A respectable couple belonging to Bansle royal line (Sarath Babu & Sujatha) name their kid as Sivaji (Haranadh Policherla). The mother keeps telling heroic tales and the exploits of Chatrapati Sivaji to the boy. Growing up, Sivaji becomes an archeologist and the mother is always worried about one thing. What happened to the Sword of Chatrapati Sivaji – Chandahas – which he gave to his General Hyder Ali? Sivaji assures his mom that he will get back the weapon one day.

He travels to Vijaygad and Simhagad – the areas under Maratha rule at that time. Meanwhile, an Islamist terrorist group wants to destabilize India’s peace. Their hit squads are dispatched to several big cities. In this set up, Sivaji fights with terrorists in an old fort. The sword almost falls in his lap from a pillar. This archeologist brings the asset of the Nation home and gives it to his mother. But the custody of Chandrahas brings all troubles to Sivaji family. Friends turn enemies. Terrorists are out to kill him. How he solves the problems and returns the sword to Goddess Tuljapur Bhavani? All this forms the rest of the story.

Haranath Policharla, who goes by the title “Rising Star” is unimpressive and can't emote. Superstar Krishna appears for a few minutes and for a song. His getup is simply superb and in the song sequence – Tribhuvana Jananee.. Tribhuvana Vanee…., he is amazing.

Astha Singhal is promising, Punit Issar as villain (Islamist extremist leader) brings justice to his character. Abbas as the friend of Haranath, Sarath Babu and Sujatha are good. Venu Madhav and Brahmanandam provide comedy and Abhinaya Sri shakes a leg with Haranath for that racy number – Aa Ante Amalapuram…..

Story, screenplay and direction by Sivasakthi Dutta is old-fashioned as he has tried to mix History, Fantasy and Romance in one mould. The manner in which the hero finds out the missing Sword of Chatrapati Sivaji is not convincing. Altogether, hero’s role as Archeologist with Government of India is not justified. The moment when he decides to keep the sword in his custody without surrendering it to the Government, his heroic qualities on the screen come for questioning.

However, MM Keeravani’s music and the songs are nice. Cinematography is also good though dialogues are contrived. On the whole, if you are carried away by the pictures of superstar Krishna (as Chatrapati Sivaji) and go to the movie, you are at a big risk.

Verdict: A letdown