Wednesday, December 25, 2013

My Favourite Directors - I

Why I am an ac of Sekhar Kammula:

  1. Because, he was the first director in Tollywood in recent times to have successfully combined commercial success with clean entertainment.
  2. Because, his female leads' reel makeup is lesser than even their real makeup.
  3. Because, it is always his female lead who proposes to the hero.
  4. Because, his female leads are exactly the way I would want my life partner to be. (Actually I hate him too for this - because I can never get such a life partner)
  5. Because, his protaganists are incapable of breaking other people's bones.
  6. Because, his antagonists are more well behaved with women than protagonists of one so called star director of Tollywood, who finishes a film in 3-4 months.
  7. Because, he doesn't contradict his own fundamental theme, unlike one exceptionally good dialogue writer turned director of Tollywood.
  8. Because, his one and only item song so far, couldn't go past a Qawwali style melody. 
  9. Because, he is incapable of making holes in his script to comply with commercial formulas.
  10. Because, he radiates so much of optimism through the children (and others too) in his films, at a time when media(telecast especially) wants to lead people from skepticism to cynicism.
  11. Because, his films reflect the wonderful human being that he is.
  12. Because, he is this generation's answer to the likes of Bapu-Ramana.