“Learn from NTR and try to be a mass hero,” this was the advice that dad Nagarjuna gave to his son Akhil at the Mr Majnu film function. Now, Akhil may have learnt the lesson after the release of Mr Majnu. Such soft story films do not get good openings. They will pick up only after it gets a positive talk and gets mouth publicity. Action and mass films like VV Rama get decent collections on the opening day itself. Even if the talk is negative, they will still get back their money.
Even Nag had this problem. While Balayya and Chiru tried mass stories and Venky tried family genre, Nag banked upon only romantic stories. Mega family heroes have their fingers on the mass pulse. Cherry, bunny and other heroes are doing both mass and class films. Similarly, Nandamuri heroes know the mass pulse. Daggubati hero Rana too knows the mass pulse.
But, Akkineni family, it appears, has not learnt its lessons. Chay tried to do mass films. But, everytime, he failed. Akhil too did three films and none of them is a mass film. Nag wants to see his sons as mass heroes, but will his dream be fulfilled?
