Telugu cinema depends heavily on the “success mantra”. Interestingly, the director is coming up with two projects Hiranyakasipa and Prataparudrudu based on mythology and history. That’s why I decided to produce the film myself,” he informs, adding further, “With Gautamiputra Satakarni being a success, I am confident that Telugu cinema is slowly inclining towards nativity and coming up with more historic and local subjects,” feels Gunasekhar. “When I shared the subject with a few producers, they rejected it saying people don’t watch historic subjects. Now that people are more educated, they don’t mind watching folk, historic and family subjects,” says Gunasekhar, who produced and directed the historic film Rudhrama-devi. “In the Telugu states, since the rate of literacy was low, our filmmakers depended on the regular, hit formulas to churn out films.
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