A
short
film
based
on
Tulu
movie
Bayya
Mallige,
which
released
42
years
ago,
will
be
released
on
May
15th
at
the
Town
Hall.
Bayya
Mallige
was
a
superhit
flick
that
had
Jayamala
and
Pandari
Bai
playing
important
roles.
Speaking
to
Times
of
India,
Jayamala
has
shared
her
thoughts
on
safeguarding
our
regional
languages
through
movies.
"I
have
acted
in
four
Tulu
movies
and
I
don't
think
they
are
available
in
their
original
form
today.
Acclaimed
films
like
Kaasdaye
Kandani
are
still
reminisced
by
lovers
of
Tulu
cinema,
but
its
negatives,
too
are
lost
with
the
passage
of
time," she
has
said.
"Regional
films
have
to
any
way
fight
hard
to
get
noticed
and
people
fail
to
understand
that
they
are
the
true
representatives
of
the
culture
and
ethos
of
a
land," she
has
added.
However,
the
veteran
actress
is
happy
that
efforts
are
being
made
to
immortalize
classics
like
Bayya
Mallige.
"I'm
glad
people
are
coming
forward
with
such
innovative
initiatives
to
preserve
the
golden
works
of
Tulu
cinema.
It
is
definitely
a
matter
of
great
pride.
Besides,
the
industry
is
growing
at
a
healthy
rate
with
more
youngsters
coming
in
and
I
shall
always
be
there
to
support
them.
I'm
constantly
rooting
for
my
mother
tongue
because
I
want
Tulu
movies
to
also
get
subsidy
and
all
other
perks
that
are
accorded
to
Kannada
films."