"Good Scenes Were Trimmed": Director Shankar's Remarks On Game Changer Faces Backlash (Image-Instagram/gamechanger_offl)
Director Shankar’s Game Changer, starring Ram Charan and Kiara Advani despite its box office numbers, received mixed reactions from the audience. The film also received criticism for its story, with many calling it ‘just another Shankar film’ that offered nothing new.
Amidst criticism, the Indian 2 director expressed his disappointment over the making of the film. He said that he was not completely satisfied with the output of the movie. The filmmaker felt that he should have done better.
Shankar mentioned that several good scenes were trimmed due to time constraints and revealed that the total duration of the film exceeded five hours. The statement of the director, known for making expensive films, received backlash from netizens.
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Shankar expressed his views over Game Changer‘s output in his recent interview. Expressing his unsatisfaction with the making, he said, “I am not completely satisfied with the output of Game Changer; I should have done better. Many good scenes have been trimmed due to time constraints. Total duration came more than five hours…we have cut down a few things to acquire a sculpture.”
The statement of the director is facing backlash amidst other factors, which showed the film in a bad light. Since the film was made on an expensive budget of Rs 500 crores, netizens considered it an irresponsible action of the director.
It is disheartening to see a legendary director attempting to justify flaws in a big-budget film. Regardless of the years spent in pre-production, a movie ultimately concludes within three hours.
— crazyfinder (@crazyfinde12696) January 15, 2025
Another user wrote, “This much experienced director is still struggling to build a sculpture in perfect time. U can’t simply say we made for 5 hours duration; it’s simply that you are wasting the time and effort of many technicians. Why can’t Shankar-like directors come and do somewhat lower-budget movies?”
This much experienced director is still struggling to build a sculpture in perfect time ? U can’t simply say we made for 5hrs duration, it’s simply u are wasting time and effort of many technicians.
Why can’t Shankar like directors come and do somewhat lower budget movie ?— AR Tamil (@19ART9) January 15, 2025
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Moreover, his last film, Indian 2, also faced similar issues regarding the runtime, and later the film was planned to be released as a sequel.
He told the same story about Indian 2.. Time to rethink, revisit his film making strategy of spending lavishly and stop making political based stories. He’s probably made up his mind that just make a movie and don’t bothered about audiences
— Sudarsan kandasamy (@sudarsan_SK) January 14, 2025
Receiving a mixed reception from the audience, Game Changer has crossed Rs 100 crore in five days of its release. The film has so far earned Rs 106.34 crore at the box office. The pan-Indian entertainer and the Telugu directorial debut of director Shankar features Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, and SJ Suryah in lead roles. It also includes Anjali, Samuthirakani, Srikanth, Sunil, Jayaram, Naveen Chandra, Vennela Kishore, Vijaya Krishna Naresh, and Brahmanandam in supporting roles.
