A sizeable number of young heroes in the Telugu film industry are waiting to get a hit. If their movie turns out to be a dud, no tier-two hero or producer will touch them.
To start with, Akhil Akkineni debuted as a protagonist with Akhil in 2015. He did five more films later on. But he has not even a single success to boast of.
Gouravam (2013) launched Allu Sirish in Tollywood. But even the backing of his family (being the son of producer Allu Aravind and brother of Allu Arjun) didn’t help him.
Anand Devarakonda is not an extraordinary talent but he knows his limitations and strengths. After a delivering few flops, he surprised all with Baby, directed by Sai Rajesh.
Santosh Soban doesn’t seem to have a story sense. He has acted in 10 films since his debut as lead actor in 2015 with Thanu Nenu. But nothing worked except Ek Mini Katha (2021).
Roshann Meka’s up-and-coming Vrushabha starring Mohanlal is a pan-Indian film and the shoot is in progress. His actor-father Srikanth wants his son to work with the big banners.
Teja Sajja’s movies are by far the best. Though he did a supporting role in Samantha’s Oh! Baby (2019), the actor cemented his position in the industry with Zombie Reddy (2021).
After the National Award-winning Uppena (2021), which launched him as a lead actor, Vaisshnav did Konda Polam (2021) and Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga (2022) which flopped.