Mysuru: Kannada actor Srinivas Prabhu on Thursday highlighted the role of young filmmakers who have greater social responsibility in building a robust, progressive nation.Cinema is not only a powerful medium of expression, it also has the power to influence minds, use it to enlighten the audience, never to mislead, he said while speaking after inaugurating Cinerama-2026, the 8th national-level short film Ffestival organised by the department of visual communication (VISCOM), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, at its campus in the city.Prabhu recalled his initial days of journey to Kannada film production. He said that he entered the acting field by performing in the play ‘Marichana Bandu’.He advised students to have cinema-centric dreams, while being prepared for challenges. He urged them to cultivate resilience and a positive mindset while navigating the complexities of the creative field.He also highlighted differences between theatre, cinema and television (TV) — describing theatre as the actor’s medium requiring precision without retakes, cinema as the director’s medium, and TV as a space defined by intimacy and immediacy. He noted that theatre offers the most authentic portrayal of an actor, while TV has evolved from showcasing films to producing exclusive serial content. “Director must engage the audience as an equal, rather than preach to them,” he said.Director of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru campus, Anantaananda Chaitanya, described cinema as an amalgamation of all art forms, engaging the human mind’s pattern-recognition abilities and evoking emotional responses that draw audiences towards artistic experiences.
