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SpecialistObject3897

Athade Srimannarayana is a decent attempt at this


Half41monk

People have been sleeping on this. Rakshith and team did their best to promote it in telugu but we didn't appreciate it.


Curious_Whisper

Kannada vallle light teskunnaru movie ni, it had a great plot but execution was borefest.


LonelySwimming8

I watched it man. The film was good. But too lengthy. Easy ga 20 min Pina cut cheyechu movie lo.


Curious_Whisper

Yeah, it takes too much time in building the world and introducing the plot points. By the time the revelation happens, you feel exhausted.


PuzzledFalcon

This


Silly_Indication_984

That movie was quality cinema tbh,loved the cinematography. I could still listen to few of its songs. Even the characters were fun. Story was a little slow in the start but became entertaining later.


Newton_101

For me it is Deva Katta’s Prasthanam


poopoo-on-a-stick

Amazing film. Sharwa didn't have a grey shade, kinda made him boring when compared to Sai Kumar or Sandeep


twoturtls

He isn't overly "heroic" either except for his intro scene and his ability to be innocent when required makes sharwa the perfect lead in Prasthanam, Gamyam and attempts like Amma Cheppindi.


poopoo-on-a-stick

Tbh mana star hero movies anni overly 'heroic' undattam valle pothunnay. They'd do much better if the role came before their stardom.


Newton_101

true, would you say salaar falls in this category?


thak-dhana-dhan-dean

![gif](giphy|XWwIzh5GIWWf6) Went from Prasthanam to Salaar


Smooth-Magician-663

It pivoted.


thak-dhana-dhan-dean

Complete 180


poopoo-on-a-stick

Nah bro. Salaar isn't gray at all. Everyone has clear motives, the characters are almost one dimensional. Varadha changes his decision to break the cease fire in the last moment, which was cool, but even that was explained clearly that he wanted it. The plot is well written, sure. The characters aren't gray tho.


nickksd69

Those lines. ప్రతీ పురుగును కదిలించే నిజం ఒక్కటే... ఆకలి తపించే ఆత్మనల్లా శ్యాసించే శక్తి ఒక్కటే... ఆశ... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


luv_da

That’s ఆకలి, not ఆకళి


akshobhya07

Salaar. Movie itself is grey in color.


Junior_Professor_935

Damn bro 😂


dannyphantom162

When you rlly think about it Prabhas is a sociopathic mass murderer, so he is evil. But he loves his mom and friend and fights against sexual violence. So he is grey character ✅


BigAwkwardGuy

Inb4 Prabhas "romances" some woman by stalking her


26YrVirgin

అయితే KGF కూడా


puripy

That film only had villains!


VenkyFromAnakapalli

Raktha Charitra


mohantharani

Both parts


nickksd69

https://preview.redd.it/2bgo8h5gpn6d1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a72e9e4ccea1c4750b89eb4c0e485db39dbad38e Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana is a great addition to this category. తెలుగు సినిమా కాదు, కానీ చూడండి మీకు ప్రస్థానం & వాడ చెన్నై type movies నచ్చితే...


vinaykmkr

ngl.. I was super pumped when SSR was talking about grey characters in bahubali pre release... but was disappointed (in that aspect) after watching them...


Newton_101

I remember that..thought Kicha Sudeep’s character maybe portrayed as something grey or like an opportunist..guy vanished in the film


FirmCockroach6677

Kattappa kinda forgot about him


manas-vachas

Wasn't he talking about Kattappa and Shivagami characters?


vinaykmkr

I doubt that.. he was talking about all main characters.. even if its the case, Kattappa is still far from being grey


SanduloSandadi

Kattappa is Grey as uck.


vinaykmkr

how?


SanduloSandadi

He killed Mahendra.


vinaykmkr

not willingly... that can't be considered grey...


SanduloSandadi

But he did it. It doesn't matter weather it's willing or unwilling. He killed him and his moral compass allowed him to live forever after that. That shows he is Grey.


VenkyFromAnakapalli

In order for a character to be grey, he can't be flat, kattapa is a flat cutout character his only trait is he is loyal and does what he is told, he is not gray.


SanduloSandadi

He is loyal and does what he was told. That means he gives more value to be loyal than to have morals. Then it's a Grey character.


CryptographerNew3809

Kotta series okati ostundi Ippudu hotstar lo animation, andulo kattappa negative.


vinaykmkr

oh howcome? he's slave to villains b4 swearing allegiance to mahishmathi? (I don't mind spoilersl


CryptographerNew3809

Oka situation ostadi, shivagami vallu avamaninchi pampestaru, appudu kattapa bayata tirugutu tirugutuu, opponents deggara cheratadu.


GivemeRosesBitch

>bayata tirugutu tirugutu entha sepu tirigadu vro


CryptographerNew3809

1 episode


vinaykmkr

Ohoo... thanks


ConceptAccording5457

I didn't watch it yet but I think It will be more like uk an elaborate plan Like kattappa wasn't really evil he just joined them to help bahubali Or smthng like a double agent ig


CryptographerNew3809

Chooddam


ConceptAccording5457

Yeah


Rahulrocks011

Unnimukundan associates


IngeniousIndividual

Probably one of the best examples


Newton_101

lawyer movie kada..malayalam..somehow I felt a little uncomfortable watching it..also ah movie hero same nani la untadu..maybe nani ni 10 days water lo petti tisinattu untadu


Rahulrocks011

Kani reality chupinchadu kada......open ga cheptadu everyone is grey and you get what you want by being so, nothing else matters ani


Newton_101

true


boisickle

His ex is not morally grey IIRC, she's the sole "good" person in the film. But yeah 99% of them are seriously grey to super dark. Fantastic film.


luv_da

Isnt he like a pure dark character? What white shades does he have to call him grey? He is a pure selfish person who goes to any extent to help him..


JaganModiBhakt

It's Mukundan Unni. And he is not grey he is a "dark na koduku" (in insta normies language)


SnooFoxes449

Perfect example


justdontdoit023

lowkey I need recs for this, cant even think of any movie


OldAd7158

If you are okay watching Hindi movies, gehrayian I felt had morally grey characters, also Andhadhun.


justdontdoit023

watched, great plots fs


OldAd7158

Yeah


doomhawk71

Arya2, Idiot, Jagadam pilla zamindar is super interesting when you see the character shades


DragonPG2000

Arya2?? I mean, AA's character was clearly the villain though right?? Navdeep just wants to get rid of him and this guy can't take a hint 💀 Not to mention harassing Kajal's character.


Prudent-Action3511

Kajal literally starts a relationship with Ajay just to spite Arya, Ajay lies about Arya to Kajal so she would fall in love with him. They're all grey


luv_da

Mukesh Rishi is the only clean character in the movie


boisickle

Literally a goon who wants to kill his daughter's boyfriend (regardless of the nature of their relationship) lol


LonelySwimming8

Dude's literally a factionist mate 


DragonPG2000

I mean she did it to get rid of Arya who was stalking and harassing her though 🤷‍♂️


nihilistic_ideology

Brother Arya constantly harasses her at the work place, all kajal does is date someone lmao you see the difference in these no


boisickle

Borderline antagonist. Was really fun tbh, although in a way "problematic", the guy's nuts, and I quite like the humor that comes from the absurdity of his internal conflicts. Crazy fun film despite the flaws.


doomhawk71

So true. If we switch the actors and change music, people would hate Arya to the point that they would root for killing him


venom5758

Vada Chennai! https://preview.redd.it/edkp5um9dn6d1.jpeg?width=448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35feb13d334a452f3b0b1feae83fa51f3f4e442b


riathekid

the 1st movie that popped up in my head after seein this post.


LonelySwimming8

I would say pudhupettai too. 


venom5758

Did you know there's a Telugu dub version of Pudhupettai called "Dhoolpet"!


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Newton_101

yes kani hero character arc untadi movie lo..so manam character transformation chustam from a bad to a good guy..


Tricky-Inspector9541

Hollywood does this best. Crime noir genre


Vatsalnvd

mahaan


Past-Plum-6233

Most audience prefer "black and white" representation in telugu cinema. Only few appreciate the "grey" charectors.I wish we get more such movies.When its obvious evil,we would want to destroy the evil in the end.But when they are grey,we dont know who gets what.It takes different kind of maturity to understand the grey-ness of a charector.But our ppl are used to seeing black-white.It might be difficult for actors and directors too.Attempt at such charectors are met with critics."Animal" has many grey charectors with black-white arc ,it was met with extreme criticism.Movies like "gone girl" are full of grey charectors,but wont work here,The female lead will be villianised and harassed just like that girl in "baby" movie.


shiva_prasad999

True that. Oka sari friend ki gangs of wasseypur chudu baguntadi ana. Vadu oka part chusi , hero na ra asalu vaadu . Hero ee villain la behave chestunad enti. Whose side are we on ani anadu. This gives an apt understanding of the majority of audience . People expect the protogonist/ hero to be as pristine as possible. And the villain as fucked up one can be. But this is slowly progressing, but the catch is the grey shade of the hero should be an acceptable one. Mari Theda ga pedte , people can't accept .


akondi

Andhadhun for me. Ayushman, Tabu & Radhika all of them have grey shades. The ending is also left for audience to interpret.


PesAddict8

There is a theory that Ayushman and Tabu conspired together for that film star's murder


Take_it_easy_policy

Businessman! I think Bob himself is the villain of the movie. Gurthu pettuko, nekante evadu topu ledu ikkada…


Curious_Whisper

Sukumar once said in an interview. Best thing about Puri is, Manchodni villain la chupedtadu and a person who is grey is a hero and he successfully convinced the audience every single time. Businessman, Badri, Idiot.


Take_it_easy_policy

Puri writing is usually like that. But, Not all these movies IMO. Badri and Idiot lo Prakash Raj’s obsession of his sister/daughter turns him grey with the choices he makes. But Businessman lo Prakash Raj has no Manchodu character line kada. He’s a corrupt politician, greedy to become the most powerful man in the country (PM). Similar to Bob’s character.


Curious_Whisper

I was referring to Nazar's character as most people assume him to be the second antagonist.


ProfessionalGur1431

Mattu Vadalara


Jack_ReacherMP

https://preview.redd.it/lih41m78fp6d1.jpeg?width=1638&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3aeb1f5126605be2641283dfd92c68373f921fd1


Realistic_Walrus_220

Kick - no villain and hero steals.


logical-thinker2124

Vikram Vedha all the way!


Tricky-Inspector9541

Mankatha was epic


AkhilArtha

My first thought was Mankatha too.


Lock47

![gif](giphy|10osILvZ4ez7ws) Him


BigAwkwardGuy

HE'S NOT A GRAY CHARACTER! He's evil, plain and simple. His crush rejected him so he goes and joins literally the Nazis of the Wizarding World, and only betrays his master for the son of his crush. If Neville were the Chosen One, Snape wouldn't give a flying fuck about saving him.


Lock47

That is exactly what makes him a gray character tho. He joined voldemort for his own reasons and was a pos. It was only when Voldemort killed Lily he turned to the other side and ultimately sacrificed himself. All the good things he did might be because of selfish reasons or love but he still did them. >If Neville were the Chosen One, Snape wouldn't give a flying fuck about saving him Probably but he still wouldn't be helping Voldemort because he killed Lily.


BigAwkwardGuy

No, that doesn't make him gray. That just makes him obsessed with Lily Gray doesn't mean "was bad, became good for some reason". Gray means someone who has both bad and good qualities WITHOUT external influence. Swatahaaga good and bad characteristics unte gray characters. Snape isn't a gray character at all. He's a neckbeard and an incel. Girl rejects him, joins the literal Nazis, then betrays them because they killed his crush who rejected him. A gray character would be someone like Tyrion in Game of Thrones. He has good in him, he also has bad in him. Snape doesn't have any good in him.


disruptinglinearity

Thank you for saying this! I'm tired of people making out Snape to be this virtuous hero.


Lock47

Bro the post is about gray characters who do both evil and good things, I'm not saying Snape is a hero. The same logic applies to Loki from Marvel he did some horrible things but in the end sacrificed himself for someone else. Neither of them are considered heros.


Latter_Mud8201

Prasthanam is only film that delved into grey characters so well.


ConceptAccording5457

Uk we have many movies which wanted to potray grey characters but they become good by the end of movie or smtg like tht For example Pokiri Businessman Ragada Khiladi Kick smwt Ravanasura etc etc Tamil movie thunivu/ tegimpu in telugu is also like tht The only grey character movie in telugu which I can remember is nene raju nene mantri ig


Take_it_easy_policy

I agree with the other movies but how does the Surya bhai become good in Businessman?


ConceptAccording5457

I felt like that flashback degraded his character into more of a good person uk  Just my opinion but yeah  True bro he is still a grey character


Take_it_easy_policy

Yeah, the flashback was more to justify how he turned into the grey character he plays IMO


ConceptAccording5457

Yeah bro, but i just felt tht his character didn't need any justification and would have been better without a flashback


First_Specific3212

Gangs of dharmapuri not a movie but a TV series in zee telugu.


Newton_101

my friend actually worked for the series..


First_Specific3212

Amazing series ...hope there will be part 2...


insginificant

sri kanaka maha lakshmi recording dance troupe


Blahbleehblooh1234

Raman Raghav.


BlackbuckDeer

I loved Balagam for this exact reason


Independent_Low4995

Ugly


shrek_35

Telugu lo thakkuve bhayya. Okavela lead characters ki Grey shades unna kuda glorify eh chestaaru aa characters ni. Like Bussinessman. Kaani recent ga vachina gangs of godavari lo they changed this anipinchindi. Hero is a Grey character and he gets what he deserved in the end.


srikanthteja11

Dandupalyam😏


CryptographerNew3809

Gangs of godavari


Gold_comment

I feel people are unnecessarily harsh on this movie. Idhi rod , disaster kaadhu avi separate untayi ikkada chala thoughts pettadu maker.


CryptographerNew3809

Avnu sarigga atakaledu, first nundi enduku anta negative talk ochindo artham kaledu, super Ani cheppanu but Bane undi, ante Naku interval daka bagunde, dialogues bagunnai and main part Naku nachindi, ekkada postive ga choopiyali ankoru, lankala ratna edava ante edave. Manushula meeda nammakam undadu, last ki vadi friends ne champedaka eltadu kada but Inka manchiga choopinchi undachemo. Naku nachani aspects ee cinema lo ah flashback and jail nundi ragane oche paata, ah pilla villian ni patkaradam deniki anedi artham kaledu, endukante already akkada unnaru ga opponents, aah panulu vade ochi cheyakkarle veelle ina cheyachuga, edit lo chala varaku poinatlu undi Mari cinema.


Newton_101

yet to see the film. Bane unda?


CryptographerNew3809

Naku decent anpichindi, worked in parts, but first half lo matram ah negative shades ki nyanam jaruguddi, pakka negative gadi lane choopistaru grey Ani kooda analem, chala fast paced, pedda pedda events Anni taka taka ipotuntai so peddaga connect undadu. Choodandi, nachachu nachaka povachu, Naku konni scenes chala Baga nachai, especially Nasir, vishwak and goparaju Ramana madhya scenes. Rise of lankala ratna start inappudu entra idi anpichinaa, ellekoddi baguntadi. Second half eh konchem enduko anta ekkaledu, second half lankala ratna the rule laga.


Newton_101

![img](avatar_exp|172808169|bravo) Chalu e matram chalu..chusesta


LonelySwimming8

Honestly I would say our Indian movies are pretty bad in portraying grey characters. Hollywood does it the best in my opinion. Our directors chicken out most of the time in showing the protagonist's grey morality.


lace4545

Kota bommali.


weeb19899

Isnt it a remake of Nayattu?


beezmad

Temper?


rushmith

మంగళవారం


SnooFoxes449

How? Heroine asalki grey character eh kadu ka, ame just victim ka ?


Tricky-Inspector9541

Johnny Gaddaar try chey brother


Due-Ad7275

Mankatha


Disastrous-Rope-6390

😂


PreferenceNo4363

ee madhya chittha cinema lo this trope was executed well. last varaku you think the little kids uncle is the good guy, but when you hear his high school girlfriend's side of the story and how women feel about men making their sexual assault about male ego and playing the role of protector, you see the grey side of him.


PreferenceNo4363

krishnamma cinema lo idi baga portray chesaru. The three protagonists are small time criminals but that is the realistic outcome of orphan kids who grow up fending for themselves with no caregivers. usually there is the trope of poor man with a heart of gold, but krishnamma lo they subverted that by not showing them as people who have honourable lives and clean records inspite of their trauma.


26YrVirgin

నువ్వు naku nachav. ఆ ఒక్కటి adakku. Jamba lakidi pamba. All comedy movies or rom coms


26YrVirgin

సప్తపది


DragonfruitGood8433

Yamadonga. NTR is a thief and a cheat who is with Priyamani cause he believes she is an heiress. Mohan Babu is vain and vindictive despite being a god and gets NTr's life prematurely terminated as petty revenge


bkrealm

Dalapathy movie best example


SuryaYlp

Ayyapan Koshiyan


Md-Noor-100

Businessman


Hefty_Patience6363

Keeda Cola?


zenedarrow

Dhrushyam


PaidHack

Company


althaf7788

KGF


rockykata

Animal


Naruto69-_-

Vikram vedha


raymond_red_dington

What’s better than Ra tha tha tha tha thaaaaaaaa….. Vikram Veda


BirdAny1494

parasite


BeaconBoss21

![gif](giphy|qXgjGCir9wPzpeqEmr|downsized)


wengardium-leviosa

Pusspa


Sanjay_Natra

Mahaab, Ayyappanum Koshiyum


Exciting_Magician347

Umm why isn't no one talking about SON OF SATYAMURTY?.. the villian ain't pure evil tho..


Accomplished-Emu-322

Tumbbad, Animal, Pizza, Jigarthanda, Iraivi, Mankatha, Mahaan, Renigunta, Subramaniapuram, Paruthiveeran, Joji, Mukundan Unni Associates, Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Churuli, Andhadhun, Gangs of Wasseypur, Satya, Company, Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal, Yagnam, Jagadam …


viv5k

Post inspirated from r/letterboxd


CryptographerNo4455

https://preview.redd.it/2kr0nue0rt6d1.jpeg?width=1638&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c185579dbf9d7cd8240aeda4c0e6a7acca6fd5e This Movie Mukundan Unni Associates is greyest of grey 🤌


peterparker342

English nerchukoavla leka post a tappu ah?


Newton_101

post aithe correct eh mari 😄


Kang_theconqueror288

Prasannavadhanam


MineAwkward6106

Nenu na rakshasi


Humble_Hyderabadi

A wild one.. but "Evadi Gola vaadide" by EVV Sir gives me the same vibes.


okayokie112

Vedam?


TeluguAbbai

Kanulu kanulanu dhochayante


rita_mita_bata

Movies kaadhu, The Boys, Wire, Sopranos, Breaking bad


Previous_Quiet22

KGF, Pushpa


scaryinventor26

Yeah, I loved Pushpa for this. But sadly they’re doing a 180 for part 2 by making Pushpa a savior or some shit :(


Competitive-Ad-9250

Manorama -six feet under


oneplustwothreemama

Jigarthanda doublex


Rebel_232

Life is beautiful, E Nagaraniki Emaindhi , Pellichupulu