After the disastrous fate of Shakti in 2011, director Meher Ramesh became one of the most criticized and trolled directors. His next film, Shadow, was also a failure, which made him an easy target for the trolls. Despite being away from films and the limelight, trolls still hounded Meher Ramesh, even after 12 years.
But one thing that must be appreciated is that Meher never retaliated. We have seen many directors blame the producers or writers and indulge in mudslinging when a film fails. But Meher never indulged himself in badmouthing anyone, no matter what. Like a true gentleman, he owned his mistakes and took all the blame for the failure of his films.
Meher Ramesh kept his cool all through these years and waited for his time to come. He always came across as a positive person with a positive approach who only wanted his work to speak.
After a wait of more than a decade, he finally has a film, Bholaa Shankar, releasing this week, and that too with none other than Megastar Chiranjeevi. There is also a section of people who want Meher to succeed and to see him deliver a hit film.
Let’s hope Bholaa Shankar turns out to be a success, if not for anyone but for Meher Ramesh’s sake.
