Despite the much-hyped ‘Indian 2’ failing to impress Telugu audiences, Telugu distributors are in no mood to give up and are pumping in money on Tamil stars. “More than Rs 50 crores are riding on these big-ticket Tamil films like ‘Kanguva’, ‘Raayan’, ‘G.O.
A. T’, ‘Thangalan’ and Rajnikanth’s ‘Vettaiyan’. In fact, Telugu distributors are hoping to recover their investments as they are expecting grand openings since Tamil stars have fans among Telugu audience too,” says a distributor, who adds, “Flops like ‘Indian 2’ and ‘Laal Salaam’ starring big stars like Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth respectively proved that more name of stars, it is the content that is going to draw in crowds.
”. Nonetheless, Tollywood is awaiting the release of Dhanush’s ‘Raayan’, which is slated for release on July 26. “It has triggered a lot of buzz and Dhanush is seen in a new avatar,’ he adds.
He also claims that Tamil Suriya’s ‘Kanguva’ is another big-ticket entertainer to enthrall Telugu viewers in October. “Suriya always comes up with unique plots and this time he is playing a dreaded warrior in ‘Kanguva’ and it is set to release in 30-odd languages including Telugu and Telugu viewers are showing interest in this action adventure,” he adds. Another big one is ‘Vettaiyan’ featuring Rajnikanth and Amitabh Bachchan and it exposes fraud in the online education system.
“Jailer was a sensational blockbuster in Telugu states and it made m.