Are South Indian Films Overrated ? - Page 2

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

Did these regional industries average 10 100 Crore films a year like bollywood has since 2017

Marathi speaking population is a tenth the size of India. To make apples to apples comparison, those industries need to have made 10 or so 10 crore movies a year. I think they have.

Same goes for every regional movie industry.

Come to think of it, the regional movies have left that earnings ratio far behind. Using that kind of a moneyball calculation, it's Bollywood that's running behind regional cinema. As Bollywood's own Ranveer Singh said, it's all about the RoI. Only Uri had 800+% RoI in Bollywood 2019. Dream Girl was in 2nd place if I'm not mistaken but far behind in RoI. For Kerala, most of the hits this year have been 35 cr plus in earnings with budget between 5 and 15 crores. Pretty good RoI I'd say

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All the above was purely from business perspective. From quality perspective, well... there ARE masala movies like in Bollywood. Difference is that quality cinema also finds audience and churns out hits. For every Bahubali, there is a Super Deluxe. For every Bodyguard, there is a Kumbalangi Nights. In Bollywood, arthouse flicks rarely succeed and therefore, don't get made.

Then, there's is the quality of the actors. Sorry, a Ranveer or a Ranbir or a Hrithik or an Alia or a Kiara or even an Ayushman finds audience in Bollywood and gets hailed as talented, but put them beside actual actors from regional cinema, the inadequacies of the BWians will be glaring.

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I realize TM likely made the thread to troll, but it's kind of sad to see actual art get mocked while the fingerpainting level moviemaking from Bollywood is venerated.

Originally posted by: MahanalayakKarn

Then, there's is the quality of the actors. Sorry, a Ranveer or a Ranbir or a Hrithik or an Alia or a Kiara or even an Ayushman finds audience in Bollywood and get hailed as talented, but put them beside actual actors from regional cinema, the inadequacies of the BWians will be glaring.

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Don’t most regional actors try and mostly fail in Bollywood ?

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

Don’t most regional actors try and mostly fail in Bollywood ?

Most regional actors look like the average Indian, not the quasi-European Bollywood hero. Actually, not even your average European... never seen a European with a face like Hrithik's. Or cut up like Ranveer.

Over the years, Bollywood has come to mean escapist cinema. Even the same regional cinema audience when they go for a BW movie will have certain expectations. It includes moi. When I fork out cash for an SLB movie (I wouldn't; I find him too loud), I expect to see grand sets and beautiful people.

So yeah, your average Joe (or Diljit or Vijay or Fahd or Dulquer) is not likely to succeed in BW.

BW movies have a place in culture, but real art should not be sidelined in favor of escapism when art is also making same (and sometimes better) money.

I'd say they're underrated. Bollywood is overrated. 😃

The fact that Shaitan doesn't even know that Sairat made much more than Shrek and childboy movie, makes this thread and his argument invalid.

Originally posted by: RegressiveThug

The fact that Shaitan doesn't even know that Sairat made much more than Shrek and childboy movie, makes this thread and his argument invalid.

Shrek franchise made upwards of billion dollars.

I thought

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

Shrek franchise made upwards of billion dollars.

I thought

I call Jhanvi Shrek.

No they're not. Everything & everyone seem overrated as per IF standards 😆

Originally posted by: RegressiveThug

I call Jhanvi Shrek.

She’s kinda hott tho 😈

Shaitu is trolling obviously and people still tripping! Lol. Kaalakodume