This title’s on a song

More and more flicks today are being titled after popular songs, finds TOI.

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Prem and Mallika Kapur in Savi Savi NenepuWhat better platform for role reversals than tinseltown? So while earlier, films boasted of well-known title songs, today��s favourite songs are being chosen for movie titles.
So in B-Town, there��s been Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, the recent Khoya Khoya Chand and My Name is Anthony Gonsalves.In Sandalwood, we have films like Jothe Jotheyali (Geetha), Ee Bandhana (Bandhana) and upcoming flick Haage Summane (Mungaru Male). Call it lack of originality or plain popularity, more and more filmwallahs are opting to name their flicks after hit tunes.
��The protagonist in my film My Name is Anthony Gonsalves was named Anthony, so we were contemplating titling it Anthony. But since the hero Nikhil Dwivedi was a newcomer, we needed to package it with some punch to gain instant recognition,�� says director E Niwas. And the all-time hit My Name is Anthony Gonsalves from Amar Akbar Anthony was chosen to provide the much-needed publicity. ��It made for a sensible choice as it gelled with the name of the character and was also popular,�� says Niwas.
Similarly, when Pritam Gubbi embarked on his ongoing directorial debut, he chose a line from a Kannada chartbuster. ��My film is called Haage Summmane and it��s the punchline from Anisuthide in Mungaru Male. And since the same team from that film has teamed up with me in my venture, we felt it would help the audience relate to us easily,�� says Pritam. He adds that the hero in his film is just like the title, ��totally bindaas.��

��I was blown away by the song Savi Savi Nenapu from Sudeep��s My Autograph and decided that it had to be the title of one of my films. Luckily, when I began writing the script of my film, it turned out to be full of romance and memories. So I was glad that I could title my film Savi Savi Nenapu and today lots of people compliment me on that title,�� says its director Santhosh Rai Pathaje.
Director Indrajit Lankesh says he likes doing things

zara hatke. ��Perhaps I belong to a different school of thought. Do James Cameron or Mani Ratnam rely on songs to name their films? For me, it��s the script that��s top priority and I title my films accordingly. So if it��s female-centric, I��ve named the films after them (Mona Lisa, Aishwarya). If I make an action film, I��ll give it a catchy title.��
Can this also mean the decline of originality? ��I suppose so because a lot of people use songs as titles for commercial reasons. Some do it because they may be stuck for creative titles and that makes no sense,�� states Pritam.

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