'Give quality films with good taste' says Uncle Lokanath

Everyone out there knows that there is a drastic fall in quality film in Kannada from past several years. Hardly 3 to 4% of the total production is turning out to be successful movies. We have reached the extent where people from other filmdom are saying 'you have the resources and facilities. We give you quality films using them'! An example for this is the recently launched Kannada film Arya by well-known Malayalam director Shyam Prasad. Downturn of Kannada film industry is not only reducing the values and image of Kannada films in regional and National level but also hurting a genuine well-wishers of the industry. Well-known as Uncle in Kannada filmdom Lokanath expressed his sad feeling and cautioned about this dangerous trend cultivated off late.

Uncle Lokanath

"Kannada filmdom used to follow certain principles. Used to produce films for the whole family to suite all age group. Industry had good name and fame in National level. If a person wants to become a director, he used to put 25-30 years of hard work as assistant and such ripen individuals then direct on their own. People after gaining immense experience of story writing, used to write for films. But today trend has changed. Today's clap boy becomes director overnight. Our creativity and originalities have disappeared. Films are being made by picking bits and pieces from different language films. I'm not saying not to watch other films. Watch. Learn new things. Adapt good things. But that is not all. Develop your individualism. A few days back I was watching a Kannada film F-R-I-E-N-D-S. This was a box office hit. But is that what people like you and me can watch? The producers obviously want their money back. But such films which demonstrates and develops bad taste in public are not only the way to get their money needs to be convinced through the success of good films. People call me for acting even today and I act too. But I'm nowhere seen when its released! Why waste thousands of feet of films this way? I'm not targeting anyone in specific but just expressing my heart. Whether you are a producer or a director, make use of your hard earned money in right way. If you want to seriously step into direction, do proper homework. Then come to direction. Produce quality films with good taste."

A veteran with several decades of theater and film experience burst out with real facts of today's Kannada cinema. Though it sounds very bitter, his words and advices came from years of experience applicable to every individual of film industry. If we want to improve, is high time to adapt the proven principles and react to the caution. Only such changes for the betterment can bring the glory back to Kannada film industry.