Tollywood's go-to tropes for crafting pan-India blockbusters are beginning to show signs of fatigue. The formula - sepia-toned flashbacks, oppressed tribes, gold-smuggling, bloody cartels, a messianic hero and gratuitous violence - feels overused. Kingdom (Part 1 of a two-part saga) taps into this familiar template. Thankfully, director Gowtam Tinnanuri resists the urge to indulge in excessive hero-worship. There's little reliance on slow-motion entries, bombastic build-ups or over-the-top spectacles. Yet, the tropes linger - subtler, but unmistakable. The pattern is hard to ignore.