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view Indie cinema is having its moment in the Kannada fi lm in- assures that the future is brighter thanks to the OTT space. dustry. Helping it along is the rise of the empathetic pro- “There’s also the possibility of these triggering an attitudi- ducer, the kind who backs big-budget extravaganzas but nal change when it comes to movie-watching,” he says. also supports smaller, indie projects. One of these is Push- Thanks to the rise of these platforms and the advent of kara Mallikarjunaiah, who has produced Godhi Banna Sad- younger directors, the industry is attaining an increased vis- harana Mykattu (2016), Kirik Party (2016), Humble Politi- ibility. Films such as U-Turn (2018), Kirik Party, Thithi cian Nograj (2018), Katheyondu Shuruvagide (2018), (2015), Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu, Ondu Motteya Jeerjimbe (2016), a fi lm about a girl child’s right to educa- Kathe (2017), Katheyondu Shuruvagide, 2018’s Nathichar- tion, the soon-to-be released Avane Srimannarayana and ami (which bagged fi ve National Film Awards), and, of 777 Charlie, among others. His philosophy is simple: “I ac- course, KGF (which won two National Film Awards) have Itively look at the commercial been drawing in viewers be- space. A hit there allows me yond the state, too. Barring to back 10 indie projects. KGF, which is an ode to the When I fi x a reasonable good ol’ commercial style of budget, I am able to encour- fi lmmaking, the rest have age a young director and a fl irted with genres and put young technical team to BIG LITTLE STARS their hopes on fi lmgoers make their mark.” What yearning to see something Mallikarjunaiah has also Kannada cinema is witnessing a new different on screen.
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