Gone are the days where people with super natural powers are heroes and those with defects are villains. This time, our young heroes are choosing hollywood route where even diseases and birth-defects are also seen as qualities to become a hero.
If we have a look at the recent trend, probably Vishal has done a fantastic job by playing the role of narcolepsy patient in Indrudu. Though the interval scene where heroine gets raped by goons is something that’s not acceptable for many audiences, it’s emotional connect worked. And then we have seen Nikhil suffering from a disease in Surya Vs Surya where he couldn’t come into sun light.
While the film received mixed response with limited appeal, the concept of hero suffering from a disease worked well. Most recently, Nani took a comic route with short-term memory loss and focus-shift disorder, in Bhale Bhale Magadivoyi. Undoubtedly, physic defects have helped Nani to score a blockbuster, while others tumbled a bit.
Anyway, these films have made other young directors and heroes think about the possible physical defects and mental disorders which they could pick up and become silver screen protagonists.