Director Teja ('Chitram', 'Nuvvu Nenu', Jayam' fame) always speaks his mind and never minces the words. He launched an attack on the star heroes in the Industry for not attempting new stories and instead blaming the directors.
When asked him to react on 'Stars blaming directors for failing to come up innovative ideas, though they are ready to experiment', Teja replied,"If a director approaches the heroes with 100 punch dialogues, then the film will be okayed instantly. Our Heroes aren't having that much knowledge on the stories. In Telugu, no star is attempting a new story. If someone approaches them with a new story, they will not listen to it. For example: If we say that the delivery of a baby will be done using a vacuum cleaner in the climax, our heroes will walk away from the story sitting. 3 Idiots was done will the same concept and the film turned out superhit. I can't understand, what's the meaning of new story".
"Our heroes will say that they are open for new ideas, but they don't listen to them when a director approaches them. We are living in the comparitive terms. If films like 'Magadheera' and 'Businessman' turned superhit and got record collections last Friday, then heroes will ask the directors to tell similar stories. If someone tells a new story, they are apprehensive to do it," he added.
When asked him to react on 'Stars blaming directors for failing to come up innovative ideas, though they are ready to experiment', Teja replied,"If a director approaches the heroes with 100 punch dialogues, then the film will be okayed instantly. Our Heroes aren't having that much knowledge on the stories. In Telugu, no star is attempting a new story. If someone approaches them with a new story, they will not listen to it. For example: If we say that the delivery of a baby will be done using a vacuum cleaner in the climax, our heroes will walk away from the story sitting. 3 Idiots was done will the same concept and the film turned out superhit. I can't understand, what's the meaning of new story".
"Our heroes will say that they are open for new ideas, but they don't listen to them when a director approaches them. We are living in the comparitive terms. If films like 'Magadheera' and 'Businessman' turned superhit and got record collections last Friday, then heroes will ask the directors to tell similar stories. If someone tells a new story, they are apprehensive to do it," he added.
