Watching the Devara trailer, it feels like a revenge drama centered around vengeance, the sea, and retribution. If we consider Koratala’s past films, they tend to follow a similar pattern, though they have managed to captivate audiences to some extent with his unique writing style. His previous movie, Acharya, unfortunately, faced numerous challenges and setbacks. Much like the saying, “there are a thousand reasons for Karna’s death,” Acharya had countless reasons for its struggles.
Now, coming to Devara, it is a pan-India release, which raises the million-dollar question: Will the story and screenplay appeal to audiences on such a large scale? Attracting Hindi audiences with a film steeped in Telugu nativity is no simple task. Compared to his earlier movies, this film is on a completely different level, especially because it carries the “pan-India” tag. Moreover, this is Jr. NTR’s first movie after RRR, so there’s a lot of pressure to match that level of box office success. This is the major challenge ahead for the film.
Judging by Jr. NTR’s character and expressions, the movie clearly feels like a revenge drama. Listening to the dialogues, it seems like the story, the sea, and the characters are closely intertwined. Telling such stories on a pan-India level requires the screenplay to match that scale. How well the film connects with audiences through intense emotions remains to be seen, as handling sea-based stories is always a delicate task.
In any case, let’s hope Koratala can score a big hit on the pan-India stage with this film.