Star Heroes Becoming a Burden for Producers?

There are times when top stars films used to draw huge collections and openings irrespective of the film's content. However even star heroes films are not doing well if the content is not strong.

A producer says depending solely on the star power is not bringing any success. He said only star power without strong story is backfiring with in no time. He pointed out the results of Aadarsha Kutumbam, The Raja Saab, The Paradise, Ustaad Bhagat Singh and Ranabaali to name a few. He added that the time has come for the makers to introspect.

He said Mahesh Babu, NTR,Prabhas,Allu Arjun and Ram Charan are charging a whopping Rs 150crs or more as their remuneration and this is increasing the burden on the producers. He added that they should follow the profit and revenue sharing model followed by Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar in Bollywood to reduce the burden.

He blamed the inexperienced producers for offering huge and inflated remuneration to the stars and disrupting the Tollywood's financial stability. He said many producers are out of business due to increasing debts while few are announcing big budget projects only to be in the business.

He pointed out to Tamil films that are made with a budget of around Rs25crs that became big hits and also star heroes films. He added in Telugu even newcomers projects are made with a budgets of Rs 60crs and this is landing the industry in trouble.

Producer Yelamanchili Ravi Kumar said films like Lenin, Maa Inti Bangaaram, Chennai Love Story and Irumudi successful and this proved that stories with different and strong content appeals to viewers and also added that the ticket costs should be affordable.