Chennai:
It was a documentary film that made ace Tamil film
director Bharathi Raja pursue his career in films.
Revealing how he dabbled in a documentary film on cotton,
the ace film-maker said during the inauguration of 13th Mumbai
International Film Festival of
documentary, short films and animations– in Chennai on Tuesday, that it was
only after working in the documentary film he came to know about the nuances of
film-making.
“Although I was interested in films it was only then I
got some knowledge of how the film is made,” said the veteran director.
Hailing the efforts of documentary film makers, he said
it is a challenging task as they have to put forth their ideas in 20 minutes
that too with lot of analysis.
“Documentary films are the most difficult one to make
unlike the feature films. It requires lot of analysis,” said the noted film
director.
He said that with the advent of technology, film-making
has now reached new heights. “Earlier during our days we have carry our works.
Now the younger film-makers just have to carry it in their pen drive,” said
Bharathi Raja.
He also highlighted that with the advent of technology
now IT professionals as well as engineers are now dabbling in film making.
Actress Devyani also concurred with Bharathi raja stating
that it is easier to make a feature film but to come out with a short film that
too with a theme in five minutes or 10 minutes is a challenging task.
N Pakkirisamy, regional officer of the Central Board of
Film Certification (CBFC), said documentaries are form of expression. He stressed
on the need for the government to be tolerant towards films which criticize the
government. “These dissenting voices should be heard,” he said.
He also stressed the need for honoring the regional
documentary film-makers.
A total of 56 filsm will be screened in Chennai and it is
the first time it is being open to public. The short films will be screened
till February 9 at MGR Film and Television Institute and Russian Cultural
Centre.
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