Creative differences or creative inputs?

When everything goes well regarding a project, be it corporate, or engineering for films, then people will be happy. However when results are not as expected then there will be intense analysis and finger-pointing from all and sundry. The same thing is happening in the case of Mega Star Chiranjeevi's Acharya.

The film which was released amidst huge expectations is disappointing many. Now the blame game started from various quarters. While some are targeting the director Koratala Shiva, some are targeting Chiranjeevi. Some say Koratala failed to come up with a good story to elevate the heroism of Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan and thus missed the golden chance, others are targeting Chiranjeevi for interfering in the story and meddling with his inputs. They say it was Chiranjeevi who recommended many changes thus reducing the style of Koratala Shiva.

But many times, many filmmakers heaped praises on Chiranjeevi's judgment. Now people are targeting Chiranjeevi for interfering in Acharya's story and they are even blaming him for not guiding mega heroes like Varun Tej with regard to Ghani. Now comes the question of creative differences and creative inputs. As filmmaking is teamwork, everyone has the right to come up with their own inputs and suggestions and it ultimately boils down to the decision of the director and the actor. If Chiranjeevi suggests and the director rejects it's fine and vice versa. There is part of creative inputs. If they clash over creative inputs and walk out of the project then it will be creative differences.

The blame game starts only when a film fails just as it happened in the case of Acharya. Few are drawing comparisons with Balakrishna's Akhanda. Akhanda directed by Boyapati Srinu too had a routine story but the timing of the release helped Balakrishna in a huge manner. The references to Hinduism and temples did wonders for the film though at times looked irrelevant. Had Chiranjeevi's Acharya been released at the same time, things would have been different.

Prabhas's Radhe Shyam also drew flak from everyone. People wondered how Prabhas okayed the story. KGF 2 had no story but the elevations done by Prashant Neel with regards to Yash and the excitement over the sequel turned the film into a sensation. A couple of days back renowned editor of top films, said he predicted the outcome of many star heroes' films at the editing table. He may be boasting because there are films that he edited and which failed at the box office. Overall it all boils down to the proverb 'success has many fathers and failures have none. Finally, there is no point blaming the director or the star as filmmaking is teamwork and the entire team is responsible for the failure of the project. Even when the film succeeds, it is not right to give the entire credit to the star and the director as it is teamwork.