New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Cinema audiences may get some relief from the post-covid box office success of action films such as Pathaan, Jawan, RRR, Animal and Kalki 2898 AD. Some filmmakers and the younger crop of stars recognise that there's been an overkill of the genre and are going back to light comedies and romantic dramas.

The announcement of Param Sundari, a film starring Sidharth Malhotra and Jahnvi Kapoor to be produced by Maddock Films and Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, Karan Johar's movie with Kartik Aaryan, comes when such genres have not been seen as entirely theatrical friendly.

Even in Telugu cinema, strongly associated with high-octane blockbusters and hypermasculine protagonists, there is a resurgence of family dramas....