The latter insist that the local guys can’t fight as well as their Tamil counterparts, but the T-Town fighters are willing them to show them they can take a wallop as good as those guys from down south.
Local stuntman Prakash, a member of the AP Fight Masters’ Association, is anguished by the approach adopted by the Telugu Film Producers Council towards them. He says Telugu producers ought to learn from the ways of their Tamil counterparts who encourage talent wherever it comes from. That exactly is what the producers are telling the fighters.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a technician says, “The Telugu film industry is alone in encouraging outside talent. The Tamil industry promotes its local talent and only gives second preference to others. If the present situation continues, I don’t see a reason why other craftsmen of Tollywood won’t go on a strike soon.”
But one producer, not wanting to be named, said the fighters from the Tamil film industry are so good at stunts they just cannot be ignored. “Chennai was once the hub of the south Indian film industry. Telugu and Kannada films were made there before they shifted to their respective states. But the major chunk of talent still remains there. Tamil stuntmen are better than ours.”
Another producer blamed internecine politics for the dearth of talent here. “Compared to the Tamil movie industry, ours is bogged down in politics. Favouritism is prevalent at every level and talent suffers. But the Tamil industry is known to encourage hardworking and talented people. You can see the difference in their films and our films.”
Accepting the fact that there may be room for discontent among local movie workers, producer and director Tammareddy Bhardwaja advocates talent without boundaries.
But there’s talent here too. Only, it’s got to be spotted. “If we fail to spot local talent then it’s our mistake. If there was no talent here, would a movie like 'Magadheera' even happen?” he argues.
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