‘Sarangapani Jathakam’ Teaser: Wholesome family entertainer with thrills

he Teaser of ‘Sarangapani Jathakam’ begins with Priyadarshi’s character wondering if everything is predetermined. Soon enough, Srinivas Avasarala’s flamboyant character ostensibly stuns him with a prediction. Later on in the Teaser, we get a sense that Sarangapani is almost pathological, either because paranoia has consumed him, or fear of the future has taken him over. Either way, he needs to be saved.

Not for nothing it is said that Mohanakrishna Indraganti is a thinking director. He is well-read and has a literary bent of mind. So, the ‘Jathakam’ in the film’s title must not be deemed as an advertisement for horoscope-reading. There must be surely more to his third film with Sridevi Movies, after ‘Sammohanam’ and ‘Gentleman’.

Priyadarshi is joined by an ensemble cast: the characters played by VK Naresh, Vennela Kishore, Viva Harsha and Tanikella Bharani cater to different sensibilities. If some serve the Jandhayal variety of madcap humour, others are there to give the EVV Satyanarayana doses. Roopa Kodavayur plays Sarangapani’s affluent love interest.

Vivek Sagar’s background score evokes a sense of suspense. PG Vinda and Raveender have handled the cinematography and production design departments, respectively.

Producer Sivalenka Krishna Prasad has plans to release the movie on December 20th. Vijay Deverakonda, the heartthrob of the Telugu film industry, launched the teaser.

he actor shared that he believes in desitny but not exactly in astrology.

Time up for senior generation directors in Tollywood?

Tollywood is a largely bustling industry with a huge influx of fresh and appeasing talent. In particular, the new crop of young filmmakers in the industry have been showcasing immense potential. This has essentially meant that the older generation of directors are no longer relevant in the industry.

The likes of Puri Jagannadh and VV Vinayak have already faded out and they are no longer in the picture. At the same time, we have veterans like Rajamouli and Sukumar who are sustaining with their pan Indian presence. Trivikram might also follow this suit sooner or later and the result will decide his prospects.

But for now, the industry is being virtually ruled by the current crop of filmmakers including Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Venky Atluri, Prasanth Varma, and others who have immense potential and are coming with the kind of content that is appeasing the modern day audience. They are the leading directors in the modern day set up as the Telugu folk are also readily lapping them up.

The current generation audience are always looking for something out of the ordinary and they are leaving no stone unturned to encourage fresh and exciting content. Matching this taste is nearly impossible for Puri, Vinayak and others. Only the directors with global touch like Rahamouli and Sukumar are able to keep themselves relevant and that too with extensive hard work.

Sandeep Reddy Vanga has brought in a new change of paradigm in the industry where the audience are readily lapping up a film regardless of the A-rate content and violence. The industry appears to be in search of more X-factor directors like him at this point. Same with Prasanth Varma who is blending creative storytelling with top tier making values.

In the due course, this trend will only get bigger and better as Tollywood prepares to encourage a fresh bunch of promising talent with more and more directors popping up day in day out. This is a positive reinforcement that is perhaps necessitated by the changing tastes and sensibilities of the modern day audience. Only the most talented of the lot can pull the audience to theaters these days.