Before there was “RRR,” director S.S. Rajamouli had box-office smashes like the two-part “Baahubali,” which proved how adept he is at making hits. But among Indian audiences, there is a deep divide…
,” director S.S. Rajamouli had box-office smashes like the two-part “Baahubali,” which proved how adept he is at making hits. But among Indian audiences, there is a deep divide between those who applaud that the rest of the world is waking up to his brilliance and those who are horrified that a “dubba” — or hollow film — is being lauded.
“Naatu Naatu” comes from the realm of “Tollywood,” i.e. Telegu cinema, a regional cousin to Bollywood, Hindi cinema from Mumbai, previously called Bombay. Interestingly, Western audiences are waking to “Naatu Naatu” just as Bollywood has retreated from having such numbers in films. That movement peaked around the time that worldwide audiences became more aware of Bollywood musicals via 2008’s “Slumdog Millionaire.” A.R.
Telegu has provided some cinematic gems throughout history, films that the rest of the country admired so much that other regions and even Bollywood copied the songs and films. Going back some 40 years, there was “Sankarabharanam,” whose lead was a non-pro, and the film was laden with some genuinely moving moments and songs. There have alternatively been songs with lyrics such as “omelette kaavala, vodu gassu” .
To its fans in India, the fact that a regional film, from a state that lacks the cachet of Satyajit Ray, is a smash not only in Hollywood but also around the world — setting records in Japan, for example — is a source of pride.
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