Four years ago, a documentary film made by police constable K. Srihari on HIV/AIDS had shown the Guntur police play a ‘positive' role in raising awareness and increasing sensitivity towards HIV/AIDS patients.
The documentary film titled ‘Brathuku Brathikinchu', centred around an inspiring story of an HIV infected person using his talent to spread a positive message.
Now, Mr. Srihari has wielded the camera to make a documentary titled, ‘Pourulara Parahushar', on rising incidence of crime in a bid to create awareness among the public.
25-minute film
The 25-minute documentary has been shot over a period of six months at locations in and around Guntur. Mr. Srihari, who works as a photographer with the District Crime Records Bureau of Guntur Rural Police, roped in artistes and professional technicians from Hyderabad and Guntur to make the documentary.
“Most of the people have no idea about theft until they are exposed to it. I want to show how people are being taken for a ride and also suggest ways to prevent theft,” Mr. Srihari said.
The documentary has artistes re-enacting scenes of theft, chain snatching, conmen cheating people near banks, robbery at homes and other public places.
“I want people to trust the police and do simple things like dialling ‘100', installing beep alarms in houses and two-way light switches to deter criminals,” Mr. Srihari said.
The documentary also provided an opportunity to local technicians to hone their skills. Pratap Kumar's videography, G. Joshua's background score and voice over by Harsha Vardhan and Lakshmi were the highlights. The editing and recording was handled by Sanka Srinivasa Rao.
The documentary was released by Speaker Nadendla Manohar at Tenali on November 1 in the presence of district Collector V. N. Vishnu and Superintendent of Police A. Ravichandra.
