Nagabandham movie review: A loud mythological spectacle in search of plot | Movie-review News
Nagabandham movie review: There is a moment in Nagabandham where you stop asking what happens next and start asking how much longer. For a film built on ancient secrets, hidden treasure and divine flowers, it is quite surprising none of these elements become the core part of the film The story follows Abdali, who hunts for the sacred Brahmakamalam flower and an ancient book, both needed to unlock Nagabandham, the mystical doors that conceal a hidden treasure. The flower rests in the Srirangapuram Ranganathaswamy temple, and Abdali’s ruthless pursuit pits him against Rudra, a villager determined to stop him. Wrapped around this is a larger mythology spanning timelines from 1756 to the present, with an imprisoned dark force named Bairagi pulling strings from the Himalayas and an archaeologist who spent thirty years chasing the secret and failed. For a while, it holds you. The early portions build a genuine sense of mystery around the flower and the temple. Then the padding begins. A long wedding track involving the hero’s sister brings the momentum down, and …







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