Chhaava Movie Review
on Feb 14, 2025
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Rashmika Mandanna, Akshay Khanna, Vineeth Kumar Singh, Diana Penty, Ashutosh Rana
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Based on Chhaava by Shivaji Sawant
Music by AR Rahman
Written by Laxman Utekar, Rishi Virmani, Kaustubh Savarkar Unman Bankar, Omkar Mahajan, Irshad Kamil
Edited by Manish Pradhan
Cinematography by Saurabh Goswami
Produced by Dinesh Vijayan
Directed by Laxman Ramachandra Utekar
Chhaava gained huge amount of traction for being the historical fiction based on Chhatrapati Shivaji's son, Chhatrapati Shambajj Maharaj. Vicky Kaushal's portrayal and Rashmika Mandanna's commitment to promotions inspite of injury also contributed to the impression on the film. The movie released after a delay to accommodate Pushpa 2 The Rule on 14th February. Let's discuss about the film in detail.
Plot:
Shenshah Aurangazeb(Akshay Khanna) feels relieved and sadly happy that Chhatrapati Shivaji is dead and he can rule over Deccan without any opposition from Marathas. But Chhatrapati Shambajj(Vicky Kaushal) announces his rise to power by attacking Burhanpur Fort. His wife Yesubai(Rashmika Mandanna) feels happy with cornation and explodes upon her own brothers for wanting freedom from Samrajya.
On the other hand, Aurangzeb decides to execute him and end the influence of Shivaji. He tried to attack with all his might but Shambaji always seems to be one step ahead. He tries to use internal conflicts within the family but Yesubai and Shambaji destroy those plans too. Finally, he captures him. How? Watch the movie to know more.
Analysis:
Chhaava tries to be a celebration of glory and legacy of a strong ruler of Maratha Kingdom from word go. The movie tries to present Aurangazeb as a cruel person at the same time, a great admirer of valor and spirit of his enemies. But at times, he gets episodic in nature in trying to narrate most of the best incidents in Shambaji's life. From the available history, it draws more inspiration to fictionalize it on big screens.
It is not entirely accurate in showcasing history and at times feels too draggy with high pitched performances. In trying to chronicle major events, it seems to miss the flow that a story of this magnitude needs in tying up all the lose ends. But it slowly captures our interest towards the climax with great score from AR Rahman and high technical values.
The visuals and music go hand-in-hand during the final 35 minutes where drama takes over and it is compelling to view. But the portions before that feel more repetitive with similar points being made in dialogues all the while. If not for performances of the leads and ensemble, these portions would have been highly forgettable.
Vicky Kaushal as Shambaji delivered yet another good performance in his career. He is phenomenal in showcasing valor, tragedy and heroism. Better writing could have even elevated his performance. Vineet Singh as Kavi Kalesh also delivered his best in climax portions and Rashmika Mandanna impresses us with simple expressions. All others in the ensemble are good yet some seniors are underutilised with more concentration of action episodes. Akshay Khanna brings out a believability to slightly caricaturish Aurangzeb and he is phenomenal.
On the whole, Chhaava makes it point in the first 30 minutes itself, that it is going to be a glory story. While there is no problem with it, the movie becomes monotonic at places where we want it to explore the characters more in depth. If not for performances and final 30 minutes, this movie feels like an overstretched exercise of glorification and not a film about characters and history.
In Conclusion:
Works to an extent due to performances and music.
Rating: 2.5/5
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