1.The story starts and ends with the similar scene.

In the initial sequence Sivagami Devi takes a ritual walk with the firepot in her head, and finally Amarendra kills the look alike Asura, with a fire-headed javelin.

In the final sequence, Devasena takes the same ritual and in the end burns Balla who is the real life Asura.

1. We have a to be Crowned Prince who follows Lord Shiva

(which is evident from several references to Lord Shiva in the court and calling himself Shivu when he is in disguise)

marry a Princess who follows Lord Vishnu.

Which is evident from her sing a song to Lord Krishna an avatar of Lord Vishnu

This idea felt unique to me because, I have heard that in general in the ages of Kings, there existed the Saivaites and Vaishnavites, and they do not marry outside their division. Thus it embraced the two major sects in Hinduism.

1. He never failed to highlight the atrocities that we are even facing today from the ages of Kings. It became very clear that eventhough we have come a long way in terms of technology and infrastructure, emotions haven’t changed much. That is the same reason, we could hear more whistles and claps in scenes where people connected emotionally like beheading of the Army chief and comparatively less in scenes that celebrated the technical prowess of the film.