Kollywood too had a golden period of multistarrers which was at its peak when Kamal and Rajnikanth were still doing films together. In those days, having the two of them in a movie guaranteed a hit and that advantage had been well used by the industry. Nowadays, a multistarrer from Kollywood is even rarer than the general elections. The last time we had a film that could be rightfully called a multistarrer was in 2003; Pithamagan and before that the only film that one can recall is Friends. That is to say that in the past decade, only two multistarrers has rolled out of Kollywood. And, we know that both of them were solid hits and yet there has been great paucity and hesitancy towards making multistarrers in the industry. It is difficult to understand the reason behind this inertia. Is it the stars who do not want to feature opposite each other fearing that their role might appear secondary to the other or that their image might take a beating? Or is it the directors who shy away from handling two huge stars at the same time fearing that there will be ego clashes and demands for more importance in the script? Or, are the producers wary of the huge budget that such a film might require? Or is it the fact that our stars are just too busy making their own films that dates just cannot be organized for a multistarrer?
Enough of speculation! We have reason to believe that multistarrers might be back soon in Kollywood. The recent news that Ajith will be featuring in a Venkat Prabhu project created a lot of curiosity. One reason for this was that Ajith was first supposed to be doing a project with Gautham Menon. Second and more important is the fact that there are strong rumors about the film being a multistarrer which might feature up to 4 lead actors. While there has been no official conformation yet, news is that some of the regular members of the Venkat Prabhu team might be part of the movie. But, the major casting coup comes in the form of Telugu superstar Nagarjuna who will be part of the film, one hears. His presence would automatically make this film a candidate for a bilingual, or at least for a dubbed release in Telugu, which means better chances of making money and breaking even; makes good business sense. Similar news is being heard about Silambarasan who might feature in a bilingual which will have Telugu youth icon Allu Arjun along side him. Ramesh (Jithan fame) will be producing the flick. If these films do good business, then other big stars too will be inclined or forced by industrial pressures to nod to multistarrers which could spark off a revolution of sorts in Kollywood. More stars, more excitement, more business, bigger cinema! | |
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