If Hollywood and Bollywood are full of them, how can Sandalwood lag behind? We are talking about attempts made to recreate the magic of a hit movie, a formula that has been tried and tested many times in the industry. While many say sequels are a safe bet to bring in the audience, there are some who describe it as lack of creativity.
There are many sequels if one looks at the history of Kannada movies. The Ganesha series, Sangliana series and the Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu series; Golmal Radhakrishna and Golmal Part II; Gandhada Gudi and Gandhada Gudi Part II and many other films have proved that their sequels have been able to spell success.
Soon, two sequels, Mast Maja Madi (part two) and Jogaya, a sequel to Jogi, are
going to hit the floors, the shooting of which will commence. One of the most-awaited movies Aptharakshaka of the Apthamitra fame is in the process of completion.
Metrolife asked a few film-makers and artistes, who have been part of a sequels, on what makes them work.
Ramesh Aravind, who was part of Rajendra Singh (Babu’s) Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu,
Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu and Kathegalu Saar Kathegalu, explains that one
of the main features while making a sequel is to retain the audience’s interest.
“Sequels work in the industry because the movie already has brand loyalty and people will come out to watch them out of curiosity. But the real challenge for a director here
is to retain the interest in the film. In the Kurigalu and Kothigalu parts, the curiosity was maintained but I feel, we lost it when it came to the Kathegalu Saar Kathegalu and that’s when the film bombed at the box office,” he adds.
Hattrick Director Prem from the superhit film Jogi will soon be starting the shoot for the sequel Jogaya. Being his first attempt at penning and directing a sequel, Prem says that he made sure he did it with utmost maturity. “Since the movie had a suspense
ending, many people wondered what next. So for the next film, I have picked off from where I left in the previous film but I have given a different angle and given
Shivrajkumar a different look,” he adds.
Many a time, sequels rarely repeat the entire star cast. For example, Aptharakshaka has only Vishnuvardhan from the first part. But Prem begs to differ here as well. “Each
director has his own way of making a film. I prefer to retain the cast as it has
worked before. I am yet to discuss the film with Arundathi Nag as her character died in the last part. But I will be involving her,” he adds.
Mast Maja Madi, is a movie which completed 100 days in the theatre. Shooting for part two is yet to start.
Nagkiran, who was part of the film, says that the heroes of the movie have remained but the heroine will change. “Having finished 100 days is a big thing. We are all anxious on what the second part has in store,” he says and adds, “generally, we have noticed that the second part does not do as well as the first. So we are mighty anxious about this one and hope it does better that the first.”
While heroes remain, the heroines rarely get a chance to be part of a sequel. Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu too made a statement regarding this, recently. But namma
Jennifer Kotwal has bagged a role in the sequel, Jogaya, breaking the myth. “The presence of a heroine in the second part has to make sense. In Jogaya, the director is starting with where he left off. So it makes sense with me being a part of it but in MMM, my character settles down with one of the heroes. So what will I do in part two?” she asks. One can only wait and watch what these movies have in store at the box
office.
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