Disgrace Shown to Adoor
Posted by Kalyan Kumar
Thu Mar 6, 2003
Dear Friends,
The unceremonious exit of Adoor Gopalakrishnan from the post of Chalachithra Academy chief went practically unnoticed. The media in Kerala, while injecting a dose of sensationalism to the whole affair turned a blind eye when it came to defending the integrity and artistic freedom of a globally acclaimed film maker like Adoor who is pitted against the machinations of a cultural minister, for whom cinema is all about the MGR movies he had seen as a compulsive second-
show watcher. Finally Adoor resigned and TK Rajeev Kumar of Sesham fame took charge as the successor.
What Adoor Gopalakrishnan has done to Malaylam cinema itself is an epic in itself. From his Swayamvaram (1971) to Nizhalkoothu(2002), Adoor evolved a cinema, which communicated at different levels about the vibrations in Kerala society. Though he is criticised for his hardened mindset in sticking to the themes of decaying feudal values and their struggle to cope with modernity, Adoor is a visionary and is thousand cuts above any mediocre film maker, who like to denigrate him.
After graduating from the Pune film Institute with gold medal in late 1960s, Adoor set himself on a lonely journey. Adoor's pioneering contribution was in introducing and promoting the concept of film societies in Kerala. The Chitralelkha film society he founded, became
the coproducer of his first movie "Swayamvaram". He had his style in everthing. And he never compromised a wee bit. Instead of competing in the local market, he marketed his films
internationally, got rave reviews for most of his films, rare honour came from British Film Insitute for his work Elipathayam and countless national awards he earned. Perhaps after Satyajitray no other film maker from India, had this kind of an international
respect.
That a man of Adoor's stature was humiliated by a politician who became a minister by default is a matter of shame. The climate for the artistic activities of an established genius has been curtailed. This is a disgrace by the state towards a man who burnt his lifetime for creating a sensibility in Malayalam cinema and struggled to get it accepted nationally and internationally.
Regards,
G. Kalyan Kumar
Thu Mar 6, 2003
Dear Friends,
The unceremonious exit of Adoor Gopalakrishnan from the post of Chalachithra Academy chief went practically unnoticed. The media in Kerala, while injecting a dose of sensationalism to the whole affair turned a blind eye when it came to defending the integrity and artistic freedom of a globally acclaimed film maker like Adoor who is pitted against the machinations of a cultural minister, for whom cinema is all about the MGR movies he had seen as a compulsive second-
show watcher. Finally Adoor resigned and TK Rajeev Kumar of Sesham fame took charge as the successor.
What Adoor Gopalakrishnan has done to Malaylam cinema itself is an epic in itself. From his Swayamvaram (1971) to Nizhalkoothu(2002), Adoor evolved a cinema, which communicated at different levels about the vibrations in Kerala society. Though he is criticised for his hardened mindset in sticking to the themes of decaying feudal values and their struggle to cope with modernity, Adoor is a visionary and is thousand cuts above any mediocre film maker, who like to denigrate him.
After graduating from the Pune film Institute with gold medal in late 1960s, Adoor set himself on a lonely journey. Adoor's pioneering contribution was in introducing and promoting the concept of film societies in Kerala. The Chitralelkha film society he founded, became
the coproducer of his first movie "Swayamvaram". He had his style in everthing. And he never compromised a wee bit. Instead of competing in the local market, he marketed his films
internationally, got rave reviews for most of his films, rare honour came from British Film Insitute for his work Elipathayam and countless national awards he earned. Perhaps after Satyajitray no other film maker from India, had this kind of an international
respect.
That a man of Adoor's stature was humiliated by a politician who became a minister by default is a matter of shame. The climate for the artistic activities of an established genius has been curtailed. This is a disgrace by the state towards a man who burnt his lifetime for creating a sensibility in Malayalam cinema and struggled to get it accepted nationally and internationally.
Regards,
G. Kalyan Kumar
posted by malayalamlovers at 2:55 AM
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