Five cliches Telugu cinema can do away with

Our films are known to hang on to patterns that have been rehashed many a time. Here are some of them

No place breeds, nurtures and nourishes clichés like our movies do. Every movie industry, depending upon the audiences it has to cater to, conjures its own web of clichés. Telugu cinema, in particular, is notorious for its obliviousness to the expiry date of clichés, hanging on to patterns, that have been hashed and rehashed so many times it will put the midnight teleshopping ads to shame. Here, we take a look at some clichés that have firmly entrenched themselves that nothing short of Bombarda Maxima from Harry Potter’s wand could get rid of them!

Heroine’s introduction

The heroine is probably Telugu cinema’s greatest paradox. Her entry-scene shows her as an angel who has descended upon this planet. A few moments later, she is just left on her own, a second fiddle to the hero’s extraordinary story. Where we haven’t changed is the way heroines are introduced — the girl of everyone’s dreams with perfect makeup, perfect hair and the perfect dress.