Star producer on Tollywood filmmakers in 1000crs projects

Star producer on Tollywood filmmakers in 1000crs projects. Of late pan India fascination increased the cost of filmmaking and everyone started talking about Rs 1000crs projects.

In the midst of all this, Lagadapati Sridhar, speaking to scribes, shared his thoughts. He said “No doubt, the film opened big riding on Rajinikanth’s charisma, but it is clearly losing steam. To reach ₹1000 crore, it has to make another ₹600 crore, which looks unlikely at this stage. But we still hope it happens,”

He pointed out “The friendship between Rajinikanth and Sathyaraj was not properly established by director Lokesh Kanagaraj, the dated port backdrop reminded us of films like Deewar, and the ‘electric chair’ concept didn’t connect with audiences. Above all, it lacked emotional depth,”

He observed 'Even directors like Shankar and Mani Rathman couldn't taste pan-India success with 'Indian 2 and 'Thug Life' respectively," Analysing further he said “Pan-India is not about just roping in stars from different languages, but about building an emotion-driven plot which is refreshing and unseen before,”

He shared “Rajamouli beautifully blends emotion with action and delivers a visual spectacle. For example, in RRR, the opening action block where NTR and Ram Charan risk their lives to save a child works only because of the strong emotional connection. Without that, it would have been just another action sequence,”

He pointed “Rajamouli created a new folklore drama with kings and queens in Baahubali, while RRR was rooted in the British Raj. Similarly, Sukumar built a gritty world of red sanders smugglers in Pushpa: The Rise, and Nag Ashwin crafted a futuristic dystopia in Kalki 2898 AD. Telugu directors are ahead of others in creating unique cinematic worlds that resonate globally and each one crossed the magic Rs 1000 crore collections ,”

Speaking about other language films, he said “Such films do very well on OTT and in their respective states, but theatrical audiences expect visual grandeur infused with emotion. Folklores like Baahubali, socio-fantasies like Kantara, and mythological spectacle like Mahavir Narasimha and underworld story KGF have pan-India appeal, while local stories find their space on streaming platforms.”