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Pictures: Ramesh, Girish Karnad with Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan
Jnanapith laureate Girish Karnad and yesteryear actress Jayanthi were honoured along with big names of Indian cinema like K Balachander, D Ramanaidu, Santhosh Sivan, Sheela, Madhu and Sukumari at the ongoing fourth edition of the FICCI's 'Media and Entertainment Business Conclave' in Chennai.
The event is being held at the ITC Sheraton Park Hotels and Towers, Chennai. It is a three-day event to mark the '100 years of Indian cinema'. It has the presence of renowned personalities from various sectors of Media & Entertainment like film, television, broadcast, visual effects and many more.
The FICCI, which was founded in 1927 by Mahatma Gandhi as a non-profit initiative to boost Indian Industries during the freedom struggle, is also having series of workshops and master classes like scriptwriting, visual effects, red camera and many more.
Girish Karnad With Rajinikanth
Girish Karnad and Tamil superstar Rajinikanth met at the ongoing fourth edition of the FICCI's 'Media and Entertainment Business Conclave' in Chennai.
Girish Karnad Presenting An Award
Jnanpith Laureate Girish Karnad presented an award to Malayalam actress Sheela.
Kamal Hassan Welcomes Rajinikanth
Kamal Hassan is the Chairman of the Media and Entertainment Business Conclave. At a speech at the event, the actor said that the South film industry is bigger than Bollywood.
Jayanthi Being Honoured By K Balachander
Veteran actress Jayanthi was honoured by legendary director K Balachander. Kamal Hassan is also seen in the picture.
K Balachander With Ramesh Aravind
K Balachander, who is the mentor of Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth, is also the guru of Ramesh Aravind.
Gouthami Speaks...
Gouthami had acted in Kannada films like Elu Suttina Kote, Chikkyejamanru and Cheluva.
Kamal Hassan And Ramesh Aravind
Kamal Hassan and Ramesh Aravind are good friends and have worked in many films including superhit Kannada film Rama Shama Bhama.
Girish Karnad With Kamal Hassan
Kamal Hassan presented an award to Girish Karnad at fourth edition of the FICCI's 'Media and Entertainment Business Conclave'.
Barrie Osborne With Bigwigs Of South Cinema
Hollywood filmmaker Barrie Osborne posed for the camera at the ongoing event. Kamal Hassan, Girish Karnad, K Balachander, D Ramanaidu and Madhu are also seen in the picture.
All In One
The session, in the form of a panel discussion speculated the future of our Indian film industry and probed into some of the recent problems that both regional and the Hindi film fraternity are witnessing.
