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{{short description|2012 Indian film by Raghava Lawrence}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Rebel
| image = Rebel Movie Poster Prabhas.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Raghava Lawrence
| producer = {{plainlist|
* J. Bhagavan
* J. Pulla Rao}}
| writer = Raghava Lawrence
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Prabhas]]
* [[Tamannaah Bhatia]]
* [[Deeksha Seth]]
* [[Mukesh Rishi]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
* Raghava Lawrence (songs)
* S. Chinna (score)}}
| cinematography = [[Ram Prasad (cinematographer)|C. Ramprasad]]
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]
| studio = Sri Balaji Cine Media
| distributor = {{plainlist|
* [[Sri Venkateswara Creations]] (Nizam)
* 7 Seas (overseas)
* 14 Reels Entertainment (Krishna)
* N.V. Prasad (ceded)}}
| released = {{Film date|2012|09|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 176 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = 
| gross = {{INR}}44 crore<ref>{{cite web |title=Prabhas Top 10 Highest Grossing Films |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/web-stories/entertainment/prabhas-top-10-highest-grossing-films/photostory/106099056.cms |website=timesnownews |language=en |date=18 December 2023 |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref>
}}

'''''Rebel''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action comedy film]] written and directed by [[Raghava Lawrence]]. The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] featuring [[Prabhas]], [[Tamannaah Bhatia]], [[Deeksha Seth]], [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Mukesh Rishi]], K. C. Shankar, and [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]]. It was produced by J. Bhaghawan and J. Pulla Rao under the Sri Balaji Cine Media banner.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |title=Prabhas with Tamannaah, Deeksha |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhas-with-tamannaah-deeksha-news-news-ljnmcqabihf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915191012/http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhas-with-tamannaah-deeksha-news-news-ljnmcqabihf.html |archive-date=15 September 2011 |access-date=13 September 2011 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Lawrence also handled the dance choreography and soundtrack, while the background score was handled by S. Chinna.

''Rebel'' was theatrically released worldwide on 28 September 2012. The film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2017 |title=Lawrence told to pay 2.5 cr to Rebel producers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/lawrence-told-to-pay-2-5-cr-to-rebel-producers/articleshow/17637974.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en |access-date=21 March 2024 |archive-date=21 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321070835/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/lawrence-told-to-pay-2-5-cr-to-rebel-producers/articleshow/17637974.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
Rishi is the happy-go-lucky son of Bhupathi, a powerful [[dictator]] of the village, who is respected by the villagers. Rishi is influenced by his father's ideals and grows up just like him. However, Bhupathi does not want his son to take up violence and sends him to [[Bangalore]] to study and also learn music. While in Bangalore, Rishi falls for an orphan named Deepali and brings her to his house in disguise of his old music teacher as he wants his father to be happy about him not taking up violence. During the festival held in their village, a politician named Simhadri sends 100 thugs to kill Bhupathi and his family, but Rishi eliminates all the thugs.

Bhupathi's brother Jayram joins hands with Simhadri so that they can kill Bhupathi as he has exiled his son permanently from his house. Bhupathi, his wife Lakshmi and Deepali are killed by Jayaram and his son. Simhadri tells Rishi that a local goon helped Jayram kill Bhupathi and his family. Simhadri soon kills himself. Rishi along with Bhupathi's bodyguards assist him in exacting revenge. Two years later, Rishi discovers that a goon named Stephen is doing illegal business in [[Hyderabad]] since a long time and also discovers that Robert is none other than Jayaram. Robert started working with Stephen right after Bhupathi's death and the duo became powerful gangsters.

Rishi suspects that Jayaram's new identity is Robert, where he leaves to Hyderabad and finds that Stephen and Robert have an assistant named Nanu, who works in [[Bangkok]]. Rishi meets Nanu's daughter Nandini and the two fall in love with each other. Nanu shows his phone to Nandini as she wants to see the photos of Stephen and Robert. Rishi sees the photos, where he confirms that Robert is indeed Jayaram's new identity. Later, Raju reveals Rishi's tragic past to Nandini, after hearing which Nandini decides to help Rishi in locating Stephen and Robert.

Rishi bribes Nanu's henchmen to stop protecting Nanu and tortures Nanu until the latter agrees to lure Stephen and Robert into a trap. It is revealed that Stephen and Robert sent two henchmen to disguise themselves as Stephen and Robert. Robert tells Rishi that he sent his henchmen to kidnap Raju, Nandini and Rishi's bodyguards. Rishi gets taken to his old house, where Raju and the rest of his bodyguards are killed, but Nandini is left alive. Stephen and his henchmen brutally beat up Rishi. However, Rishi beats up all the henchmen and finally kills Stephen, Robert and his son, thus avenging the deaths of his parents and Deepali. Rishi and Nandini then reunite with each other.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Prabhas]] as Rishi alias "Rebel"
* [[Tamannaah Bhatia]] as Nandini
* [[Deeksha Seth]] as Deepali
* K. C. Shankar as Stephen
* [[Kelly Dorji]] as APC-MI6
* [[Mukesh Rishi]] as Jayaram alias Robert, Bhupathi's brother and Rishi's paternal uncle
* [[Krishnam Raju]] as Bhupathi, Rishi's father
* [[Prabha (actress)|Prabha]] as Lakshmi, Rishi's mother
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Narasa Raju
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as [[Kamal Haasan]] Shiv Shankar
* [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] as Simhadri
* [[Supreeth]] as Raju, Bhupathi's bodyguard
* [[Tej Sapru]] as Nanu, Nandini's father
* [[Vikram Singh (actor)|Vikram Singh]] as David
* [[Bharath Reddy (actor)|Bharath Reddy]] as Jayaram's son
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Shastri
* [[Ananth Babu]] as Shastri
* Ravi Nair as Sanjay
* Junior Relangi as Junior Shastri
* [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Ajay
* [[Chalapathi Rao]] as a police officer
* [[Vincent Asokan]] as Varadan
* [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] as Shankar
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Nandini's aunt
* [[Hema (actress)|Hema]] as Rishi's aunt
* [[Shanoor Sana]] as Nandini's friend
* [[Rajitha]] as Nandini's aunt}}

== Production ==
In December 2011, it was reported that the unit would go back to Bangkok to shoot some vital scenes and action sequences with Tamannaah and Prabhas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prabhas Rebel shooting in Bangkok and Malaysia |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/35446/tollywood/prabhas-rebel-shooting-in-bangkok-news-details |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412110616/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/35446/tollywood/prabhas-rebel-shooting-in-bangkok-news-details |archive-date=12 April 2012 |access-date=18 September 2012 |publisher=Super Good Movies}}</ref>

After completing the schedule, the filming resumed at [[Pollachi]] where scenes on Prabhas and other lead cast were canned.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rebel shooting in pollachi |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/news-interviews/32712749_1_rebel-prabhas-pollachi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103104745/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/news-interviews/32712749_1_rebel-prabhas-pollachi |archive-date=3 January 2013 |access-date=18 September 2012 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The filming shifted to [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]] where action episodes involving Prabhas were shot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rebel in Pondicherry |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/news-interviews/32787788_1_young-rebel-star-prabhas-tamannaah-and-deeksha-seth-director-raghava-lawrence |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117034113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/news-interviews/32787788_1_young-rebel-star-prabhas-tamannaah-and-deeksha-seth-director-raghava-lawrence |archive-date=17 January 2014 |access-date=18 September 2012 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The last schedule of filming took at an aluminium factory in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rebel last schedule at aluminium factory |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rebel-targets-aluminium-factory-for-last-schedule/287730-71-216.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127152719/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rebel-targets-aluminium-factory-for-last-schedule/287730-71-216.html |archive-date=27 January 2013 |access-date=18 September 2012 |publisher=IBN live}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Rebel
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Raghava Lawrence]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2012|9|14}}
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:53
| language = Telugu
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = Raghava Lawrence
| prev_title = [[Don (2007 film)|Don]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

[[Raghava Lawrence]] himself composed the songs while the [[film score]] was composed by S. Chinna.{{cn|date=September 2025}} The soundtrack of the film was released through [[Aditya Music]] label on 14 September 2012 at [[Shilpakala Vedika]] in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rebel audio launch tomorrow |url=http://www.rebelthefilm.com/home/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820052252/http://www.rebelthefilm.com/home/ |archive-date=20 August 2012 |access-date=13 September 2012 |publisher=rebelthefilm.com}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 21:53
| title1 = Keka
| extra1 = [[Benny Dayal]], Lloyd Paul, [[Sathyan (singer)|Sathyan]], [[Naresh Iyer]]
| lyrics1 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
| length1 = 4:09
| title2 = Deepali
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Priya Himesh|Priya Hemesh]], Diya (Child) & Group
| lyrics2 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| length2 = 4:35
| title3 = Google
| extra3 = [[Andrea Jeremiah|Andrea]], [[Sravana Bhargavi]] & Group
| lyrics3 = [[Bhaskarabhatla]]
| length3 = 4:40
| title4 = Orinayano
| extra4 = [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathi]], [[Vijay Prakash]] & Group
| lyrics4 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| length4 = 5:09
| title5 = Excellent Nee Figure (Remix)
| extra5 = Benny Dayal, Lloyd Paul, Sathyan, Naresh Iyer
| lyrics5 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| length5 = 3:20
}}

== Release ==

=== Distribution ===
It was announced that 7 Seas, a premier entertainment company, purchased the overseas theatrical distribution rights of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rebel Overseas rights |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-25/news-interviews/33384650_1_prabhas-rebel-j-pulla-rao-tamannaah-and-deeksha-seth |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105012902/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-25/news-interviews/33384650_1_prabhas-rebel-j-pulla-rao-tamannaah-and-deeksha-seth |archive-date=5 November 2013 |access-date=18 September 2012 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Tamil Nadu theatrical distribution rights were sold for ₹33 lakh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rebel sold for huge prize in TN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-16/news-interviews/33879701_1_prabhas-rebel-record-price-telugu-films |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103142837/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-16/news-interviews/33879701_1_prabhas-rebel-record-price-telugu-films |archive-date=3 January 2013 |access-date=18 September 2012 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===
''Rebel'' received mixed reviews, with praise for [[Prabhas]] and [[Tamannaah Bhatia]]'s performances, action sequences, and production values, but criticism for its plot, screenwriting, and technical aspects.

Purnima Ranawat of ''[[NDTV]]'' wrote "Rebel serves up fare for the mass audience. The film will be definitely liked by Prabhas' fans. Watch it for the dancing talent of Tamannaah Bhatia and action skills of Prabhas."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rebel movie review |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=273278&keyword=regional&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=273278 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930230808/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=273278&keyword=regional&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=273278 |archive-date=30 September 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |location=New Delhi}}</ref> Radhika Rajamani of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Working with hardly any storyline, director Raghava Lawrence had made a film that is arduous to watch... Rebel is a movie for the masses and certainly not for the discerning audience."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajamani |first=Radhika |title=Review: Rebel is for the masses |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-rebel-is-for-masses/20120928.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001024722/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-rebel-is-for-masses/20120928.htm |archive-date=1 October 2012 |access-date=29 September 2012 |publisher=Rediff}}</ref>

Jeevi from ''Idlebrain.com'' gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Rebel is an revenge-based action film. Prabhas is known as one of the best mass stars of [[Telugu cinema]]. Lawrence's movies are known to appeal to the raw senses of mass movie lovers. Rebel is no exception. Interval block is really good. Rebel has decent commercial elements and targeted at masses. Masses will like it.<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-rebel.html Rebel review – Telugu cinema – Prabhas & Tamanna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930230709/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-rebel.html |date=30 September 2012 }}. Idlebrain.com (2012-09-28). Retrieved 2015-09-06.</ref>

== Dubbed versions ==
The film was dubbed into [[Malayalam]] with the same title. It was dubbed into [[Hindi]] as ''The Return of Rebel'' and in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''Veerabali''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Veerabali Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/veerabali/movieshow/61295961.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312095541/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/veerabali/movieshow/61295961.cms |archive-date=12 March 2022 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=The Return Of Rebel Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/the-return-of-rebel/movieshow/61267853.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312100011/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/the-return-of-rebel/movieshow/61267853.cms |archive-date=12 March 2022 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|2235858|Rebel}}

{{Raghava Lawrence}}

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