Its raining Biopics in Tollywood. The story of yesteryear actress Savitri is already on sets, and the biopics of freedom fighter Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, Sr NTR and Badminton star Pullela Gopichand are in pre-production stage. Now, a biopic on recently deceased legendary Telugu filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao has been announced.
Filmmaker O Kalyan has announced to produce the biopic of Dasari. One of the ardent disciples of Dasari and a well-established director will helm this project. The director’s name and other details will be announced in due time.
Dasari’s life story, the story of how an ordinary man went on to direct 150 films, and also become a Union minister will be interesting to watch on silver screen. But, is making biopics of contemporary legends so easy? Dasari’s biopic won’t look authentic without the characters of NTR, ANR, Chiru, Mohan Babu etc. Who would portray these roles? Makers of ‘Mahanati’ are already moving mountains to find an actor who can play Sr NTR.
Forget these characters, who would play Dasari on screen? Is there any actor who can look convincing as him and portray his character with utmost honesty and conviction? Hard to imagine any noted actor as Dasari, isn’t? Unpopular faces on the other hand may not help the film at box office.
Executing the biopic of Dasari is not as easy as making the announcement regarding it. We have to see how Kalyan pulls this off.
