Vetrimaaran's Daring Statement About Academy Awards Grabs Attention; Says 'Getting Oscar Is Not A Big Deal..'

As the 2023 Dakshin Conference started today in Chennai, Vetrimaaran, who participated in it, spoke about the development of the South Indian film industry.

The Dakshin Conference is held to provide future generations with relevant guidance for the South Indian media and entertainment industry. In that way, the Dakshin Conference for the year 2023 is starting today in Chennai. Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, directors Vetrimaaran and Rishabh Shetty were present at the inauguration ceremony.

In this conference, Vetrimaaran said, "Say that art has no language, no borders. But art certainly has language, culture and boundaries, but those who consume art do not have those boundaries. Art passes away when it operates within its boundaries. This is what happened during the Corona lockdown. All of us are stuck at home. When we didn't know what to do, we started watching all kinds of movies from all the OTT sites.

This gave common man a place to watch and understand different types of cinema. After the lockdown, the habit of going to the theater and watching movies has started to change. The reason why movies like Kanthara, KGF, RRR are successful across India is because they are all films made for that particular people, their culture, their actors and their style. So they have global reach.

We tell our stories. But the feeling for it reaches across borders. Getting an Oscar Award is not a big deal. It is important to make mainstream cinema and win Oscars. I see it as a revolution if a film for our people, a film we celebrate, is taken to the Oscars and accepted by them. I saw the short film 'The Elephant Whisperers' and I was very impressed. The emotion shown in it was fantastic.

If South Indian films have had a huge impact on Indian cinema, it is because we are telling our stories for our people. The reason for our development is that we make films of our identity, our individuality and our pride. I hope the situation will continue.The rest of the film industry is not following it and they are facing setbacks."