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Home > Articles > Telugu Stars In Hindi Cinema Telugu Stars In Hindi Cinema APK | July 11, 2007 Actresses and musicians, filmmakers and technicians are all welcomed in Bollywood. But one category of film walas who receive the maximum adulation in south India are not, and have never really been at the receiving end of that kind of fame and fortune in Bollywood. The Hindi film industry has never taken a special liking to our very own Southern 'Heroes'. From Chiranjeevi to Nagarjuna and even Mallu Bigwig Mammooty have not got the required appreciation from the Hindi audiences.
Let's take Nagarjuna or Nag (as he is lovingly referred to in the Bollywood press) first. He amongst the Telugu actors has done the most number of Hindi movies. He has been repeatedly linked to a certain Hindi actress from Hyderabad, and finds a mention in gossip columns and tabloid magazines. But for his Hindi movies, he is yet to cast the charm he has on the Telugu population. Incidentally, Nagarjuna's first movie Vikram was a remake of the Hindi movie Hero, starring Jackie Shroff. His foray into Hindi cinema was with the Hindi remake of his big hit, Shiva. Ninne Pelladuta was dubbed into Hindi, promoted as the 'Biggest Telugu Blockbuster hit' but did not work in Hindi. In fact, movies like Hello Brother in which he starred were remade into Hindi with other actors-in this case Salman Khan, 'Judwa'. He had a tiny role in the successful movie Khuda Gawah (1992) but the movie was dominated by the Big B and apna Sridevi. Drohi, another RGV movie (Antham in Telugu) flopped in both languages. Criminal in Telugu/Hindi did not really hit bulls-eye. One of his most underplayed but intense performances perhaps, Zakhm, again a Mahesh Bhatt movie, should have catapulted him to Bollywood glory, but somehow did not. Agni Varsha, with a multi star cast, also bombed. LOC - Kargil (2004) saw him playing Major Padmapani Acharya, but the movie bombed big time. Chiranjeevi is called 'Mega Star' in Telugu land. Superstar is now an accepted term of English speech-in some time Megastar will find its place. Records and laurels and mass following like no other in current Telugu cinema, he failed to make an impression in the minds of Hindi audiences with his histrionics in Hindi flicks. Gang Leader (1991) in Telugu ran for more than 150 days in AP, but its remake with himself and Meenakshi Sheshadri playing Vijayashanti's role failed at the Box-Office in Hindi as Aaj Ka Gundaraj (1992). He played the lead in the Hindi remake of Gentleman directed by Shankar, replacing Arjun and with Juhi Chawla in Madhubala's role. Even this movie, released across India in 1994, did not really get the desired success. From Pranam Khareedu (1978) to Shankardada Zindabad (to be released), he has captured the Telugu audiences imagination and hearts, but the Hindi viewing population remain unaffected largely. Even Venkatesh starred in a few Hindi movies. Anari saw him co-starring with Karishma Kapoor, who back then needed the makeover she got much later with Raja Hindustani. This was the remake of his Telugu hit Chanti with Meena as his love interest. He even starred in the Hindi remake of SV Krishna Reddy's Yamaleela in and as 'Taqdeerwala'. None of his attempts got him any BO success in Hindi cinema. Amongst Tamil actors, Rajnikanth starred in quite a few Hindi movies including Hum with the Big B and Chaalbaaz with Sridevi and Sunny Deol as his costars, which gained him popularity there. Kamal Hassan is perhaps the only Southern actor who is immensely popular in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi cinema.
One point to observe would be that the only mainstream big time actor with a moustache in Bollywood right now is Anil Kapoor (Jackie Shroff is old news). But they have been few and far apart, after Raj Kapoor, no one really enchanted the viewers with a proud moustache. Even today, most big southern stars own a moush, whereas Hindi heroes hardly sport one. Shah Rukh Khan (Paheli) and Aamir's (Mangal Pandey - The Rising) moushes for particular roles flopped with a vengeance. But is it merely the look? It could be more, the mannerism that we so love and adore here is not liked as much there. What we take for charisma is ridiculed in Hindi cinema in their own movies and national advertisements. Mohanlal in Company was liked, but only as a character artiste. Prakashraj starred in Khakee (as ACP Naidu), directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. With a movie or two here and there, our southern stars, especially from Telugu movies, fail to make an impact. Heroines are loved, and Sridevi for example, finds her place in the hearts of millions of Indians of all regions. Even though Telugu movies are watched by many across the globe, most of them are Telugu people themselves or South Indians at the most. A larger and more international audience, which is slowly taking in the new era Hindi cinema and giving it global acceptance, is yet to be reached by our makers. It might take a few decades more, or it might never happen. The standard of cinema down south has not left a certain elevation, though it has immense potential waiting to be tapped and encouraged. But for now, our stars are comfortable in their own skins and in their own 'territories' and do not seem to need any more love and fanfare that we give them. | ||||||||||||||
