<p>A documentary by actor and filmmaker Suchendra Prasad provides information about the unification of Karnataka.</p>.<p>Titled ‘Some Smarane’, it shows how scattered Kannada-speaking areas came together following a movement led by community leaders and literary giants. The idea for the film germinated 15 years ago, when the actor, who has a Masters in history, wanted to know more about the state’s unification. However, he was not able to find much.</p>.<p>“I even asked for books at an institution reputed for scholarship in Kannada history, and there was nothing,” he says. It was historian H S Gopala Rao who finally helped him gain the expertise to make the film.</p>.<p>The film is available for free on his Youtube channel, ‘Voicing Silence’.</p>
<p>A documentary by actor and filmmaker Suchendra Prasad provides information about the unification of Karnataka.</p>.<p>Titled ‘Some Smarane’, it shows how scattered Kannada-speaking areas came together following a movement led by community leaders and literary giants. The idea for the film germinated 15 years ago, when the actor, who has a Masters in history, wanted to know more about the state’s unification. However, he was not able to find much.</p>.<p>“I even asked for books at an institution reputed for scholarship in Kannada history, and there was nothing,” he says. It was historian H S Gopala Rao who finally helped him gain the expertise to make the film.</p>.<p>The film is available for free on his Youtube channel, ‘Voicing Silence’.</p>