This is not a statement to bring up fan wars but it is a fact. There was a time from 89-94, when other heroes looked completely out of league in which Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan and Megastar Chiranjeevi were part off.
Balakrishna couldn't extend his mass image other than in Telugu. Shiva gave Nagarjuna Hindi market and he did try to improve on Tamil recognition he achieved with the film. But his bad script choices after Shiva and again after Annamayya, affected his market.
Venkatesh, Mohan Lal, Mammotty tried to get National Recognition but their attempts did not succeed except for one or two. Mohan Lal with Kalapani could turn heads towards him but his name did not go beyond South Indian Cinema until, Company came along.
Kamal Haasan, Rajnikanth enjoyed a rare all language appeal but Rajni with Basha sticked to South Indian cinema more from 1990's and his market grew with Tamil movies only. In North his name was known but his market vanished.
Kamal Haasan lost his market after Indian due to Abhay, Hey Ram and until Dasavatharam came along he lost it due to the gap he took. After the movie, his National appeal weared off.
Megastar Chiranjeevi increased his market in Karnataka, went to Bollywood with Aaj Ka Goonda Raj and got a market in Tamil with dubbed films but flops in Telugu and cancellation of some big films resulted in him rediscovering himself as Telugu hero. He is trying again to go Pan-India with Sye Raa, which is his dream as an actor.
Prabhas with Baahubali is able to gain a huge market in Hindi belts that none of the actors like Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan could achieve. Kamal had great appeal in Mumbai, Delhi, West Bengal circuits but not in deep mass belts as Baahubali could penetrate into all those markets.
As an action hero, Prabhas is accepted by many of Indian film lovers even better than Khans for sure. Saaho's opening day collections and second day hold, proves that.
He used to be far behind in number game but Baahubali just transformed everything for him. All he needs is a better script everytime he attempts a film, from now on. He has got an audience like no one else and it is in his hands to keep them intact.
Balakrishna couldn't extend his mass image other than in Telugu. Shiva gave Nagarjuna Hindi market and he did try to improve on Tamil recognition he achieved with the film. But his bad script choices after Shiva and again after Annamayya, affected his market.
Venkatesh, Mohan Lal, Mammotty tried to get National Recognition but their attempts did not succeed except for one or two. Mohan Lal with Kalapani could turn heads towards him but his name did not go beyond South Indian Cinema until, Company came along.
Kamal Haasan, Rajnikanth enjoyed a rare all language appeal but Rajni with Basha sticked to South Indian cinema more from 1990's and his market grew with Tamil movies only. In North his name was known but his market vanished.
Kamal Haasan lost his market after Indian due to Abhay, Hey Ram and until Dasavatharam came along he lost it due to the gap he took. After the movie, his National appeal weared off.
Megastar Chiranjeevi increased his market in Karnataka, went to Bollywood with Aaj Ka Goonda Raj and got a market in Tamil with dubbed films but flops in Telugu and cancellation of some big films resulted in him rediscovering himself as Telugu hero. He is trying again to go Pan-India with Sye Raa, which is his dream as an actor.
Prabhas with Baahubali is able to gain a huge market in Hindi belts that none of the actors like Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan could achieve. Kamal had great appeal in Mumbai, Delhi, West Bengal circuits but not in deep mass belts as Baahubali could penetrate into all those markets.
As an action hero, Prabhas is accepted by many of Indian film lovers even better than Khans for sure. Saaho's opening day collections and second day hold, proves that.
He used to be far behind in number game but Baahubali just transformed everything for him. All he needs is a better script everytime he attempts a film, from now on. He has got an audience like no one else and it is in his hands to keep them intact.