Kozhikode
Travellers, filmmakers, illustrators, story writers, beauticians, journalists and so on came together to travel down memory lane with their dear friend Venu. Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan inaugurated the documentary ‘Chelavur Venu Kala: Life’ at Kozhikode’s KP Kesavamenon Hall to a packed audience. The documentary that marked the cultural-political life of Venu, who innovated in the publishing field, introduced world films to the country, intervened cautiously without losing the heat and sting of politics and is moving with the new generation, was received with full applause.
The film is jointly produced by the Federation of Film Societies of India Kerala and the Film Academy and is directed by Jayan Mangat. The documentary begins with the day Gandhi was shot dead. Throughout the film is the unwritten history of alternative visual culture production in Kerala. It travels through KP Kumaran, CV Balakrishnan, Sriraman, VK Johny, Koya Muhammad and many others.
At the function, Adoor Gopalakrishnan presented the John Abraham Award to Manoj Kana, Don Palathara, Sherry Govind and T Deepesh. Satyajitrai awardee I Shanmukhadas, State Film Award winner KC Jithin and documentary director Jayan Mangat were felicitated. VJ Joseph presided. Reg presented the report. KG Mohankumar welcomed and Praveen gave vote of thanks.
National Award is brutal entertainment: Adoor
Kozhikode
Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan says the National Awards have become cruel entertainment. None of the films we believe to be good make it to the National Jury list. Only thugs come. I don’t know what the criteria is. He was inaugurating the John Abraham award distribution and ‘Chelavur Venu Kala: Life’ documentary exhibition.
National Jury members are known in advance. No one knows who these naughty people are today. I don’t even know the chairman. Don’t just ask why someone has come, it’s unfair. All the national rulers are fans of Bollywood movies. The John Abraham Award given here is more important than the National Award.
Kadhoor Venu is a movement. Adoor also said that while his uncle SK Potekkat introduced the world to the Malayalis, Venu was in Kozhikode and imparting the world to others.
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