Comparison is an act of violence against self. Baahubali- The conclusion and Gautami Putra Satakarni(GPS) are two sides of the same Telugu Film Industry(TFI) Coin. Numerous memes/trolls surfaced comparing both the kings of both movies. These trolls tried to portray Prabhas as ideal king especially the style and grandeur. This degrading one movie, robs the rare gift of heroes who have unique things to offer to audience. Objectification of the king is a topic of discussion for another day, but it is ridiculous to compare.
Bahubali is pure fiction and has very few similarities with epic Mahabharata. GPS on the other hand is based on true-life of an Indian ruler. King Satakarni did not start his journey when he was young. Nobody else can fit better into that role than Balakrishna, who is apt if a person goes by the age of the king.
Bahubali is amazing and every Telugu person should feel proud about the visual wonder. A passionate director Rajamouli worked hard for years to present Bahubali on screen. In contrast, equally passionate director Krish wrapped the GPS shooting in 79 days and his team worked on the graphics for about half a year. Directors don’t think of competing with others, they just go about by their ways.
We ourselves should not defame our works or kings or directors or heroes. Both are never before movies from the industry and Telugu audience must take pride in both movies. It’s acceptable to dislike some movies, but it is not okay to disrespect or degrade work which is about kings who ruled us.
