TollywoodIn #WatchWithTNM, we revisit Sekar Kammula’s cult film that saw massive success among a college-going audience. Balakrishna GaneshanAmong the hit films in Sekar Kammula’s filmography, Happy Days was a popular crowd pleaser that wowed audiences when it was released in 2007. The film was a massive success among its intended audience — urban upper caste/class students — but the phenomenon wasn’t surprising. The Telugu film industry has a severe dearth of coming-of-age stories, particularly around the college experience. Earlier films set in colleges used the backdrop to tell dark and violent tales, such as Shiva, Ram Gopal Varma’s 1989 directorial debut, or college life was merely used as an afterthought for comic scenes. Happy Days, which follows a group of friends in their college years, felt both real and refreshing. It simultaneously gave former students a chance to reminisce about their college days, while perhaps giving somewhat unrealistic expectations...
- 5/23/2020
- by Balakrishna
- The News Minute
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