Actors with a Degree
Monday, October 6th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Manchu Vishnuvardhan Babu could have just flashed his dad Mohan Babu’s name to get into the industry. Instead, he pursued acting, direction and martial arts in Los Angeles before he walked onto the sets as a confident all-rounder.
Bhargavi Pillai, the latest singing sensation from the city who has set Pappu Can’t Dance on the charts, has done a full-fledged degree in music even though she was a singing sensation even as a kid.
Director Sekhar Kammula did not veer into this favourite medium until his thesis (script of Anand) got him great feedback at the Howard University, Washington DC. Ditto with 25-year-old Mike J Myers of Happy Days and Hare Ram fame, an alumni of the Trinity College of Music, London who pursued music for eight long years. Is a formal degree essential for Tollywood at all?
Says Kammula, who’s last release Happy Days was a blockbuster, "A college is like a service station where you can put your car through a test drive before it rolls out. It may not essentially guarantee you success, but it certainly helps you fix up the leaks." Interestingly, the director of Ashta Chamma Indraganti Mohan Krishna also comes armed with a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television from the Toronto-based York University.
After Abhishek Bachchan himself struggled for a good five years even with the illustrious surname and dad’s recommendation all along to get a foothold in the industry, movie aspirants want to leave no stone unturned to ensure their debut has all the elements for blockbuster success.
S Senthil Kumar, young director of photography with three popular movies to his credit (Aithe, Chatrapati and Yamadonga) veered into a formal course in cinematography in Film and Television Institute of India in Pune at the behest of his friend. But he is convinced that his academics in cinematography have certainly helped him understand the techniques better and helps him execute his plans with better clarity.
Farzana, an upcoming actress, comes trained in everything you may want in an actress –– choreography, modeling, acting… even paragliding and bungee jumping, if you please. Nag Chaitanya, son of actor Nagarjuna is currently getting groomed at an acting institute in Mumbai. For the newcomers this season, the checklist for a debut ends with a formal degree. Workshops, training sessions, diplomas, degrees… whatever it takes to gain the extra edge.
Considering the big ones like AR Rahman (graduate in Western Classical Music from the Trinity College), Rajinikanth, Megastar Chiranjeevi (both with diplomas in acting from the Madras Film Institute), Ilayaraja (course in classical guitar) themselves haven’t shied away from a formal education in movies before stepping into the industry, being ‘certified’ is certainly the new way to get a head start.
Bhargavi Pillai, the latest singing sensation from the city who has set Pappu Can’t Dance on the charts, has done a full-fledged degree in music even though she was a singing sensation even as a kid.
Director Sekhar Kammula did not veer into this favourite medium until his thesis (script of Anand) got him great feedback at the Howard University, Washington DC. Ditto with 25-year-old Mike J Myers of Happy Days and Hare Ram fame, an alumni of the Trinity College of Music, London who pursued music for eight long years. Is a formal degree essential for Tollywood at all?
Says Kammula, who’s last release Happy Days was a blockbuster, "A college is like a service station where you can put your car through a test drive before it rolls out. It may not essentially guarantee you success, but it certainly helps you fix up the leaks." Interestingly, the director of Ashta Chamma Indraganti Mohan Krishna also comes armed with a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television from the Toronto-based York University.
After Abhishek Bachchan himself struggled for a good five years even with the illustrious surname and dad’s recommendation all along to get a foothold in the industry, movie aspirants want to leave no stone unturned to ensure their debut has all the elements for blockbuster success.
S Senthil Kumar, young director of photography with three popular movies to his credit (Aithe, Chatrapati and Yamadonga) veered into a formal course in cinematography in Film and Television Institute of India in Pune at the behest of his friend. But he is convinced that his academics in cinematography have certainly helped him understand the techniques better and helps him execute his plans with better clarity.
Farzana, an upcoming actress, comes trained in everything you may want in an actress –– choreography, modeling, acting… even paragliding and bungee jumping, if you please. Nag Chaitanya, son of actor Nagarjuna is currently getting groomed at an acting institute in Mumbai. For the newcomers this season, the checklist for a debut ends with a formal degree. Workshops, training sessions, diplomas, degrees… whatever it takes to gain the extra edge.
Considering the big ones like AR Rahman (graduate in Western Classical Music from the Trinity College), Rajinikanth, Megastar Chiranjeevi (both with diplomas in acting from the Madras Film Institute), Ilayaraja (course in classical guitar) themselves haven’t shied away from a formal education in movies before stepping into the industry, being ‘certified’ is certainly the new way to get a head start.
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October 6th, 2008 at 12:35 am
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Manchu Vishnuvardhan Babu could have just flashed his dad Mohan Babu’s name to get into the industry. Instead, he pursued acting, direction and martial arts in Los Angeles before he walked onto the sets as a confident all-rounder.
Ivvanni Vishnuvardhan babu gadiki unna degree la lka pthe veyinchukunna degree la dupicate ga waste actor