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I
WANT A MODEL KFCC
Says
President Tallam N.Nanjunda Setty
Interview
by CNB
Photo K.M. VEERESH
Date 10/11//2001
The 75 years old Tallam
N.Nanjunda Setty who got elected as President of Karnataka Film
Chamber of Commerce unopposed is a multifaceted personality besides
being one of the rich persons of Bangalore.
Just after a few days
of taking over the position of President Tallam N.Najunda
Setty spoke to Chitraloka at his office behind Sagar
theatre in Bangalore.
Tallam
N.Nanjunda Setty’s attention was driven to the ‘Apsara’
Kannada film shown in the theatre Tribhuvan. He agreed
that such screening of sex film takes place when Operator
of the film distributor joins together. We are taking
strict action on such sex film screening informed Tallam
N.Nanjunda Setty.
Ripe personality
with loads of experience represents the exhibitor sector
this time. Decades ago Tallam showed his guts when his
Abhinay theatre was not granted the license. He told
the licensing authority to put a bomb on the theatre
or he would consume poison. He opened the bottle of
poison and stood before Abhinay theatre the first Escalator
theatre in India. Eventually Tallam won the battle.
We abridge
one and half an hour interview.
- It is the vital issue
to make all exhibitors to take membership of Karnataka Film Chamber
of Commerce. There are about 1300 exhibitors but only 300 of them
have become members.
- To fill the empty
coffers of KFCC is another daunting task. We have film chamber
at a prime place and procuring funds is very important. We are
thinking of constructing a complex on the lines of Andhra Pradesh
Film Chamber and earn our own money. Already funds are coming
to us. The Building finance committee is headed by Sa.Ra.Govindu.
In one single day Rs.12 lakh was collected for the building.
- There is no good
coordination among the three sectors – Producers, distributors
and exhibitors. I have to fill the gaps among them.
- It is the bounded
duty of the exhibitors to give proper facility to the viewers
who come to the theatre. Other wise they are liable for action.
In my regime I am trying to see that there will be no complaints
from the theatres. I am forming a two-member committee and that
would enlighten the need of better maintenance of the theatres
all over Karnataka.
- The relationship
between KFCC and Karnataka Government would be very cordial.
- As for as strictures
on remake films nothing has come out from the Government side.
- On the non-kannada
exhibitors cheating in the name of Kannada film screening I want
a pukka document to take action.
- The Kannada Film
Producers Association headed by Basanthkumar Patil has become
very strong. It has also taken the ‘Kendra Sandhana Samithi’ to
its custody. I told him to join hands with Karnataka Film Chamber
of Commerce to do something concrete and good for the Kannada
films.
- An advisory committee
would be formed. C.V.L.Sastry, Lakshman, A.R.Raju, K.V.Gupta are
in the advisory board that is headed by K.C.N.Chandrasekhar.
The Karnataka Film
Chamber of Commerce would not differentiate between small and
big films. So there will be trouble also in getting theatres
for kannada films.
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