‘Sentimental’ season in Tollywood

Mother sentiment, sister sentiment and wife sentiment are opt repeated themes in Telugu films. But with the onset of new directors and love stories, such films have taken back seat for nearly two years. 

Lack of ideas and stories seems to have made filmmakers resort to play ‘sentiment’ card again.

Since a month theatres have been flooding with ‘sentimental’ films one after another. Nagarjuna’s damp squib NENUNNANI made way to this sentimental deluge.

Jagapathi Babu starrer KUSHI KUSHIGA, a remake of Malayalam hit CHRONIC BACHELOR, Srihari’s SHESHADRI NAYUDU and Arjun starrer PUTTINTIKI RA CHELLI, have sister sentiment. DOSTH, again a remake of Malayalam hit NAMMAL and Jagapathi Babu’s PEDABABU have ‘mother sentiment’. Thankfully none of the films are doing great business.

Hits and Misses

HITS

1. VENKY
This Raviteja's film is turned out to be unexpected hit. Intially, it had poor collections but it has picked up slowly and became big hit. Still running to packed houses in many centres. 

Average films

1. NENUNNANU 
Collections wise, the film is okay. But everyone who watched the film say 'bandalu' (worst).

Flops
1. KHUSHI KHUSIGA
2. DOSTH
3. SHESHADRI NAIDU
4. PUTTINTIKI RA CHELLI