For the fact that those personalities are ‘legendary’ that doesn’t mean they will get a red carpet in theatres. Yes, we’re talking about the most awaited political biopics that got a huge shocker from the audiences in recent times.
Hiding the negative traits, completely pushing the darkest side into oblivion and showcasing them as demi-gods didn’t work for both NTR and Bal Thackeray. Yes, while “NTR Kathanayakudu” is a huge flop in Telugu, same is the case with ‘late’ Sivasena supremo’s biopic “Thackeray” in Hindi. Despite Maratha pride and else, this biopic failed to get attention from any quarter.
The flop show of these two films is proving that no matter how much love one has on these slain leaders, only their other side of life will be loved on the silver screen, as it happened in the case of ‘Mahanati’ Savitri. And now, everyone is looking forward to YSR’s Yaatra, another biopic that is focused on lifting a deceases leader’s image to the next level.
Only if director Mahi V Raghav focused on realistic presentation and some other traits of YSR that are unknown to the people, the film might work. Else, NTR and Thackeray will get a colleague on the bench, say trade experts. At the same time, even Krish should make the needed corrections in Mahayakudu movie to make sure that he will not sit on the bench this time.
