Mallesh, 18 years, is a labourer working in karimnagar in a small hotel, earning about 20 to 30 rupees a day and gets to eat some food free from his hotel. He comes from a small village . vamsi, 20 years is working in rajamundry with a coconut vendor earning 15 to 20 rupees a day, his living and eating taken care of. Saidulu , 21 years working for a mechanic shed for 50 odd rupees in cuddapah is also from a small town. Seenu is working in a hair cut saloon in Hyderabad and is from nalgonda .
All of these people have the same religion, the ardent indescribable admiration, craze, life sacrificing liking for telugu movies and telugu stars. The names of the stars do not matter for us, but the reality of these people does. Someone is making a movie for some star and there is all the business that is involved in the whole process. The entire business module success rests primarily on these kind of vulnerable people who make the movie hit by putting all the savings for their stars. Most of them do not have the 2 square meal to eat, can’t support their families, they have no clue how their next will be.. But their unstinted support, following, loyalty is undying and very touching.
The stars are gods for them.. they come for the audio launches, success meets, celebrations from faraway places and did not ever understand how they manage to reach the venue and be there to cheer and set the hall on fire with their positive vibrations and only one thing on their mind.. to see their star speak, smile and be happy. Can there be any unconditional love than this? Most of the times, the fans won’t even get to have a second glance as they are seated so far away. The feeling that they are part of this is enough to sustain them till the next function and they just survive.. The stars give them energies, the hope and just about everything.. Not material things like money etc.. In that sense, the stars are so blessed.
There are endless stories on how some of them do not eat food properly for several days to be able to spend the money for high ticketed premier show early in the morning or how the fans keep watching the same movie dozen times. In some cases they even watch the same movie endlessly to figure out why the movie did not do well. The blame can never be on the hero but all others and various factors and the hit can only happen because of the Hero. Being a fan is not madness as being mad also some rationality. Being a fan is not being emotional as emotions can also hurt. Being a fan is not a achievement as achievement have limits, and fan is fan is a fan who lives his life on the star. Hence there can never be a retirement for the star.
One has to know, interact and understand a typical fan to know what it means to be so. One should never make any judgement or belittle them. They are an amazingly innocent and honest people who live by their single formula goal, to see their stars succeed. Such unconditional love is the reality. The stars know every bit of this and also feel helpless on the repayment angle. But as they already do, they need to give more hits and that is how it can be repaid. Success is not easy but is less when compared to the perseverance and religiosity of these wonderful fans. Every star who has a fan is a blessed soul and that’s the property on which they can feel secured and assured. Can they? They should as the way it comes is only divine and is a blessing.
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