Since the times of Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Akkineni family heroes, generation after generation, have acquired the image of romantic heroes. ‘Romantic’ genre has been their forte. If we analyse the career of Nagarjuna, he has done more romantic films than movies belonging to any other genre. However, it seems that Nag is now slowly drifting away from his forte.
In movies such as ‘Oopiri’ and ‘Raju Gari Gadhi 2’, Nag didn’t any have romantic angle; no heroine, no songs. If the latest reports are anything to go by, Nag will not have any heroine, thus no romantic songs, in his new film being directed by Ram Gopal Varma as well. It is heard that Nag has opted to play a complete duty-minded police officer in the film. There will be a key female character in the film but there won’t be any romantic angle between her and Nag.
We also hear that Nag is now looking for more matured roles, meaty characters, not the films where he will have to run around trees along with a heroine much younger to him. He has taken this decision keeping his age as well as changing tastes of Telugu audiences in mind.
It needs to be seen how fans receive the ‘unromantic’ Nagarjuna in RGV’s film.