LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
By Nareen
The Synopsis of the story starts with a Young Journalist Prakash whose unfulfilled
dream to ensure all the unsung Telugu Actors and Actresses of Telugu Cinema
Industry bought to limelight and honored in the present.
Even with Movie Artistes Association declining his plea for his request as their
focus aimed on Commercial Cinema and heroes, Prakash doesn’t gets dejected
but continues his dream.
Prakash with the help of Crowd funding gathers enough money and his search for
the forgotten actors and Actress starts.
Whether Prakashs dream of gathering the Forgotten Actors be fulfilled?
Will Prakash manage to find the Former Actors/Actresses whose whereabouts are
unfindable along their present conditions & plights?
Will Movie Artistes Association congratulate his efforts or still ignore his dream is
the Synopsis of the story.
EPISODE-1
The Podium in Ravindra Bharati Community hall in Hyderabad was decorated with
varied flowers with aroma that glittered all around the hall.
Cameras clicked on Famous Telugu renowned Actors and Actress who were the
invitees for the felicitation of the forgotten legends and doyens of Telugu film
industry.
The former Actors past contributions to Indian Cinema were left unrecognized
leaving them alone fight with drastic Poverty that took their toll. They looked old
and unhealthy, some actresses were even seen coughing exposing their ill health
and unattended medical aid assembled at the podium one by one. Some couldn’t
walk but with the support of the volunteers were bought to the dais.
Tears dropped down the wrinkled cheeks of Actress who were seen honored with
Shawls and mementos along with Cash Prize by the Honorable Chief Minister Sri.
Hanumantha Rao the chief guest of the evening. They folded their hands for the
noble gesture. Even CM Hanumantha Rao apologized for the delay in honoring
them and thanked and appreciated the great efforts of Journalist Prakash.
Even Journalist Prakash looked Proud and fulfilment of his goal in bringing out the
unrecognized doyens of yesterday be recognized and honored in the present.
Prakash looked back with a Flash back of his struggle in search of the committed
Legends of yesterday without any support from the Telugu Film industry for his
efforts.
EPISODE -2
Prakash a Senior Filmy Journalist working as a freelancer in Hyderabad comes up
with a brilliant idea. His aim was to search and bring back the forgotten and
unknown actors of Yesterday to the Dias in the Present.
Prakash picked a bunch of famous reputed legends of yesterday and researched
through Wikipedia. But Wikipedia only edited their past contributions but not the
present situation and whereabouts on them, but Prakash Still never lost heart.
His passion in search of Cinema Legends continued.
For his efforts he needed money to honor the stalwarts and expenses that could
be incurred in search of the actors of yesterday.
With influence and his name in the market Prakash gets appointment of MAA
(Movies Artiste Associations) President Sri Pulla Rao.
On the date of appointment, he reaches MAA office and is received by the office
bearers who take him to the President Pulla Rao.
Prakash after feeling comfortable put forth his idea of bringing all the Stalwart
Actors/Actress of yesterday on to the dais and honor them with exemplary cash
awards for their contributions to Indian Cinema.
Pulla Rao with commercial Sense “Prakash I personally feel it’s a good idea but
the forgotten history can’t be bought to the present trend cinema and incur
unwanted expenses on them.
Prakash in a gravy tone “But sir they have contributed a lot to Telugu Cinema”
Pullarao in a disgusted tone “But they have also taken their remuneration for
that, I have lots of work to do” saying he shook hands with Prakash an expression
for him to leave.
Prakash felt disappointed but still never lost hope, how will be react and fulfill his
research.
TO BE CONTINUED…
