Samantha Ruth Prabhu opened up about her hit film Maa Inti Bangaaram, saying she wants cinema to stop reducing women to “spectacle.” Directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy and produced by Samantha, Raj Nidimoru and Himank Reddy Duvvuru, the film also stars Gulshan Devaiah and Diganth Manchale, earning Rs 4.85 crore on day one.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently spoke openly about steering away from the typical action-driven, male-centric storytelling, and didn’t shy away from admitting the film’s path to release was far from smooth. The actress also noted what makes this achievement feel especially close to her heart, the fact that Raj Nidimoru was behind it not just as producer, but as the writer of its story as well.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu on cinema reducing women to spectacle
Speaking in an interview about her recent film ‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’, Samantha shared, “What drew me to the story, I really wasn’t looking at it as genre-breaking or trying to make a statement. I saw it as this compelling character with real depth and it had a lot of scope to entertain and I feel that’s really rare, especially for women in cinema. Also, I think that the action is not really a spectacle and I think that it’s about time that we stop putting women in cinema just for the spectacle, just for the dance or a song or a role, just for the spectacle.”She further added, “I think that audiences have changed; they’re more open to fresher stories and they’re no longer asking whether a hero is male or female. They simply want to be entertained; they want to be moved. If a character is written honestly and the story connects, people will embrace it and I believe that’s the direction mainstream cinema is heading towards and I’m happy to be a part of that journey.”
Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s ‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’, box office and cast
The film, directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy and produced by Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Raj Nidimoru and Himank Reddy Duvvuru through their banner Tralala Moving Pictures, features Samantha in the lead role, joined by Gulshan Devaiah and Diganth Manchale. It has been met with a positive response from both critics and audiences, and posted a fairly solid opening-day collection of Rs 4.85 crore.
