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‘screenplay darsakudi inti pera?’ (is screenplay the surname of the director in Telugu film industry)
was the popular quotation of telugu film writer/lyricist Athreya. It applies to all the directors in the
current generation. One of the reason why most of the films in Telugu are failing is because director is
unable to concentrate and focus on direction as he has other burdens of scripting and screenplay-
writing.
Gopi Mohan is the one of the very few writers who is getting solo credits for penning screenplay for
films. It all started with Dasarath’s debut blockbuster Santosham. Idlebrain.com met Gopi Mohan to
get his perspective on screenplay and writing in Telugu film industry. Here are the excerpts -