At the pre-release event of Dacoit yesterday, producer Y Ravi Shankar commented that producer Supriya Yarlagadda finally understands the "practical" challenges that producers face while mounting big-scale movies. He thanked her for "understanding" that day-to-day challenges are inevitable.
Another important producer expressed a similar view. In his own unfiltered style, S Naga Vamsi shared that he is happy that Supriya was troubled by Adivi Sesh. "After making Dacoit over two years and taking 147 working days, Supriya garu deserves our mocking. She has been criticizing us producers (in private meetings) for being extremely lenient towards heroes," the Sithara Entertainments supremo said, suggesting that Supriya now knows the practical challenges involved. He sarcastically thanked Sesh for troubling her.
The two speeches tell a story: Tollywood producers have given up on the idea of putting heroes in their place. First, they defended the high remunerations Telugu heroes charge. And now, they are showing zero inclination towards criticizing the slow pace at which movie-making moves in Tollywood. Heroes have been controlling producers. This has been the reality in Tollywood for about three decades now. And the control they wield will only grow all the more strong in the era of pan-Indian cinema.
