Samantha Ruth Prabhu next big female superstar from the South after Sridevi
Samantha Ruth Prabhu next big female superstar from the South after Sridevi
Prima Donnas Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Radhika Apte rule
the box-office
The week principally belonged to actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Radhika Apte who ruled the box-office.
While Samantha Ruth Prabhu is exceptionally classic in Shaakuntalam, Radhika Apte talks and talks in “Mrs Undercover” which streamed from today on Zee5
Presumably, a noisy serial-killer comedy though will take social analysts centuries to figure out what this undercover oddball is really about has gone straight to the OTT.
Whereas in cinema halls,
“Mrs Undercover” will have as much a chance of survival. It is amazing that such films with zero box office draw get dumped on the digital platform even now when so many radical changes have been introduced in the uneasy digital-cinema equation. “Mrs Undercover” ranks as an all-time low in the brief history of digital premieres.
Shaakuntalam recalls the halcyon era of mythological filmmaking, but much classy. The 2D version is spectacular in its own right. However, the 3D version is an out-of-this-world experience. Every element in the narrative conspires to give the age-old story a sensuous elegant spin.
It is time to reclaim our heritage. It is time to narrate anecdotes that every Indian child need to understand.
Children must be shown that beyond Disney and Harry Potter there exists a wealth of indigenous stories waiting to be told. Rajamouli has opened the door. Gunasekhar’s Shaakuntalam walks through that door with confident steps.
Shaakuntalam is most likely to find its audience.
Allu Arjun’s 6-year old daughter Arha makes her early acting debut as Samantha’s son Bharat. His entry is pretty late in the narrative but brings the house down.
Shaakuntalam will boost Samantha’s pan-India image. The Family Man has proved her hold over the digital domain.
Indisputably, after late Sridevi, Samantha is the next big female superstar from the South.
News input KV Raman
