A director is called the captain of the ship. However, it is a norm in the industry to praise the film's hero to the skies if it becomes a blockbuster and go ballistic about the director if the film flops.
Well, if the director does make a bad film, he deserves to be written off till he proves himself again. But when the hero of a film decides to step into the director’s shoes and ‘directs’ the director, the end result is often disastrous.
Apart from the film ending up being a flop, the director has to face the brunt of this for a long, long time.
Despite knowing the inside story, the producers too conveniently stay off directors who are put through such trauma. There are many such examples in the industry as was the case with Bommarillu Bhaskar who wasn’t touched even with a barge pole after Ongole Gitta.
Veerabhadram landed in a similar situation after Bhai and many others if one were to list out names.
A recently released film is one classic example of this filmi tradition. Once the film released, many wondered as to how the director could come up with such a bad second half, especially after making a decent first half.
Well, apparently, the director had a totally different story for the second half. But the hero, his close associate and the writer insisted that he goes along with the track they suggest as the director’s original story needed more production days.
Half way through the film, the director was forced to tow their line and he had to give in having no option.
Now, the result is for all to see. Not only has the story gone for a toss, the film too has ended up being a box-office dud.
