At the 23rd IFFK, two books
published by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were released. ‘Mouna
Prarthana Pole’, a book on acclaimed filmmaker G Aravindan, written by S
Jayachandran Nair, was launched by actor and filmmaker Nandita Das, as she
handed over the copy of the book to Chelavoor Venu, Chairman, Federation of
Film Societies India (FFSI) Keralam. A chronicle of the life of music composer
M K Arjunan, ‘Pattinte Palaruvi Karayil’ written by M D Manoj, was released by
film director Sibi Malayil by handing over to music director Bijibal. Following
this, the festival special edition of the FFSI journal ‘Drishyathaalam’ was
released by Nandita Das, as Kamal, Chairman, Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
received the copy.
“Those who ban films, have not seen the films. As for ‘Muhammad’ (Muhammad: The Messenger of God), I don’t even know what is wrong. There is always politics behind it, but you can never keep everything in cages. They will eventually fly past the restrictions. I am sure, the whole world will watch my film,” said renowned Iranian filmmaker, Majid Majidi to the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Media Cell of the IFFK. ‘Muhammad is not a religious or a political film. It is all about humanity. It is an attempt to portray the real face of Islam. I ask them why, because it is all so illogical,” he said. While discussing his thoughts on Indian Cinema, he called Satyajit Ray ‘The Soul of Indian Cinema’. “Indian Cinema takes a lot of money from the public and making the filmmakers rich. I don’t know how much they contribute back to the society. Cinema has immense capability,” opined Majidi. “Film festivals like the IFFK play a crucial role in designing the audience and the culture of the soc...
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