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Those who say old movies are rubbish should remember that tomorrow they too will be old: Siddique
Siddique is a director who has given many hit films to Malayalam cinema. He is now speaking in an interview to Samam Malayalam regarding the new generation of cinema rejecting the old talents.
“One thing I feel regarding the new generation in cinema is that they reject the old talent. But they should understand one thing that the film they are making today was not at this level.
The geniuses of the past worked on it and sacrificed their lives to create what they see today. Many people are responsible for watching Malayalam cinema today.
Newcomers say that this is the movie and nothing before it is a movie. The attitude that old movies are all rubbish is very hurtful.
They must understand that it is not so because tomorrow they too will be old. There is a generation to come following them. If they want to respect them, we should show respect to our ancestors.
We must learn to respect all those behind the invention of cinema, from the person who invented it to where it is today. Treat them with respect.
Always consider them as teachers. Rarely, even we feel sad when we hear it. It is very sad to hear these children who came yesterday talking down to those who came so long ago.
That too, old talents are being rejected just because they have done one or two films. Never do that. That is all I have to say to the new generation.
Realistic movies have not started yet. Has started in movies like Rosie. After that Bharatan sir came, then George sir, Mohan sir and so many talents took realistic films.
These films were known as parallel films then. Apart from these, there are many realistic films. An example of that is the films of Adoor sir and Aravindan.
And there were films that stood in between the two. New movies are close to those movies. Realism is nothing new. But a realistic approach in acting has come a bit more now.
The old style of acting has changed. Actors try to bring the way a character reacts in life to the film. Performance has changed more.
That’s where the realism is now. It was not there before. At that time realistic performances were more common in Apoorvam cinema. Because of that, now the performance in the film is getting more appreciation.
Because people are tired of seeing the other. In the past, cinema was more closely related to drama. Today, cinema is closer to life,” says Siddique.
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