It's undeniable that
rajamouli is currently the biggest name in
indian film. In
indian films, his productions stand out for their sheer size and scope. However, there is a group in
tollywood that claims that by promoting pan-Indian culture,
rajamouli inadvertently damaged Tollywood. They contend that
rajamouli introduced a new trend of large-scale films to
tollywood with
rrr and Baahubali, which wasn't there previously.
They argue that because these celebrities have followed Rajamouli's lead and are only producing large-scale, overly ambitious
events, followers of these celebrities must now wait two to three years for their films. This, therefore, is the height of absurdity.
rajamouli is the main reason
tollywood gained
international recognition. He created opportunities for
telugu film, which few
people were aware had existed at all.
With Baahubali,
rajamouli created a global
audience in India; with
rrr, he may have even expanded it globally. There is no need to dispute it if he is to responsible for propelling
telugu film beyond its wildest expectations. Rajamouli also planned his career such that he exclusively produced large-scale
event pictures. It's not like he's pressing or swaying other heroes to do the same.
Stars like Mahesh, Prabhas, NTR,
ram Charan, Allu Arjun, and Mahesh have decided to pursue the pan-Indian road with major
event films. Nobody would have opposed their producing six- to twelve-month regional commercial plays, especially Rajamouli. It would be like to blame Leonardo da Vinci for producing the greatest artwork in history, the Mona Lisa, to hold
rajamouli responsible for establishing a new major
event culture in Tollywood.