The sixteenth Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) celebrated ‘World Kannada Cinema Day’ by remembering Sati Sulochana, the primary Kannada talkie.
On Monday, N. Nageshwar Rao and Madhukar Rao, grandchildren of the movie’s director Y.V. Rao, and Lakshmi Narasimha Shastri, grandson of the movie’s author Bellave Narahari Shastri, have been current on the occasion.
As the audio system highlighted the movie’s significance within the history of Kannada cinema, the main focus fell on preserving Kannada classics. Sati Sulochana, primarily based on Ramayana, is from the purpose of Sulochana, the spouse of Indrajit and daughter-in-law of Ravana. Sati Sulochana is a misplaced movie with just some images of the film remaining as the proof of its existence.
Subbaiah Naidu, a doyen of Kannada cinema, starred as the lead within the film. Actor Srujan Lokesh, grandson of Subbaiah Naidu, mentioned there should be extra initiatives from the movie trade to have fun the film. “Remembering Sati Sulochana on March 3 every year doesn’t do justice to the film. Honouring Subbaiah Naidu through a statue or naming a road after him is the least the government can do to honour the rich history of the movie,” he mentioned.
Actor Kishore, model ambassador of BIFFes, mentioned it’s essential to respect historic milestones such as Sati Sulochana however the movie trade should evolve to altering instances, making the very best and proper use of expertise. “The movie was from the point of view of a woman. Today, we still talk about the impacts of a male-dominated industry. However, back then, artists stressed on representation of women in cinema,” he mentioned.
A movie on ‘Sati Sulochana’
To carry the movie again on display, Srujan Lokesh, below the banner of Lokesh Production, will make a film on how Sati Sulochana was made, utilizing the obtainable trivia and details about the 1934 movie.
At a press convention, it was introduced that Srujan is about to play Subbaiah Naidu whereas National-Award profitable director P. Seshadri will direct the film.
Published – March 03, 2025 11:41 pm IST
