Puri Jagannadh was born on this day in 1966. Now, if you are a 2000s kid, you would probably not understand the impact his hero characters have had on the psyche of the Telugu film industry. He invented a unique kind of a hero’s attitude through ‘Idiot’, ‘Badri’ and ‘Pokiri’. ‘Neninthe’ and ‘Businessman’, too, had memorable hero characterizations. Only the 1980s and 1990s kids know the full impact of this.
For more than two decades, Puri has written everything from the story and screenplay to dialogues. Before stepping behind the camera, he meticulously envisions each scene, ensuring a clear and detailed roadmap for his filmmaking.
Years and years of writing has blunted his imagination. Every single film he wrote after ‘Businessman’ has been dull. ‘Temper’ was not written by him.
In the 2010s, his gambles used to be reasonable. In the 2020s, ‘Liger’ and ‘Double iSmart’ have convincingly proven that he has become doubly unreasonable. The budgets of his movies are going up and the quality of his writing/making is deteriorating even further.
Hope Puri Jagannadh reinvents himself by making content-driven films next. Here is wishing the star director a happy birthday!
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