While the language debate goes on, Telugu star Chiranjeevi recalled the time South Indian cinema was sidelined at an awards function...
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00:00At that time, I was very humiliated and I was very saddened.
00:04That is, they only projected Indian cinema, that is, Hindi cinema.
00:10To prove that there is no such talent,
00:13Bahubali, Bahubali 2, RRR.
00:17Bahubali, Bahubali RR.
00:24In 1988, Nagababu made a film called Rudravena.
00:29The film won the National Integrity Award.
00:31Nargis Dutta Award.
00:33We went to Delhi to get that award.
00:35They give awards in the evening.
00:37Before that, there will be high tea.
00:39We sat in that hall and drank tea.
00:42While drinking tea, all over the wall,
00:46there are some posters of Indian cinema.
00:53There is a brief note about it.
00:56Mr. Prithviraj Kapoor, Mr. Raj Kapoor,
00:59Dilip Kumar, Devanand, Amitabh Bachchan,
01:02Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra,
01:04all of them showed it very well.
01:07It is very beautiful.
01:08This is our Kirti.
01:09A great director told about a great heroine.
01:11They showed it.
01:12While going there, I thought there will be South cinema.
01:16Regarding South,
01:18MGR and Jayalalitha,
01:19they wrote South cinema with a still where they were dancing.
01:26Then, Mr. Prem Nazir,
01:28the highest-ranked hero in our Indian history,
01:31he put up this photo.
01:33If you look at it, it is the same.
01:35A Raj Kumar,
01:39or Vishnu Mardhan,
01:40or Ramaragam, Nagarjuna,
01:43great actors,
01:45Demi Gods,
01:47their photos,
01:48Nari's Telugu,
01:49Sivaji Ganesan's photos,
01:51none of them have photos.
01:53At that time, I was very humiliated.
01:56I was very sad.
01:58I mean,
01:59Indian cinema, Hindi cinema,
02:02they only projected it.
02:04The rest of the films,
02:05like Branthi Bhashas Chittal,
02:07they didn't give a complete style or respect.
02:10I felt very sad then.
02:12I came to Chennai, Madras.
02:14When I came there,
02:15I said many things in the press.
02:17The Hindus presented it very well.
02:20But it never got a complete response.
02:25But after that,
02:27I was very proud.
02:30I was very proud.
02:32Our cinema,
02:34not our regional cinema,
02:36but our Telugu cinema,
02:38has crossed all limits.
02:40All of us are one India.
02:43All of our films,
02:45Indian cinemas,
02:47to make everyone proud,
02:50to surprise everyone,
02:52to show that there are no limits,
02:55Baahubali,
02:57Baahubali 2,
02:58RRR,
02:59such films have crossed all limits.
03:01These films,
03:03to tell our Telugu people,
03:05have crossed all limits.
03:07A filmmaker,
03:09a director,
03:11Rajamouli is here.
03:13Rajamouli is our Telugu man.
03:16To be our technician,
03:18is a heads-off.
03:20This is our future.