Divas trying to regain lost glory?

It seems to be the season of comeback for divas in T-town. Close on the heels of Hansika Motwani, who returned with 'Tenali Ramakrishna BA BL' (which got released on Nov 15), Shruti Haasan attended the muhurat of her comeback film 'Krack' with Ravi Teja.

Their senior colleague Trisha, who ruled the roost in Telugu, is also returning with a bang with a film opposite none-other-than Chiranjeevi.

"Maybe, they are hoping to regain their lost glory but it will not be easy as it looks because new divas have emerged on screen," says producer C Kalyan, who feels that Telugu audience look for new heroines every three to four years so longer the gap, it would be difficult to reconnect.

"We can't deny the fact that Trisha, Hansika and Shruti Haasan had their share of successful stints in Telugu film industry and worked with big stars and delivered blockbusters to gain a fan following.

Probably, to explore other language movies or lack of offers from Telugu, these talented actresses moved out for greener pastures, so we have to see how they could regain their stardom in T-town.

For instance, Ileana who was hailed at the Queen Bee after blockbusters like 'Pokiri' and 'Kick' had a disappointing return with 'Amar Akbar Antony," he reasons.

Whereas, their peers like Kajal Agarwal and Tamannaah are striking a balance between various industries to keep their careers afloat.

"Kajal and Tamannaah are smart in picking Telugu films that keep them going, rather doing nondescript movies. Besides, they are sharing screen space with big stars in other languages as well to keep their stocks soaring," says director Chandoo Mondeti.

Similarly, Nayantara proved her mettle 'Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy' and announced that she is still in the reckoning, defying her age and growing competion.

"Nayanatara has retained her brand image by mixing up women-centric with star-studded movies and above all she is very talented," says director G Nageshwar Reddy, who feels that Trisha is also riding on talent than skin show like in the past.

"Trisha proved her acting chops in films like '96'. Maybe, on her comeback she would take on performance-oriented roles instead of cliched glam-centric stuff," he adds.

Without a fixed fan following, actreses have to prove themselves with every film, unlike their male colleagues. "Heroines can't boast of established fan clubs and they have to rely on 'floating' fans to survive in the highly competitive industry.

With bevy of B-town hotties like Pooja Hegde, Kiara Advani and Aditi Rao Hydari making space for themselves, it would be difficult for heroines to have a successful second or third stint," concludes producer Aswini Dutt.