Southern film industry to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema this September

The celebrations of Indian cinema’s centenary will be continued by the Southern film industry as they will be gathering from September 1 – 3 to observe the special occasion. The event will take place in Chennai as it is the birthplace of Southern cinema.

C. Kalyan, president of South Indian Film Chambers of Commerce ( SIFCC), stated, "The celebrations of 100 years of Indian cinema will kickstart in Chennai starting Sep 1. Since Chennai is the birthplace of south cinema, we unanimously chose it.” He added, "All the four industries will remain closed starting Aug 28 to Sep 3 in view of the function. The first day will have programs associated with Tamil and Malayalam industries; the second day is reserved for Telugu and Kannada industries, while the last day will honour industry legends.”

The event will continue for three days and eminent personalities from the Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries will participate in the same. Kalyan also said, "Besides film personalities, we have sent invites to the Chief Ministers of all the four states (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka). A special invite has also been sent to the President.” 1,500 artists and technicians from the Telugu industry will be honoured at the event.Kalyan said further, "It will be one of the biggest events ever. We are in the process of finalising the program list and will soon announce complete details. The event will focus on the evolution of Indian cinema from silent to digital era.”