Actor Ramya in 16th Biffs on Thursday. , Photo Credit: Sudhakar Jain

Popular actor Ramya also regretted the lack of quality female characters in Kannada cinema, even while speaking in a panel discussion on “Women in Cinema: Challenge, Triumphs and the Road Ever” at the 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BFES), praised the Malayalam film industry to continuously present progressive women roles.

“When I watch Malayalam films, I am surprised why I do not watch such strong female roles in Kannada films. I see very few stories from the point of view of a woman in Kannada, ”Ramya said. Actor-royalty was included in the panel discussion by cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman and Telugu filmmaker Nandini Reddy.

Ramya said that she was disappointed by how “hyper-masculine” stories are there in Kannada. “I continue to watch Macho Nayak in Kannada films. Our filmmakers feel that weakening is weak and does not portray realistic characters on the screen. However, this is not the case in Malayalam. Women will make society more sympathetic as central characters in films. ,

The actor recalled his early days in the film industry and said the directors did not have a habit of providing scripts to the heroines. “When i made a debut Abhi (In front of Punith Rajkumar) In 2003, the director (Dinesh Babu) did not give me a script. I was asked to run on the set one day, and I found it bizarre. I did not understand why I was asked to perform in a special way. I must be given a medal to finish that film, “he said.

Ramya also talked about salary inequality in the Kannada film industry. “Actor acting against me is quite famous today, but then, they were just starting. After declaring my film a hit, the male actor’s salary will increase by 50 times, while my remuneration only increased five times. It reached a point where I allowed films to go because I was not paid how much I was entitled, ”Ramya said.

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The actor, who replaced the manufacturer with his banner Apple Box Production, felt that the industry needed prepared producers to return female-centric stories. “I produced Swati Mutthina Male Handy(Siri Ravikumar and Raj B. Shetty starring), The female lead in the film was in love with another person despite getting married. We are all complex and weak people. He has feelings like a man. The film won very important praise, but did not perform well at the box office. This shows that people are not ready for such films, and it is disappointing. ,

‘Emergency was a badly made film’

Answer a question on Kangana Ranaut’s failure emergency, Ramya said that the Hindi biopic was a “badly made film”. Result of emergency As a person, there is nothing to do with Kangana. It was just a badly made film. Kangana Manikarnika (2019) Many issues also faced before its release. However, it performed well at the box office as the material was good. , emergency Was released This year on 17 January.