prudhvirajpv

Writing is my escape from reality - Screenplay Writer

[prudhvirajpv @Advent27SBT]

Eppudoo chinnappudu vinna story aithe indhulo Non linear / Reverse chronology & Butterfly effect 🦋 ni entha Baga chepparo. Screenplay observe cheyandi.
>anaganaga oka voorilo oka rajunnadu, athaniki yeduguru kodukulu.

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@balaji25_t Hi @balaji25_t bro, how’s the weather tomorrow in Narsingi and Aziz Nagar? Repu atuvaipu full work undhi.

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@Lakshmankkrish2 @UV_Creations @arfilmsoffl All best lakshman 😊

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Singanamala bobbili #ranabali ra neeyakka 🔥🔥🔥 #vijaydevarakonda

[Vijay Deverakonda @TheDeverakonda]

#NeverForget
The Men who came as guests and stayed as oppressors.
The Men in our villages, who decided to draw blood.

'The Savage's Oath'
#RanabaaliTeaser

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@balaji25_t Hyderabad update please

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@realnewzy We need more of these

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🚨 SPOILERS AHEAD 🚨

Before you continue, this post contains major spoilers for #RaoBahadur.

This is not a criticism of the filmmakers or an attempt to point fingers at anyone. It's simply my personal exercise as a writer, imagining how the story could have explored its central theme even further. Read it, analyze it, disagree if you want. That's the beauty of cinema.

First of all, I absolutely loved the film. The direction, writing, performances, cinematography, sound design and mixing, production design, art direction, and every technical department are exceptional. Huge kudos to Venkatesh Maha and the entire team. This is exactly the kind of bold, rooted storytelling Telugu cinema needs. And Sathyadev delivers one of his finest performances.

That said, I felt the climax had the potential to be even more emotionally devastating.

In the original ending, Rao Bahadur finally learns that the son he hated is actually his own... and then he dies. For me, that's where the film leaves behind its biggest dramatic opportunity. We never get to see him live with that truth, question everything he stood for, or suffer the consequences of the very obsession that defined his life.

As an audience, we already understand from the beginning that Rao Bahadur is trapped by a false belief. So when the climax confirms what we've suspected all along, it doesn't fundamentally shift our perspective. The protagonist never truly confronts the weight of his mistake because death arrives almost immediately.

Imagine this instead.

Around the 90th minute, Rao Bahadur discovers not only that the second son he rejected is actually his own, but also that the elder son he loved, trusted, and believed would carry his legacy isn't. At the same moment, he learns an even more devastating truth: he himself was never the rightful heir to the royal bloodline he worshipped.

In a single moment, everything he built his identity upon collapses.

A man who sacrificed love for bloodline realizes he denied his own son, raised another man's son as his heir, and spent his entire life protecting a legacy that was never truly his.

The revelation destroys him. He suffers a massive stroke and becomes bedridden, able to see everything but unable to speak or move, mirroring his own father's final days. But unlike his father, Rao Bahadur no longer rests his hand on his chest. The pride, authority, and illusion that once defined him are gone. For the first time, he is forced to live with the consequences instead of escaping them.

His wife, despite everything he put her through, chooses to care for him. The elder son, who once dreamed of leaving for a better life abroad, decides to stay and slowly transforms into the next Rao Bahadur, embracing the very same toxic ideals and obsession with legacy.

Unable to stop history from repeating itself, Rao Bahadur watches another generation walk down the same path before taking his final breath.

I also felt Rao Bahadur's wife had the potential to be explored in a much more complete, 360° way. She is one of the biggest victims of the story, enduring years of emotional abuse and the consequences of her husband's obsession. Yet we never truly understand her inner world. What gave her the strength to survive? What kept her going all those years? Did she carry guilt, remorse, anger, forgiveness, or a quiet desire for justice? Why did she leave the palace? What was her perspective on everything that unfolded?

Exploring these questions could have made her one of the film's most powerful characters.

For me, that would've elevated the tragedy. The punishment isn't death. The punishment is living long enough to realize that an entire lifetime spent protecting a bloodline was meaningless, while the people who truly loved him paid the highest price for his obsession.

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A Lot Is Happening, But the Story Isn't Moving Forward. Want to Know Why?

One of the most frustrating moments in writing is realizing that your story is full of scenes, conflicts, and conversations, yet it still feels stuck.

When that happens, I stop looking at the story as a whole and start looking at the scenes.

For every scene, I ask:

1. Purpose of the Scene
Why does this scene exist? What story function is it performing?

2. Scene Goal
What is the character trying to achieve in this scene?

3. What Changes?
By the end of the scene, is there new information, a new obstacle, a shift in emotion, a new decision, or a change in a relationship?

More often than not, the problem is repetition.

The audience sees events unfolding, but the story isn't actually advancing because the same information, emotion, or conflict is being presented again in a different form.

This is why I find a one line scene order so useful. It makes repetitive scenes stand out immediately and reveals whether each scene is genuinely moving the story forward.

One question helps more than any other:

"If I remove this scene, what becomes unclear or impossible later?"

If the answer is "nothing," the scene is probably redundant.

A story moves forward when each scene creates change.

#PrudhvirajPV #Screenplaywriting #Filmmaking #Storyteller #TFI

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@balaji25_t Thanks bro, take rest.

[Mahesh Babu @urstrulyMahesh]

Remember... This is JUST A TEASER.!!

Really proud of this team for bringing the extraordinary vision of #RaoBahadur to life….👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Coming to cinemas on July 3rd..

@ActorSatyaDev @mahaisnotanoun @DeepaThomasss @GMBents @SrichakraasEnts @AplusSMovies @Mahayana_MP @RaoBahadurMovie @AtharvanaGlobal @thinkmusicindia

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A small writing habit that improved my stories.

Think big. Write small.

Before I start writing a screenplay, I try to fit the entire story into one or two pages.

If the setup, inciting incident, character goals, conflicts, twists, emotional beats, sacrifices, and climax all work within those two pages, the story is usually standing on solid legs.

Whenever I write a 2 pager, I can immediately see what's missing. Weak motivations, weak conflicts, unnecessary subplots, and unearned climaxes become obvious much faster than they would in a 120 page screenplay.

I've found it's often better to spend weeks perfecting a two page story than months fixing a screenplay built on a weak foundation.

My process is simple:

2 Page Story -> Full Story -> One Line Order -> Scenes -> Dialogues

Make the story work first.

A strong screenplay usually begins with a strong story.

#PrudhvirajPV #Screenwriting #Storytelling #Filmmaking #TFI #Teluguscreenplay

What's one simple tip or habit that has improved your writing?

I'd love to learn from fellow writers.

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Mass god in pure class 🔥🔥🔥

[Jr NTR @tarak9999]

And then… The DEVIL WAS BORN.

#DragonGlimpse

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#Dragon
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@MSDianAbhiii From a screenplay point of view, a hero must lose or sacrifice something deeply personal to achieve their goal. That loss makes the story more emotional and makes the audience root for them more. In this story, the hero loses two people he cares about.

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@Being__Mukesh Even in comedy, story matters. Nag Ashwin built a proper narrative in Jathi Ratnalu and the humor came from that. Without story, jokes feel random. That’s why films like Prince and Funky didn’t work as well. Comedy still needs emotion and irony to land.

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@EpicCmntsTelugu Bro andaru movies meeda concentrate petti, own movie ni marchipoyadu.

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@CinemaBrainiac Battleship movie ni malli teesaru, but Andulo leni emotion ni add chesaru.

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One word Respect 🙏 #VijayDeverakonda
#RahulSankrityayan
#RANABAALI 🔥🔥🔥

[Vijay Deverakonda @TheDeverakonda]

The British called him a “SAVAGE”
I do not Disagree :)

He was “OUR” Savage!
Introducing THE one and Only
“RANABAALI”

And setting the record straight on our history which they tried to Bury.

#RANABAALI

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@235Shashi 🔥🔥🔥