Two young heroes; two ‘promising’ young heroes; Aadi and Sushanth; two releases; Chuttalabbayi and Aatadukundam Raa. They have one thing in common. That both of their latest films are bad, you might ask? Well, yes. But there’s something other than that. Both these actors stepped into the industry because of the lineage. One of them is the son of renowned artiste Sai Kumar whose voice is enough for people to recognize him and the other is the grandson of the legendary Akkineni Nageswara Rao who is one of the pillars of Telugu cinema.
Why are we writing about them? Because they have presented the best possible example of how talent can be a waste if they do not take advantage of it and instead choose to go for mediocrity. What’s the use of being young when you cannot do young films at all.
Especially Aadi. He is a force to reckon with. It was in his first film that we saw the rawness but still understood how he had a long way to go and of course he seemed like the promising new face the industry can bank upon for better stories.
When Gaalipatam hit the screens, it was highly appreciated for being in sync with his age we assumed that though the film didn’t work well, he had finally made a right decision and would have a mix of commercial and meaningful cinema henceforth.
But that wasn’t the case.
As for Sushanth, in a career spanning eight years, he’s made only four films and not one of them is remarkable, to say the least. With time, it seems he is just working towards building an “image” rather than good stories. One would assume that with the amount of time he takes to work on each film, at least the gap in between, would mean a meaningful movie. But sadly, that hasn’t been the case. The actor has instead chosen to appease the masses.
While we appreciate their choices, we’d urge them to do a bit of self-introspection first. With age in hand and ample opportunities, they can tell amazing stories but instead, in the bid to play to the gallery, they are losing out on a generation of young audiences who make a beeline to watch films with new concepts. How about taking things one step at a time? May be it would be a good idea to first create a niche audience for yourself and then slowly expand your base. Nani is a good example for that. Sharwanand, Nikhil and Sundeep Kishan have also taken similar paths.
