Rajamouli Started, Someone Must Stop!

Almost every superstar-driven film now ends with a setup for a sequel, even when the story doesn’t demand it. The trend began with Rajamouli’s iconic Baahubali, and since then, Tollywood has been flooded with similar attempts.

The intent seems clear, but the execution often falls flat. Filmmakers rarely deliver the same cinematic experience as promised. Devara showed this issue at its peak, as the story felt incomplete and forced, inviting heavy backlash from Trollers.

OG followed a different path but faced the same problem. The story hardly held the weight for one film, let alone a franchise. Pawan Kalyan’s style and action sequences dominated, while character arcs stayed underdeveloped.

Still, the makers pushed the idea of a sequel, adding another film to Tollywood’s growing list of uncertain follow-ups. Sequels now feel like an obligation rather than a creative choice.

Rajamouli divided Baahubali into two parts because the story demanded it. Today, many directors extend films for world-building alone, treating sequels as a trend instead of a storytelling necessity.