📌 Key Points
- BVS Ravi praises Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar,’ sparking debate on Tollywood production.
- Ravi warns ‘Dhurandhar’ could signal challenges for Telugu film producers.
- He cites the film’s ₹260 crore budget with top Bollywood stars as a benchmark.
- Ravi attributes Tollywood’s struggles to pre-production planning, not just star salaries.
Writer BVS Ravi lauded Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar,’ triggering a conversation about its potential impact on Telugu film production. Ravi suggests the film’s scale could pose challenges for Tollywood producers due to budgetary and strategic differences.
BVS Ravi’s Warning on ‘Dhurandhar’ Impact
Rana Naidu writer, BVS Ravi, spoke about Aditya Dhar and Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar and had high praise for the film.
Filmmaker and writer BVS Ravi, who recently wrote for Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh’s Netflix series Rana Naidu, spoke about Aditya Dhar’s Ranveer Singh -starrer Dhurandhar films. In an interview with Gulte, he warned that the film would mark the ‘beginning of the end’ for Telugu producers.
Tollywood vs. Bollywood: A Budgetary Divide?
He further elaborated and said, “If you put it aside creatively, I think Dhurandhar is the beginning of the end of regular producers. It is known that the film was made on a budget of ₹ 260 crore for both parts. With Ranveer Singh , Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna and other people. Out of the world fights, look at the locations. They put up a set in Bangkok, but it still cost them that. We begin our films at the cost of ₹ 500 crore.”
When Ravi questioned why Tollywood couldn’t do the same, and the interviewer chalked it down to stars’ remuneration, the filmmaker denied it. He blamed the producer’s planning during pre-production and production amid rising filming costs for not achieving the same results.
Ravi’s Critique: Pre-Production Planning is Key
Aditya Dhar wrote, directed and produced the film with Lokesh Dhar and Jyothi Deshpande under B62 Studios and Jio Studios. Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi , Gaurav Gera, and Danish Pandor star in it. The film is now one of the highest-grossing in India, only to be beaten by Dangal, Pushpa 2: The Rule, and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.
Ravi’s statements highlight the evolving landscape of Indian cinema. The success of ‘Dhurandhar’ prompts a crucial discussion about production strategies in Tollywood, urging producers to adapt to rising filmmaking costs and audience expectations.
