Back to back hits with ‘Balupu, Power’ and ‘Bengal Tiger’ (‘Kick 2’ neglected) aren’t pleasing producers to sort out Raviteja as their hero of choice. Yes, the sudden shelving of ‘Yevado Okkadu’ from Dil Raju and Venu Sreeram compelled Mass Raja to allot his available call sheets to producer KL Damodara Prasad to begin a new movie under the direction of debutant Chakri.
If reports are to be believed, even Ranjith Movies headed by Damodara Prasad are willing to step back vowing to volatile market conditions existing in Mass Raja’s case. Besides the herculean remuneration demands from Raviteja in the range Rs.7 to 9 Crores, his business so far is restricted much below Rs.35 Crores. Analyzing all these calculations, Dil Raju went on defensive mode and Damodara Prasad is on the same way.
‘Only a hit verdict can safeguard Rs.25 to 30 Crores investment made on a Raviteja movie because a flop verdict from audience is best shown in financial losses faced by Kalyan Ram with ‘Kick 2.’ So, Ravi has to drop his remuneration by at least 30 per cent to make sure that his demand remains constant,’ said a movie analyst.