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Kolam, a new initiative to release
films in DVD format by collecting
money from the audience prior to
the filming, was kick started at
the South Indian Film Chamber of
Commerce yesterday (August 13th).
Speaking at the event, director
Mahendran said that films these
days do not have a strong storyline
making it painful to watch. The
director, however, showered accolades
on the performances of comedians
in Kollywood. He wondered how the
comedy scripts turn out to be so
good when the over all scripts are
so bad. Mahendran added that Charlie
Chaplin is the only Hollywood comedian
who carved niche for himself and
none of the others who came in after
him could make it big.
Director Balu Mahendra opined that
all schools must include a subject
on films in their curriculum. This
will help children to prefer films
that have substance. He added that
the cost of including this subject
in the curriculum will be much lesser
because it needs just a television
set and a DVD player.
Veteran director K Balachander’s
was a short and sweet speech in
which he said that he preferred
dramas and would like to stay away
from film making.
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