Do Telugus have a better sense of humor

confuzzled dude wrote:than say their North Indian brethren? In Telugu movies, mythological characters like Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Brahma, even Hanuman or Yama are routinely mocked (I can think of 20, 25 movies). But Telugu audience *ahem* unlike their [intolerant] brothers up north do not make a big deal about it rather enjoy those movies thoroughly because they know that movies are made for entertainment and no ill will intended towards anyone. Conversely, Sikhs in Hyderabad made sure that a scene from a Telugu movie (back in the '80s) was removed because villain character in that movie, disguises himself as a Sikh to hide his identity, indulged in drinking & smoking which is against their Dharm.

truthbetold wrote:Ha,

CD was talking about how movies treated mythological characters.  "Yamagola" was a popular hit in telugu. Same story in hindi faced all kinds of problems.  

http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-lok-parlok-1979/article6379834.ece

"When the film released in late 1979, newspapers had reported that this T. Rama Rao film had run into problem with some people who claimed it hurt their religious sentiments. Some cinema halls had actually cancelled a show or two of the movie, fearing the wrath of the devout. "

"The scene is repeated with greater wit in hell where Premath as Yamraaj is the scene-stealer. Here, the hero gets to expose an improper way of delivering justice. Long trials in front of the deity of death give the director a chance to sneak in a few digs at the contemporary political system of India with references to Emergency, inquiry commissions, new committees set up and the like. Not to forget the disappearance of the good old Dalda from the market. Or the dig at the Constitution of India which in the first 30 years of Independence was amended 40 times. There are jabs at deities as the hero rallies the inhabitants of Yamlok, including Yamraaj, against other gods. The gods fight each other, Indra, we are told, enjoys moments of pleasure while Yamraaj is on duty round the clock. The hilarity only gets better as deities descend on earth as human beings, discovering to their chagrin that the common man cares little for gods!"

That is the scene in the link below.

It is about 10 min. Last minute (after) 9:30 contains the scene shutting down Naraka lokam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzU2twMnxD0,

http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-lok-parlok-1979/article6379834.ece wrote:All that, however, was little more than a storm in a tea cup and “Lok Parlok” went on to do good business at the box office, enjoying a good run in daily four shows – back then, films were released in daily four shows, noon, matinee, evening and night – before settling down to reap dividends in the morning slot too. Little boys and girls, in a take on Premnath’s Yamraaj part in the film, could be heard yelling, “Yamunda”, even as they jumped up and down in neighbourhood parks.