As
Indian
cinema
completes
100
years
of
entertaining
audiences
worldwide,
southern
filmmakers
list
their
dos'
for
raising
the
bar
higher
and
making
the
industry
more
competitive.
Some
changes
listed
by
different
members
of
the
fraternity:
Gender
Equality:
Tamil
filmmaker
Lakshmy
Ramakrishnan
says
the
change
we
want
to
see
in
society
should
be
reflected
on
the
screen.
Women
are
still
not
treated
on
a
par
with
men
and
should
be
actively
welcomed
in
the
industry.
Original
Films:
Instead
of
relying
on
remakes,
veteran
Telugu
filmmaker
Bapu
aka
Sattiraju
Lakshmi
Narayana
feels
there
should
be
more
films
with
original
content.
"We
have
not
run
out
of
story
ideas,
but
we
have
stopped
innovating
with
our
stories," he
said.
In
his
view,
stories
that
deserve
to
be
retold
are
the
ones
people
of
the
present
generation
are
unaware
of
or
have
long
forgotten.
Why
doesn't
anybody
want
to
make
films
about
unsung
heroes
or
the
greatest
battles
ever,
he
asked.
Indie
Films:
Tamil
filmmaker
Seenu
Ramasamy
supports
the
independent
filmmaking
culture,
but
says
these
films
seldom
cater
to
a
large
audience.
He
asked,
"If
we
don't
make
films
for
global
audiences
then
how
can
we
ever
dream
of
earning
worldwide
recognition
for
our
cinema?" Bollywood
had
begun
promoting
low-budget
films
solely
based
on
content.
Other
industries
too
should
encourage
independent
films,
especially
the
Tamil
film
industry,
which
still
makes
films
for
its
star
actors.
Innovative
Storytelling
Technique:
It's
high
time
filmmakers
moved
away
from
the
five
songs-two
fight
sequences-a
few
comedy
scenes
pattern
of
filmmaking,
says
Telugu
filmmaker
Krish
Jagarlamudi.
The
time,
he
said,
had
come
to
experiment.
You
can
still
make
films
without
songs
provided
there
is
content.
Indian
films
are
not
just
about
hero-worshipping
and
colourful
songs.
Animation
Films:
An
animation
films
buff,
Telugu
director
Nandini
Reddy,
feels
Indian
animation
films
should
be
made
for
global
audience.
"We
have
the
workforce,
but
we
have
not
honed
our
skills
to
make
better
animation
films," he
said.
Despite
films
like
Chhota
Bheem,
the
art
has
not
been
mastered.
We
have
a
wealth
of
stories,
but
lack
the
backing
of
big
studios,
Reddy
said,
stressing
on
the
need
to
collaborate
with
Hollywood
studios
and
revive
the
idea
of
making
animation
films
on
our
mythological
characters.
New
Breed
of
Producers:
Filmmaking
should
be
used
as
a
divine
interface
for
creative
and
effective
interactions
dealing
with
relations,
emotions
and
societal
influences,
rather
than
as
a
monetary
division
of
fiction
and
fantasies,
says
Telugu
producer
Neelima
Tirumalasetti.
Over
a
period
of
100
long
years,
Tirumalasetti
said,
we
saw
a
lot
of
junctures
and
trends
in
Indian
cinema,
but
I
reckon
we're
stepping
backwards
in
the
disguise
of
commercial
filmmaking.
The
filmmaker
stressed
on
the
need
for
young
talent
educated
about
the
socio-economic
and
political
scenario.