Gaurav Kumar Jha of expressed the view that the film is 'the embodiment of Bharatiya culture and values.' He further contrasts the themes of both, writing, 'the heroes have failings and the villains redeeming virtues, making us morally ambivalent towards them both, Baahubali goes for black and white: its heroes are wholly good and the villains pure evil.' According to Gowda, the palace scenes resemble those in Ben Hur (1959) and Troy (2004) while the fight sequences are similar to the Chinese films Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).
Kannikeswaran noted the Shiva centric themes in the film According to Chandan Gowda, a professor at the, 'the social order in the film appears to be a varna order: Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas are named with the Shudras staying an unnamed presence,' also noting that 'Muslims are also part of the Mahishmati kingdom.' Felt that the modules and imagery were borrowed from Indian epics like Mahabharata and called Prabhas' character 'a mix of the Pandavas put together,' while Gowda writes that the influence is 'at best rough,' stating that the film cannot match the 'moral depth or complexity' of Mahabharata. The main character is healed by Shiva in the end of the film, while noting Ganesha also makes an appearance in a fire ritual. He calls the film 'Shivocentric,' noting the appearance of a Shivatandava stotra and that Shiva is the tutelage deity of Mahishmati.
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