'Feel bad' factor in Kannada filmdom

Bangalore, Aug 12 (IANS): A 'feel bad' factor seems to have gripped the Kannada film industry, with four big flops in the last month alone.

With many movies flopping, the brief successes of May and June have almost been forgotten. Even superstars are worried that their films are not drawing crowds even in the opening week.

Directors are confused about what attracts the audience today. The so-called original presentations, many of which are really a remix of successful non-Kannada films, have been rejected by the audience.

In the last month alone, four big films have bitten the dust.

"Love", made on a budget of over Rs.40 million, has fallen flat after four weeks. The film had boasted of big names like director S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu, top cameraman Ajay Vincent and music director Anu Malik.

The same was the fate of the Murali-Ramya-starrer "Kanti", despite all the pre-release hype. The fate of super-star Shivaraj Kumar's "Sarvabhouma", directed by Mahesh Sukhadhare, was sealed in its second week despite a tremendous opening on day one.

Sa.Ra. Govindoo's "Bhagwan", with Darshan and Sai Kumar in the lead, has also failed at the box office.

There are many films starring big stars lined up for release. Among these are "Aaptha Mithra", the last film of late actress Soundarya, "Onkaara", "Valmiki", and "Sahukaara", starring Vishnuvardhan, Upendra, Shivaraj and Ravichandran respectively.

The industry is hoping that the four films will do better than the four flops of last month.