<p>The critically-acclaimed Tamil movie <em>Sillu Karuppatti</em>, directed by upcoming filmmaker Halitha Shameem, is slated to be screened at the Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020 (BIFFES 2020) on Wednesday (Mar 4) and this has given a section of the audience a reason to rejoice. Speaking exclusively to <em>DH,</em> the director said that film festivals play a big role in helping a director’s work reach a wide audience. </p>.<p>“Movie lovers from different ethnicity and various parts of the world attend film festivals and this helps our work find patronage,” said Shameem. Talking about her journey as a filmmaker, she said that the initial years were a bit challenges but now people are more eager to work with women. The Poovarasam Peepee director added that her stint as an Assistant Director (AD) helped her find backing for <em>Sillu Karuppatti</em> as producers approached her.<br /><br />Talking about directing Samuthirakani in her film, Shameem said that the Kaala actor is a simple person and trusts his directors.<br /><br />“It (working with Samuthirakani) was a good experience. Even though he has plenty of experience, he trusts his directors a lot,” she said.<br /><br />On a concluding note, Shameem said that subtitles play a big role in helping Tamil cinema make a bigger impact. “Subtitles help people watch a film without knowing the language. There are important of Tamil cinema,” added the director.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the penultimate day of BIFFES 2020 proved to be a treat for movie lovers as films such as Move The Grave, Heroic Losers and Cinema Donkey clicked with those in attendance. </p>
<p>The critically-acclaimed Tamil movie <em>Sillu Karuppatti</em>, directed by upcoming filmmaker Halitha Shameem, is slated to be screened at the Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020 (BIFFES 2020) on Wednesday (Mar 4) and this has given a section of the audience a reason to rejoice. Speaking exclusively to <em>DH,</em> the director said that film festivals play a big role in helping a director’s work reach a wide audience. </p>.<p>“Movie lovers from different ethnicity and various parts of the world attend film festivals and this helps our work find patronage,” said Shameem. Talking about her journey as a filmmaker, she said that the initial years were a bit challenges but now people are more eager to work with women. The Poovarasam Peepee director added that her stint as an Assistant Director (AD) helped her find backing for <em>Sillu Karuppatti</em> as producers approached her.<br /><br />Talking about directing Samuthirakani in her film, Shameem said that the Kaala actor is a simple person and trusts his directors.<br /><br />“It (working with Samuthirakani) was a good experience. Even though he has plenty of experience, he trusts his directors a lot,” she said.<br /><br />On a concluding note, Shameem said that subtitles play a big role in helping Tamil cinema make a bigger impact. “Subtitles help people watch a film without knowing the language. There are important of Tamil cinema,” added the director.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the penultimate day of BIFFES 2020 proved to be a treat for movie lovers as films such as Move The Grave, Heroic Losers and Cinema Donkey clicked with those in attendance. </p>