KALYANI NEW LADY SUPERSTAR AS OTHERS FALL

 

 Heroine centric films like Lokah the Malayalam film and Ghatti the Telugu films and a rom com Param Sundari hit screens last week, out of this Lokah is a blockbuster and makes Kalyani a Superstar while Ghatti and Prem Sundari riding on high hype crashed. It has put a big question mark on Anushka’s pull at box office and Jhanvi Kapoor’s pull in Bollywood and questions about whether she will be able to continue the legacy of her Late Mom Sreedevi. Earlier Anupama Parameswaran made a bid with Purdah and it too sank.

The only woman Superstar in South was Vijay Shanthi and known for her action roles. After that many have come but had no staying power, Kannada saw Malashree and later in Malayalam it was Manju Warrier and most recently it was Nayanthara. All of them have fallen by the wayside. In contrast look at Trisha who still has asway over the audience especially in Tamil. However, her heroine centric films like The Road have crashed.

Nayanthara who took her Superstar title seriously had kept away from hero-oriented films and made appearances in a Thalaivar film or in a Mammooty-film. After her heroine centric films crashing, she has shifted track, her clout with OTT audience too declined and latest being TEST. Now latest is that she is now shaking a leg with Chiru. Ghatti did great business pre release but crashed post release despite having no big Names as opposition.

Though Kalyani has a BIG winner in Lokah , she has starred in a dud released on same day with Fahadh Faazil in the lead. Samantha was one who showed signs of lasting a heroine with draw but she too has fallen. Her sex appeal and her acting talents could have lasted but she over priced herself and made her a losing proposition. Among this take the case of Sai Pallavi. To a great extent Amaran – Thandel hits were possible by Sai’s performance and now she is in Ramayana as Sita.

anhvi has chosen roles that many might call risky, yet she has built a reputation as one of the strongest Bollywood debuts of recent times. She went on to appear in Zoya Akhtar’s Ghost Stories on OTT, receiving praise from both critics and fans. Later, her 2020 biopic Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl premiered directly on Netflix, gaining appreciation despite the lack of a theatrical release. Trade experts felt the film could have done even better in cinemas, but Netflix reportedly paid Rs 50 crore for rights, turning it into a profitable project. Janhvi’s performance also connected with a wide audience, proving her growing talent. She followed this with roles in Roohi, Good Luck Jerry, Mili, and Bawal with Varun Dhawan. In 2023, she also entered Telugu cinema with Devara: Part 1, starring opposite Jr NTR, marking her pan-India debut. Not every project has worked in her favour, like the 2024 film Ulajh. Still, Janhvi has focused on heroine-led stories. Her recent comedy-drama Param Sundari, with Sidharth Malhotra, grossed Rs 40 crore in its first week at theatres. Her upcoming film Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari with Varun Dhawan has already built hype with its trailer.