“Since my films are based on real-life incidents, I decide on the climax and start working backwards while writing the story,” said director Balaji Sakthivel who was in the city on Thursday.
The award-winning director was interacting with college students during a workshop on film appreciation organised by the Department of English, Periyar EVR College.
The man known for such hard-hitting realistic movies such as
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The day-long workshop featured the screening of two films: the Italian film
While Bicycle Thieves is based on the social condition of post-World War II Italy, Kalloori portrays the trials and tribulations of college students.
“Watching
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“I have been stereotyped as a director who gives his films a tragic ending. But such an ending is essential to convey the intended message,” he said in reply to a question by a student.
B.Mathivanan, head, department of Tamil, Bharathidasan University, K.Sekar, principal, Periyar EVR College, and A.William, head, department of English, also addressed students during the workshop.
A total of 100 students from the department of English and department of Visual Communication of the college participated in the workshop.