T-town superstars undeniably like to work with different directors but occasionally, prefer to repeat some directors to woo success at the BO. Heady combinations like Mahesh-Trivikram, Pawan Kalyan-Suryah, NTR Jr-Vinayak and Allu Arjun-Sukumar evoked enough hype among viewers and trade circles as fans just love to see such re-unions. It is believed that the ‘duo combination’ works magic.
Apparently, big producers who rope in a ‘crazy team’ considered lucky are just not bothered about the huge pay packets they have to shell out. Following up on Arya 2 (Allu Arjun-Sukumar) and Adhurs (NTR Jr-Vinayak), trade pundits are pinning big hopes on Pawan Kalyan-Suryah’s Puli and Mahesh-Trivikram’s untitled film, to receive overwhelming response.
With the exception of NTR-Vinayak, Mahesh-Gunasekar and Ravi-Teja-Puri Jagannath teams, other duos joined hands only twice till date. “Director Vinayak is more like a brother to me and also he is a true professional and knows how to extract the best from me,” says NTR Jr. Likewise, even Ravi Teja shares a great bonhomie with director Puri. After smashing hits like Idiot and Amma Nanna O Tamilammayi the duo was hailed as ‘hotshot’ before Neninthe scuttled their dream run. “Our friendship is much beyond films,” said the lanky actor.
Even yesteryear superstars had their share of favourite directors. Thespian actor NTR had Kamalakar Kameshwar Rao and K Raghavendra Rao, while ANR preferred Adurti Subbarao and Madhusudan Rao. Even the subsequent generation followed it up — Chiranjeevi did more films with Kodandarami Reddy and K Raghavendra Rao, while Balakrishna opted for Kodandarami Reddy and Kodi Ramakrishna.
New generation stars like Mahesh Babu, NTR Jr and Pawan Kalyan too, aren’t left behind. Mahesh Babu did three films with director Gunasekar (Okkadu, Arjun and Sainikudu) and NTR Jr did a hat-trick with director V V Vinayak (Aadi, Samba and Adhurs). Pawan Kalyan did two films with director Karunakaran (Tholi Prema and Baalu) and is now working with Tamil director S J Suryah for the second time in his upcoming film Puli. “We did a breezy romantic entertainer Kushi together but now we have joined hands for a more purposeful and message-oriented cop film,” said director S J Surya.
Similarly, Meher Ramesh is quite excited about teaming up with NTR Jr in Shakti after the not-so-impressive Kantri. “I have chosen a unique script that can accommodate a larger-than-life role which also offers a big span to live up to the big expectations,” says the promising filmmaker. Though heady combinations too had their share of duds like Sainikudu, Baalu, Kantri and Neninthe, it hasn’t deterred producer Aditya Babu from roping in Allu Arjun and Sukumar for Arya 2 by shelling out big bucks. “Of course, big-time combinations evoke huge hype and also you can spend lavishly since buyers will procure them for good sums. However, we need a solid script to live up to the big expectations,” he explains. ‘Odd combinations of stars and directors belonging to different schools of filmmaking could boomerang,” he sums up the trend with a precautionary note.
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