<div>Suchitra Film Society celebrated 80 years of Kannada cinema recently. <br /><br />It consisted of the inauguration of a photo and stamp exhibition, which by themselves were a walk down the memory lane for the Kannada film enthusiasts. <br /><br /><div>The event also had talks by eminent personalities such as TVR Tagore, the trustee of Suchitra Film Society; Srinivasachary, principal secretary of the government of Karnataka; actress and wife of late Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, film critic Meenakshi Shedde; NR Vishukumar, director of information department and others.</div><div><br />Bharathi Vishnuvardhan called it an “honourable experience” to be at the event marking 80 years of Kannada cinema. <br /><br />She also felicitated Shri Shivram and expressed her wish to have a good programme at the venue every year in remembrance of her late husband, Vishnuvardhan. <br /><br /></div><div>According to Srinivasachary, “Films are the simplest way of living among people of all castes and religions. <br /><br />They are not meant only for entertainment.” He even pointed out the numerous changes in the Kannada film industry over the last 15-20 years.<br /><br /></div><div>There was a keynote address by curator and film critic Meenakshi Shedde on the topic ‘From the Centre to the Margins — Now and Ahead for Regional Cinema’. <br /><br />She also had an interactive session with the audience about her experiences of watching Kannada cinema. <br /><br />She has taken Kannada films to the Dubai and Berlin Film Festivals. <br /></div><div><br />A small discussion on ‘Kannada Cinema Now — Concept, Context and Content’ was held by moderator TS Nagabharna, producer KCN Kumar who spoke on the finance aspect and film-maker Sumana Kittur spoke of the challenges of film-making. <br /><br />Technology, finance and markets were covered by Pawan Kumar, film director/actor and screenwriter. </div><div> This was followed by an interaction with the audience. The future — form, finance, marketing and distribution — were debated upon with the moderator being Prakash Belawadi, a theatre, film, television and media personality. <br /></div><div><br />His debut film feature ‘Stumble’ won the National Award in 2003 for the best film in the regional language (English). <br /><br />This was followed by a talk on literature in cinema by KM Chaitanya, film director, documentary maker and theatre person. </div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>Suchitra Film Society celebrated 80 years of Kannada cinema recently. <br /><br />It consisted of the inauguration of a photo and stamp exhibition, which by themselves were a walk down the memory lane for the Kannada film enthusiasts. <br /><br /><div>The event also had talks by eminent personalities such as TVR Tagore, the trustee of Suchitra Film Society; Srinivasachary, principal secretary of the government of Karnataka; actress and wife of late Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, film critic Meenakshi Shedde; NR Vishukumar, director of information department and others.</div><div><br />Bharathi Vishnuvardhan called it an “honourable experience” to be at the event marking 80 years of Kannada cinema. <br /><br />She also felicitated Shri Shivram and expressed her wish to have a good programme at the venue every year in remembrance of her late husband, Vishnuvardhan. <br /><br /></div><div>According to Srinivasachary, “Films are the simplest way of living among people of all castes and religions. <br /><br />They are not meant only for entertainment.” He even pointed out the numerous changes in the Kannada film industry over the last 15-20 years.<br /><br /></div><div>There was a keynote address by curator and film critic Meenakshi Shedde on the topic ‘From the Centre to the Margins — Now and Ahead for Regional Cinema’. <br /><br />She also had an interactive session with the audience about her experiences of watching Kannada cinema. <br /><br />She has taken Kannada films to the Dubai and Berlin Film Festivals. <br /></div><div><br />A small discussion on ‘Kannada Cinema Now — Concept, Context and Content’ was held by moderator TS Nagabharna, producer KCN Kumar who spoke on the finance aspect and film-maker Sumana Kittur spoke of the challenges of film-making. <br /><br />Technology, finance and markets were covered by Pawan Kumar, film director/actor and screenwriter. </div><div> This was followed by an interaction with the audience. The future — form, finance, marketing and distribution — were debated upon with the moderator being Prakash Belawadi, a theatre, film, television and media personality. <br /></div><div><br />His debut film feature ‘Stumble’ won the National Award in 2003 for the best film in the regional language (English). <br /><br />This was followed by a talk on literature in cinema by KM Chaitanya, film director, documentary maker and theatre person. </div><div><br /></div></div>
