Larger than life, and larger than imagination, the appropriately titled, nearly four-hour “ Baahubali : The Epic” condenses footage from both halves of S.S. Rajamouli ’s industry-shifting action duology — “Baahubali: The Beginning” (2015) and “Baahubali: The Conclusion” (2017) — but maintains the filmmaker’s vision and his pulse-pounding visual splendor. Upon their release, the grandiose period myths usurped the Hindi-language Bollywood industry and irrevocably changed the face of mainstream Indian cinema, en route to Rajamouli’s global crossover hit “RRR” in 2022.

Fans of the latter who haven’t experienced his other work will have the chance on Oct. 29, via a combined Telugu re-release with a built-in intermission and some technical updates overseen by the filmmaker himself. It’s a r

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