For the next two days, it will be a confluence of creative minds at SSN Engineering College. ‘Instincts,' the fifth edition of the annual cultural extravaganza of the college, is back with a long line-up of cultural events this year.
The inter-collegiate event on the college premises on Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kalavakkam will be a melting pot of cultural and art competitions, sandwiched between workshops and seminars. At the inauguration on Thursday, the crew of the movie Goa , kept the audience in splits with its impromptu one-liners.
Target audience
Director of the film Venkat Prabhu spoke about the making of Goa , even while urging the students to give their comments. “Only 10 per cent of the film was made in Goa and the rest in Malaysia. Our target audience was youngsters and hope the film managed to match your expectations,” he said.
Actor Premji Amaran was greeted with resounding cheers from the audience, made up of hundreds of students from 300 colleges. With his characteristic wisecracks, Premji earned repeated applauses and requests for a song and dance. Actor Vaibhav enacted a scene from the film and danced to a fast number, along with the other two. A student from the college joined them, whirling around the stage with rapid moves.
After the team made an exit, the stage sizzled with a high-energy dance performance of the host college, organised as part of the inaugural session.
The dancers proved to be a big hit with the audience throughout their hour long performance.
A host of events followed the inauguration, keeping students busy with practice and registrations. They included quiz, prelims of light music and classical vocal competitions, Dumb C, 3D workshop, JAM and monoacting. The day rounded off with a DJ night.
There is lot more in store on the next two days including literary events, fashion designing, photography, debate, poster making, mehndi, creative writing and finals of music and dance events. For hardcore gamers, the event offers a host of options with wacky gaming events.
Choreo Night and Hip-hop battle will be the main attractions for dancers, while Bike stunt show will attract automobile enthusiasts, according to the organisers.
