How Pawan Kalyan Failed as Director While Rishab Shetty Made it Big

Last Update: March 01, 2023, 17:50 IST

After the failure of Johnny, Pawan blamed the flaws in the script for his failure and stepped down from the direction.

After the failure of Johnny, Pawan blamed the flaws in the script for his failure and stepped down from the direction.

Critics criticized Johny for the ineffective insertion of songs, shoddy editing and Pawan’s unsightly look.

The film industry is full of actors who have expanded their creativity and tried their hand at direction as well. Many succeeded while there were others who could not. Pawan Kalyan and Rishabh Shetty are among the actors who have also directed films. However, while the former tasted failure in his directorial ventures, the latter scaled new heights of popularity with his blockbuster Kantara. Almost everyone is familiar with Rishabh’s name as a director but Pawan’s name as a director seems somewhat unfamiliar to many. For those who are not aware, he made his directorial debut in the film Johny. It was based on the story of a martial arts coach who struggles to earn money by fighting to save his wife who is suffering from blood cancer. Despite a good story, Johnny flopped at the box office.

Critics criticized Johny for the ineffective insertion of songs, shoddy editing and Pawan’s unsightly look. After the failure of Johnny, Pawan blamed the flaws in the script for his failure and stepped down from the direction. However, today Johnny is appreciated by everyone and Pawan’s vision as a filmmaker is also appreciated.

Rishabh, on the other hand, has always managed to garner accolades for his directorial ventures revolving around interesting subjects. His movies are Ricky, Kirik Party and Sarkar. Greetings. Pvt. Shaale Kasaragodu, Kodugay: Ramanna Rai has proved his mettle at the box office. However, it was Kantara who established his name among the top filmmakers in Kannada cinema. Before Kantara, he was also excited about making a film titled Rudraprayag, a jungle adventure. however, India The Covid-19 pandemic hit and his plans came to a halt. Even when the pandemic subsided, he was apprehensive about starting the film afresh. He had to take the services of a senior director like Anant Nag and vaccination was not easily available at that time. So he postponed this film and went to Kantara, which became a tremendous success.

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