He said, “This film is definitely a different genre and we believe in the subject. In one of his interviews, Rana Daggubati said that Baahubali is the inspiration for him to do the underwater war film Ghazi. Last year Soggade Chinni Nayana too was successful - it had a local flavour and nativity. Films like Rudhramadevi and Guatamiputra Satakarni have followed.

He made Baahubali in a folk backdrop and the film was a nationwide rage. Meanwhile directors like Rajamouli have proved that if a film is interesting, it will be a success irrespective of the genre. It’s not only the directors but the stars too should come forward and agree to do a different genre, that’s when the writers can think of original subject that suits the local nativity,” adds Gunasekhar. “Most of the top stars want to act in the typical action entertainers, so the directors have to oblige. Remade: Kumari 21F (right) was said to be a copy of the French film Lila Says(Left) “The shift may not happen immediately, but it will change soon,” feels Satish Vegnesa, director of Shatamanam Bhavati. Only a rare breed of producers give importance to a good story. It’s the producers who feel if they are putting in money, the film must get returns - so they don’t want to take any risk. If you make a good film, they’ll watch it. “The audience never tells you what kind of films they want. In the last few years, half the films made were horror comedy. If a horror comedy is successful, everyone makes a film in the same genre. Telugu cinema depends heavily on the “success mantra”.

Interestingly, the director is coming up with two projects Hiranyakasipa and Prataparudrudu based on mythology and history. That’s why I decided to produce the film myself,” he informs, adding further, “With Gautamiputra Satakarni being a success, I am confident that Telugu cinema is slowly inclining towards nativity and coming up with more historic and local subjects,” feels Gunasekhar. “When I shared the subject with a few producers, they rejected it saying people don’t watch historic subjects.

Now that people are more educated, they don’t mind watching folk, historic and family subjects,” says Gunasekhar, who produced and directed the historic film Rudhrama-devi. “In the Telugu states, since the rate of literacy was low, our filmmakers depended on the regular, hit formulas to churn out films.

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