No 'Sthanam' for 'Prasthanam'

‘Prasthanam,’ the best and most critically acclaimed film made by Deva Katta is put in the bottom most winners list of PRESTIGIOUS Nandi Awards, 2010. This film has come at the time, when critics and outsiders were insulting Tollywood as a place filled with rotten story lines and exhausted commercial formulae. Yet the share of due regards and respects to be paid for this movie is overlooked by Nandi Awards selection committee.

‘We are bankrupt in maintaining morals or showing transparency in selecting the eligible winners. It would have been better, if ‘Prasthanam’ was dropped from the winners list instead of insulting the film by just giving a Third Place in Best Film category. Movie was worth winning Best Dialogues, Best Support, Best Script and many more. Until we give a respectable ‘Sthanam’ (Position) to films like ‘Prasthanam,’ never our Telugu films will raise in standards. Till then, better would be to shut our mouths and stop criticizing the industry where encouragement for creation and novelty is a Big Zero,’ a senior film critic shared an opinion.