Ritu Varma, Trisha, and Nidhi Agarwal on Comeback Trail
Hyderabad: Talented actress Ritu Varma who wowed audiences with her performance in films like ‘Pelli Choopulu and ‘Kesava’ has agreed to do a film with Sundeep Kishan, while Nidhi Agarwal is looking for a big comeback with films like “Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ and ‘Rajasaab’ and Anjali gone in for image makeover with her next film ‘Gangs of Godavari’. It looks like glam divas aiming for another stint in Tollywood after working in other language movies. Nonetheless, these divas join another top actress Trisha who is returning with a big ticket entertainer ‘Vishwambhara’ with Chiranjeevi. Earlier, Mehreen Pirzada (Spark), Avika Gor (Umapathi) and Hansika Motwani( My Name is Shruthi also tried to regain their last glory in Tollywood but in vain. “Honestly, it would be difficult for a few divas to regain their past glory, " admits producer Lagadapati Sridhar who adds “Actresses below 28 or 29 years will have more chances while divas over 30-plus divas will have to work even harder because new actresses have cropped up.”
Actually, actresses like Hansika Motwani, Avika Gor, and Anu Emmanuel had a good stint in Telugu films. Hansika had hits like ‘Desamaduru’ and ‘Dhenikaina Ready', while Avika Gor became a household name in Telugu states following hits like ‘Uyyalla Jumpala’ and ‘Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki’. Although Anu Emmanuel shared screen space with big stars Allu Arjun (Naa Peru Surya.) and Naga Chaitanya (Shailaja Reddy Alludu) box office success eluded her. ‘Few glam divas tried to make a mark in Kollywood and Bollywood but had to return empty-handed. The adage of out of sight and out of mind definitely applies to some actresses since a new breed of actresses rose to fame in between,” says producer Abhishek Nama who reminds the meteoric rise of Rashmika, Sreeleela and Mrunal Thakur. "Making it difficult for comeback divas," he adds.
However, actresses like Shruti Haasan who returned to Telugu movies with ‘Krack’ proved her mettle and delivered two more hits ‘Veerasimha Reddy’ and ‘Waltair Veerayya '. "Shruti is selectively working with senior heroes and it is paying off well. She is on a hattrick in Telugu movies but such cases are quite an exception," adds Nama.
Supporting the comeback bid of actresses, director Teja is trying to rope in pretty actress Laasya who was seen in films like ‘Chirunavvu’ and “Preminchu’ for his next, he says, “Actresses have the freedom to move around and expand their fan base. Actors don’t have an expiry date until they keep improving themselves. If they have learned something new from Bollywood or Kollywood filmmakers that enhance their acting skills, nothing wrong with it. Actresses have to look for greener pastures to extend their careers, so this comeback business is just a myth,” he concludes.