "disappointing fare." He wrote: " A non-existent plot, poor characterization, and amateurish filmmaking ensures this film is a big miss. '123telugu.com' also gave the same rating and wrote: "The concept is old school and unnecessary scenes, the second half could be avoided totally. The director KS Ravikumar has been stuck in a time warp being unable to move on from his outdated concepts. Although Balayya impresses with his posh look, the angry cop look is very underwhelming with the horrible wig, which disappoints the general audience. A reviewer from 'The Hans India' affirmed that the film doesn't have a proper storyline, "Director KS Ravikumar used the same commercial formula for this movie and even the story and screenplay are also not that gripping," they wrote.
References
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