Tamareddy Bharadwaja is considered as one of the senior most filmmakers in Tollywood. He is known for speaking his mind regarding the film fraternity and other issues. He recently opened up about the Telugu film industry’s biggest hit ‘RRR’. He expressed his unhappiness over the team spending 80 crores on the Oscars campaign. He also says that the directors should not demand budget and leave it to the producers.
The senior filmmaker seems to have some problem with Rajamouli’s success as he keeps taking potshots at the latter even when he delivered gigantic hits like ‘Magadheera’ and ‘Baahubali’ in the past. Talking about budgets, he said, “My vision is to write a story and then lock a budget. Of course, there are those like Rajamouli who planned a ₹200 crores project and saw success too. I’m not saying I’m wrong, but they have succeeded.”
He even took a jibe at Rajamouli for spending 80 crores on campaigning for the Oscars. He stated, “They’ve spent nearly ₹80 Cr on the Oscar campaign. If that budget is given to you (aspiring filmmakers in the audience), you would have made 10 films and tossed them on their faces. But that’s their money their wish. So you write a story and approach someone like a Dil Raju or Bol Raju to make it into a film.”
There is a difference between thinking big and thinking safe. Surely, people can make 10 small films with 80 crores but it doesn’t guarantee success and there needs to be filmmakers who can dare to dream big and Rajamouli tops that list. He is representing Telugu cinema on the global stage which is not possible with a so-called small film made with 8-10 crores. While it is true that small films should be encouraged, it is equally necessary to support directors like Rajamouli as they can open many doors for Telugu cinema.
