Glam divas get professional identity in Telugu movies
Before, samantha portrayed an IT specialist in the film "Kushi," while Tamannah Bhatia, a glamorous actress, represented a lawyer in the calcutta High court in the film "Bhola Shankar." Famous writer Gopi Mohan adds, "Giving professional identity to actresses is a welcome change in tollywood," using the successful song "Anthuleni Kadha" from years ago as an example.
"Jayapradha was shown as a resilient working lady who succeeds in both her personal and professional life by overcoming several obstacles. She dispelled all myths about working women in the real world and gave them dignity and respect in the 1970s," he continues.
He also commends well-known actors and actresses for choosing parts with depth, such as anushka shetty, samantha, and Kajal Aggarwal. "Working women who are portrayed by well-known actors on screen are more likely to be respected by younger audiences. Due to expansive multiplexes, more educated individuals are visiting cinemas these days, and any connection to their real-life jobs makes them more emotionally invested in the movie. "We need more of it in tollywood too, even though many bollywood actresses have experienced success playing various professions on screen," he argues.
Gopi Mohan prefers to categorize viewers into urban and rural groups, arguing that these groups were the target audience for the movie. "Before, the remaining areas were regarded as rural zones, and we only had three cities: Hyderabad, Vizag, and Vijayawada. They were thus given entertainment films that were packed with music and combat scenes because they had previously gone to the movies to get some "relief" from their regular jobs. But as multiplexes expand quickly and more educated crowds fill cinemas, directors are compelled to elevate the standard of telugu cinema by adding more sensitivity and finer characterizations, the author notes.
But rather than being only hero-centric, he claims that these people with professional identities need to be given more screen time in order to achieve a balance in the narrative.
"Everything relies on the narrative. Writing a film with a strong hero will always result in a biased narrative. "I believe that as writers, we need to strike the right balance in mainstream films," he says in closing.
Actress Nandita Swetha, who portrayed a police officer in the movie "Hidimbha" and had equal screen time, summarises the evolving trend by saying, "Playing a professional onscreen gives a fillip to glam girls as it shows them in a new light." Commercial films do have romantic scenes with heroes, of course, but the ladies should have a mission to complete. Things will undoubtedly change in the days ahead as more ladies play meaningful roles, she says.