Sidharth Malhotra Suriya starrer Yodha’ garners Lukewarm response

Audience’s taste in films seems to have changed. They have turned choosy over the story of a film.

To cite an example is the Siddharth Malhotra Suriya starrer ‘Yodha’ which has received a lukewarm response.
Even Malhotra’s ‘Spyder’ has hit the roadblock. Producers and directors are confused.

This has prompted producer Siddharth Anand apprehensive on the action thriller, to be helmed by debutant Rohan Khambati. The budget of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s mythology-inspired Karna, with Suriya and Janhvi Kapoor, is also being reassessed.

Reportedly, the makers are cutting the costs on the two-part film initially planned as a R600 crore magnum opus.
If that’s not all, the budget of Shahid Kapoor-starrer Ashwatthama: The Saga Continues has been downscaled from R500 crore by over R200 crore. What’s more even the actor has also reduced his remuneration considering the extensive production, VFX and CGI required for the mytho-inspired action drama.

In the wake of the financial crisis , the shoot timelines are also likely to be planned all over again.

News Edit K.V.Raman