I was sure to get the award, says director Satish
The director of the Telugu movie ‘Hope’, which won the national award for best social film for 2006, has expressed cheers over his work winning an award saying the theme of the movie has fetched the award.
“I was sure to get the award. The film was made in the festival format,” Satish, the director of the movie told a news channel here.
He said the film discusses the social menace of young students committing suicides failing to meet the expectations of their parents.
“My daughter told me one day that a senior girl in her college committed suicide. At that time, I was looking for a good subject and the suicide made me think", said Satish.
“Besides, I had read an article in an international magazine on the 9/11 tragedy. It reminded the readers that couple of thousands of CBSE students commit suicide every year in India. The subject touched my heart,” Satish said.
Meanwhile, K S T Sastry, director of Telugu film “Kamli” which won the award in the best regional film category, expressed happiness over his movie winning an award but rued that he still struggles to find a producer for his next film.
He regretted the lack of financial support from the Andhra Pradesh government.
“In states like Karnataka you immediately get financial support if you win an award. Here, the state film development corporation insists on taking eight prints and for 120 minutes. We don’t have the financial muscle needed to make a film that way,” he said.
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