∙ T. Padmanabhan: Ustad Alauddin Khan was a person like music incarnate. His house was named Sarada after the Goddess Saraswati. The daughter was named Annapurnadevi. MS Subbalakshmi sang at the United Nations a hymn that conveys the message that everyone in the world should be blessed. Classical music in India is the force that taught us that we are all one.
PE Usha: Today, many wear the activist cloak to adorn high positions. When such people reach official positions, they turn a blind eye to the atrocities they see in front of their eyes. Such committees have no tongue in situations where they have to react against the centers of power.
Atur Gopalakrishnan: The criticism that the film ‘Mukhamukham’ is anti-communist is because the film does not understand. I have received many letters from comrades in Bengal saying that this is their life. Buddhadev Bhattacharya, who was the Chief Minister of Bengal, said that he liked the movie. So there are communists who know.
∙സച്ചിദാനന്ദൻ: There are many new writings and authors. They write on blogs and Facebook. Even the language spoken at home finds its way into writings. It is even doubtful whether many things that come in the name of poems are poems. Some are just notes. If you read it straight, it’s articles.
∙ Mammootty: I am not one to look at the character’s appearance or size. The character in ‘Pokiriraja’ and the role in films like Bhutakannadi are seen as the same. All the characters were done very sincerely. Questions about what kind of characters are good are very painful.
K. E. N. Kunjahammed: Caste supremacy is the biggest superstition in India. The ‘moment’ of the Independence Day celebrations achieved through the torturous anti-imperialist struggle was determined by Brahmin astrologers who had no part in the said struggle.
English Summary: vachaka ela
