Rag Mayur, who has carved a small niche for himself in Telugu cinema over the last few years, with films like and , is gearing up for his next release, . As the film hits the streaming platform ETV Win on August 14, the actor talks to CE about the family road movie, and his plans for the future, among other subjects The logline stood out for me — a family on a road trip. Usually, we see films about friends taking a road trip or a road trip narrative turning into a thriller.
At least in Telugu space, we haven’t had a film where a family takes a road trip, at least a noticeable film. Even if we take , it was a father-daughter trip with a friend and a house help. Also, usually, directors try to be smart with narrations where they elaborate on their best scenes and skimp out on weaker parts.
So I always prefer to read scripts myself, and the script here was equally good. I relate to family dramas. When we were younger, my father would take us mostly for these wholesome family movies like , mostly the ones starring Rajendra Prasad and SV Krishna Reddy.
They have a universal appeal. In the last 15 years, the family film genre has witnessed a decline. Slowly, our films began concentrating more on action.
Even in films with new-age sensibilities, nobody really attempts a family drama. Also, earlier, family films were mostly about closely-knit people who drifted apart after a drastic event. We rarely see stories of regular families who have small fights and misunderstandings, smal.