A tribute to Gunnam Gangaraju
Back in early to mid 90's, most of the telugu movies were either big banner productions with sleazy humor with double meanings dialogs and heroes trying to build a mass appeal; and all of them are there to just make a buck. I dont blame commercial aspect of any film. They all did what they had to. Those were also the days when film producers are trying to introduce their ugly kith and kin to the industry.
Just then, there was a movie which came out like a sharp lightning, flashed, made its mark and left. Its only people like me who were either kids or were teenagers then remember a film called "little soldiers (1996)" with as much fondness as my elders would talk about "maya bazaar".
Little soldiers was a simple film, with simple dialogs, no histrionics and no vamp gyrating to gratutious music. People noticed it along with another classy film with a relatively bolder concept - Sogasu chooda tarama (1995), remake of hollywood's "indecent proposal", directed by Guna Sekhar. These are the two movies which stand apart as being made by less known director and less known producers but with creative production values. By this time, audience were attuned that Manirathnam movies will be classy and come out with good research, Ramu's movies would have great production values and thrills. I will not talk about any other telugu director of those times in this same paragraph; for reasons of blasphemy ofcourse :)
Anyways, after the decent hit of little soldiers, people were expecting Gunnam to come out with barrage of ideas and movies, but it didnt happen that way. Telugu audience had to wait for 7 years before he produced "Aithe (2003)" and we were not disappointed. The movie didnt have great promos, so people like me who live abroad took one whole year to notice this movie. However, Gunnam garu didnt make us wait for another 7 years and came out with "Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005)" . This movie also excelled in all departments, with Gunnam garu producing them and Chandrasekhar Yeleti being the director.
Lo behold, we have yet another movie from "just yellow" banner and who else than Gunnam himself is directing the movie "Amma Cheppindi (2006) Video Link".
I listed all the films that he is associated with, the real tribute is to thank him for being there, in believing that one can a good tiding for telugu movie and this does bode well for tollywood. I am sure that there are budding directors who watched/watching these simple movies being noticed and will go in same path as Gunnam. One can expect a golden decade of telugu movies, only due to "initiators" like GG.
cheers
-P
Just then, there was a movie which came out like a sharp lightning, flashed, made its mark and left. Its only people like me who were either kids or were teenagers then remember a film called "little soldiers (1996)" with as much fondness as my elders would talk about "maya bazaar".
Little soldiers was a simple film, with simple dialogs, no histrionics and no vamp gyrating to gratutious music. People noticed it along with another classy film with a relatively bolder concept - Sogasu chooda tarama (1995), remake of hollywood's "indecent proposal", directed by Guna Sekhar. These are the two movies which stand apart as being made by less known director and less known producers but with creative production values. By this time, audience were attuned that Manirathnam movies will be classy and come out with good research, Ramu's movies would have great production values and thrills. I will not talk about any other telugu director of those times in this same paragraph; for reasons of blasphemy ofcourse :)
Anyways, after the decent hit of little soldiers, people were expecting Gunnam to come out with barrage of ideas and movies, but it didnt happen that way. Telugu audience had to wait for 7 years before he produced "Aithe (2003)" and we were not disappointed. The movie didnt have great promos, so people like me who live abroad took one whole year to notice this movie. However, Gunnam garu didnt make us wait for another 7 years and came out with "Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005)" . This movie also excelled in all departments, with Gunnam garu producing them and Chandrasekhar Yeleti being the director.
Lo behold, we have yet another movie from "just yellow" banner and who else than Gunnam himself is directing the movie "Amma Cheppindi (2006) Video Link".
I listed all the films that he is associated with, the real tribute is to thank him for being there, in believing that one can a good tiding for telugu movie and this does bode well for tollywood. I am sure that there are budding directors who watched/watching these simple movies being noticed and will go in same path as Gunnam. One can expect a golden decade of telugu movies, only due to "initiators" like GG.
cheers
-P
posted by samurai @ 11:21 PM
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Nice to come across budding artistic talent though one maybe totally unfamiliar with the medium.
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