So, as an early-2000s Telugu kid, I was hit with the nostalgia wave a few days ago for one particular movie. And for those who liked RRR but don't know about Rajamouli's other works, may I introduce Magadheera
A timeless classic, truly, and definitely did a number on my brain chemistry as a kid, and was the most expensive Telugu movie at the time (budget-wise). Sure, the plot was weird, and it had its ✨ISSUES✨, but for what the cast and crew did, it was good. The songs, however, are iconic even to this day, and as I was watching the music videos, I noticed something.
But before I talk about that, if there's anyone here who doesn't know the plot, here's just enough for my headcannon today, go watch the movie on youtube.
So we have a pair of tragic lovers from way back in the past (time period ambiguous) called Kala Bhairava and Mithravinda. They don't get to confess their love to each other before they die, and so vow to do just that in their next lives, which is the present day (circa 2009).
Enter Harsha, who keeps getting flashbacks to this past life when he makes physical contact with Indu, but he doesn't know who she is or what she looks like. Cue shennangians.
Now back to my analysis. Here is my first point.
Which is that, clearly, Kaala Bhairava and Mitravinda were some kinky motherfuckers because no, this wasn't the only thing they were doing in that song (the sex metaphors were getting out of hand at this point).
And this brings me to my next point,
And that is that Harsha also has (at minimum) a knife kink passed down from his past life. (Additional context: In this song, he was on some strong stuff and thought this nice lady was his girlfriend. The one he still has to rescue from ✨unfortunate circumstances✨.)
And so my conclusion to this is that Indu, my baby girl, also has a knife kink (and probably more), and we just never see it in the movie.