Actor Tamannaah Bhatia, who made a cameo in the hit film ‘Stree 2’, shared her insights on films and her career during a podcast with Raj Shamani. She mentioned that South Indian cinema tends to focus on more "rooted" stories, which helps them connect strongly with audiences.
Tamannaah Bhatia explains what works for South Indian films
When Tamannaah Bhatia was asked in a recent interview what separates Bollywood films from South Indian films, she said that the latter commonly focus on more "rooted" stories. She said that they have such a great public connection because of their strategy.
Tamannaah said in the inteview, "The difference I have particularly noticed is that South films talk more in terms of their geographical locations. I think their content is translating globally primarily because they are trying to tell rooted stories."
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She added, "They don't work from the standpoint of choosing… segments in people. They go for basic human emotions, related to mother, father… revenge on brother, sister… stories that tend to tell many more stories about basic human emotions through different storytelling formats. They are also very much concerned about putting their perspective the way it is. They are not trying to service different kinds of people. They are trying to only tell what they know fully. That has really worked, I think, for the South."
Tamannaah added that a lot of Bollywood films seek to appeal to everyone, even if this strategy may not always work. She praised Kiran Rao’s film ‘Laapataa Ladies’, pointing out how well audiences have reacted to it.
Tamannaah Bhatia recent films
On the work front, Tamannaah Bhatia made a cameo appearance in the horror comedy film, ‘Stree 2’. The film stars Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti khurana. She also featured in a brief role in John Abhraham and Sharvari starrer ‘Vedaa’.