Unni Mukundan to act in MVD’s short film

One-minute film against the use of high-beam lights in night

March 15, 2017 07:02 pm | Updated 07:02 pm IST

Unni Mukundan

Unni Mukundan

How many times you have gone through the petrifying experience of going nearly blind after looking at the high-beam headlights of oncoming vehicles while driving in the night? Chances are that there could be countless such occasions.

No wonder, complaints in this regard are one of the commonest received by the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD).

Actor Unni Mukundan has volunteered to help the department deal with the menace posed by vehicles sporting auxiliary and LED lights.

Shortly, the actor would be seen in lead role in a one-minute-long road safety awareness film exhorting drivers to always dim lights for other motorists’ safety and avoid use of high-beam lights, especially in cities.

The department’s another road safety awareness short film featuring actor Dulquer Salmaan asking two-wheeler riders to wear helmets had been well received. This prompted the department to come out with a similar short film against the use of high-beam lights during night.

The film, being made by the students of St. Joseph’s College of Communication in Changanassery, Kottayam, is produced by Maruti Suzuki.

Its shooting is under way at Eloor and Mattancherry. Once finished, the film will be screened on popular television channels, in theatres, at railway stations and bus stands in association with the Public Relations Department of the government.

“The high intensity halogen and LED lights that are used in vehicles may even damage a person’s eyes,” Ernakulam Regional Transport Officer P.H. Sadik Ali told reporters here on Wednesday. Last year, during a four-day campaign alone, the MVD had registered nearly 300 cases for using high-beam lights.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.