Director Zakaria says that Malayalam cinema cannot move forward without identity politics. Zakaria said in Doha that he does not know why Ashiq Abu said that identity politics films in Malabar cannot be accepted. Zakaria was responding to Ashiq Abu’s statement that identity politics films in Malabar cannot be accepted.
A work of art without identity does not seem possible. Zakaria said that it is more practical to educate people about propaganda films like Kerala Story than to block them.
Zakaria and an expert in the field of film studies, M. Naushad too. Entry to the workshop tomorrow and the following day is through registration. Filqa Chairman Ashraf Thuneri and Address Events representative Shamsir also participated in the press conference.
