Tollywood Fate In Hands Of Those Three

The year 2010 may have given a bumpy ride to Tollywood as it has failed in giving the required dose of entertainment so far. However, things seem to have changed with the response shown to Junior NTR's Brindaavanam.

So now, all eyes are on the films which are going to come in the near future make some good collections at the box office. The hot favorites are the three films - Nagarjuna-starrers Gaganam and Ragada and Ramcharan starrer Orange. Within a span of two months, these three biggies will come to the audiences with their 'different' storylines, as per thier producers.

The key potential for them is their lead stars as well as the overall appeal, along with the much needed sentimental doses. There was a large hope on Siddarth's 'Bava' but then it has turned out to be a dud at the box office despite the presence of veterans like Rajendra Prasad, Ahuti Prasad etc. So now, it is the turn of Akkineni Nagarjuna to prove his mettle.  His first treat this year was Kedi which bombed miserably. The good side of the film was Nag got to pair up with Mamata Mohandas. In Gaganam, Nag is teaming up with Radha Mohan, who gave the sensitive emotional caper Akashamanta which was a hit. 'Gaganam' is said to be an offbeat thriller and the plot is taking place between two key characters - Nag and Prakash Raj.

The film is reportedly based on a real-life plane hijack incident with music composed by Devi Sri Prasad. After the lifeless Kedi, which never recovered from its huge losses, 'King'is arriving with a moderate budget in 'Gaganam'. Given the investment, it could turn out to be a profit grosser. Come November, Ramcharan and director Bommarillu Bhaskar are coming up with a cute romantic family entertainer. The film is colourfully-titled Orange and this has Charan pairing up with the bubbly beauty Genelia. Both are said to be playing college-going friends and the story is said to be about their love affair.

The music is by Harris Jayraj and the audio is already a success giving the feel of a musical blockbuster. It remains to be seen how the mega powerstar will match the expectations of the audience, after the mega blockbuster Magadheera. Some of the big films on which the producers have incurred heavy losses is a sour grape story of the film industry over the last 10 months.

Hopefully, Gaganam, Ragada and Orange will make up for the losses and result in satisfying profits closing the year with a smile on the faces of the Tollywood folks and the Telugu audience.