Tollywood director Puri Jagannadh ruled the roost during his heydays. He worked with all top-league directors when he was in prime form and was considered as the numero uno director when he delivered an industry hit with Mahesh Babu’s Pokiri. But, he failed to hold on to that position for much time as his success graph spiralled down after films like Desamuduru and Chirutha. With Temper and iSmart Shankar, Puri seemed to be on a comeback trail but his recent outings ditched his plans.
Puri scored three outright debacles with Romantic, Liger and Double iSmart. He incurred heavy losses as a producer as well. With his career in dire straits, Puri is struggling to make a comeback. No star hero is willing to work with him because of his outdated scripts and monotonous ideas. Even tier two heroes are also not showing any interest to listen his scripts. He is currently sitting idle and waiting for chances. Even if he plans to work with his own son Akash Puri, he can neither find a producer nor can budget the film on his own.
Talk in the industry is that only flop heroes like Naga Shaurya and Gopichand are the available options for Puri Jagannadh at present. Reports suggest he already pitched scripts to both these actors and waiting for a call from them. While Gopichand already worked with Puri for Golimaar, it will be a first time collaboration with Naga Shaurya. It is still unclear which of these heroes will agree to work with him, but the wait for Puri Jagannadh continues. He is back with his musings on social media.