Title for a film is the important feature that will pull the audience attention. Movie titles are getting funnier day by day and there is a pattern set in to it. Human tendency will always follow a leader that is to read the successful film. After mouthful of names, films are going agog with two letter titles of which ‘Panjaa’ being the latest.
Off late ‘Rakhi,’ ‘Kick,’ ‘King,’ ‘Shakti’ are to name a few in this genre. Earlier, it was ‘Samara Simha Reddy,’ ‘Parama Veera Chakra’ and the like. Opening lines of old songs had been the craze during one period and director Jandhyala made best use of melodies like ‘Aha Na Pellanta,’ ‘Choopulu Kalasina Subha Vela’ and the like.
With hero oriented films being order of the day, titles too changed like ‘Pokiri,’ ‘Magadheera,’ ‘Leader’ and ‘Puli’ the likes to suit hero’s image. These films have only one point agenda. Hero is supreme and he should be projected at any cost and in all sequences. ‘Priyudu,’ ‘100 % Love,’ ‘Oh My Friend’ are some of the soft titles. Taglines have become order of the day for some time. On the whole, in Tollywood good titles are always wide and far between.