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Is 500 Cr. Ramayana Wrong Project?
By: Tupaki Desk | 10 May 2017 4:06 PM GMT
Ever since the news broke out that Allu Aravind is producing the epic 'Ramayana' along with two other producers with a whopping Rs. 500 crore budget, discussions started in the social media regarding the project.
Some opine that the epic Ramayana doesn't have the required drama and scale to keep the interest of the audience like Mahabharata ... moreover several films have been already made on Ramayana till now. They are saying that the movie runs one dimensional so it is doubtful to excite present generation audience.
Surprisingly there are others who are countering these opinions with interesting arguments. Let us have a look at those arguments. It's true that Ramayana doesn't have the scale and drama like Mahabharata but..comparatively Ramayana story is simple and there will be no complications involved. To make Mahabharata, a filmmaker require many powerful characters.. all the stars can have a place in Mahabharata.. whereas Ramayana revolves around fewer characters.
Secondly, as per the initial reports, they said that the movie is made into trilogy with a budget of Rs. 500 crore. So, the budget for each part will be around Rs. 165 cr. If the budget shoots up, it will be around 200 cr. Investing Rs. 200 cr. for a movie which will have international appeal is a wise deal.
There is another interesting aspect to Ramayana film. Even though it is common for Tollywood to make films based on Ramayana(The recent one being Sri Rama Rajyam starring Nandamuri Balakrishna), it is a completely new idea for Hindi and Tamil. None of the Hindi, Tamil makers have made films based on these epics in the past several years.
Initial reports suggest that a Bollywood star hero is approached for playing Lord Rama role. Speculations are going on in the Tollywood that Stylish Star Allu Arjun is playing the role of Hanuman in this trilogy. This will surely have pan-India appeal.
More than all these things, when a shrewd business man like Allu Aravind is ready to invest that kind of money there is something to it. What say folks ?
Some opine that the epic Ramayana doesn't have the required drama and scale to keep the interest of the audience like Mahabharata ... moreover several films have been already made on Ramayana till now. They are saying that the movie runs one dimensional so it is doubtful to excite present generation audience.
Surprisingly there are others who are countering these opinions with interesting arguments. Let us have a look at those arguments. It's true that Ramayana doesn't have the scale and drama like Mahabharata but..comparatively Ramayana story is simple and there will be no complications involved. To make Mahabharata, a filmmaker require many powerful characters.. all the stars can have a place in Mahabharata.. whereas Ramayana revolves around fewer characters.
Secondly, as per the initial reports, they said that the movie is made into trilogy with a budget of Rs. 500 crore. So, the budget for each part will be around Rs. 165 cr. If the budget shoots up, it will be around 200 cr. Investing Rs. 200 cr. for a movie which will have international appeal is a wise deal.
There is another interesting aspect to Ramayana film. Even though it is common for Tollywood to make films based on Ramayana(The recent one being Sri Rama Rajyam starring Nandamuri Balakrishna), it is a completely new idea for Hindi and Tamil. None of the Hindi, Tamil makers have made films based on these epics in the past several years.
Initial reports suggest that a Bollywood star hero is approached for playing Lord Rama role. Speculations are going on in the Tollywood that Stylish Star Allu Arjun is playing the role of Hanuman in this trilogy. This will surely have pan-India appeal.
More than all these things, when a shrewd business man like Allu Aravind is ready to invest that kind of money there is something to it. What say folks ?
