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New Indian Express
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Satya Prakash Interview: Cinema is for the audience, not awards
D Satya Prakash, best known for his award-winning films Rama Rama Re and Ondalla Eradalla, is back with his most daring and philosophical film yet—X & Y. The film, based on chromosomes, soul matchmaking, and pre-birth thought, blurs the line between realism and fantasy while staying deeply rooted in society. When asked if being a "National Award-winning filmmaker" still holds weight, Satya Prakash doesn't hesitate. 'When I make a film, the audience comes to see the story, not my awards. Awards are recognitions, yes, but they hang on walls. What stays alive is the connection with the audience—that is the real reward.' Known for exploring weighty themes like death (Rama Rama Re) and childhood (Ondalla Eradalla), X & Y turns the lens inward—toward life before birth. Is the film about gender, identity, or destiny? 'I'm talking about society. When we invite a guest, we clean the house, cook well, and make them comfortable. Shouldn't the same mindset apply when bringing a child into the world? What kind of thoughts are we passing down to the next generation?'
Hindustan Times
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
X&Y director Satya Prakash: Today, you don't even have an audience to say if your film is good or bad
As a director, producer and now actor too, D Satya Prakash is worried about the slump that the Kannada film industry is facing, what with audiences barely ever making theatre visits. Unlike earlier, when people would watch a film and then pass their judgement, today, the big issue that filmmakers face is that they don't have anyone to say if a film is good or bad. 'When you start writing a story, the excitement and energy that you have at the start in the anticipation of entertaining audiences, dwindles by the time you get to the release window and you start wondering why you took the effort and for who,' says Satya, who is bringing his film X&Y to theatres on June 26. Satya Prakash and Atharva in X&Y Watch award-winning Kannada films like Rama Rama Re, Puttakkana Highway, Dweepa and more with OTTplay Premium In a promotional interview for the film, Satya compares a film release to a housewarming. 'Let's say someone has made a single-bedroom house or just a hall and kitchen; he'd still call people in the neighborhood to come and see the fruit of his effort. He is not expecting anyone to say that he's made a palace. It's about the joy and satisfaction one gets from just showing the house to people. What's happening in the Kannada film industry is that no one sets out to make a bad film; everyone starts with the intention of doing a good movie. The problem is that you don't have anyone to tell you if it is good or bad,' he says. Satya adds that earlier, based on audience feedback, a filmmaker would have clarity about whether or not it worked for them and if it didn't, he knew what to correct. 'If there is no impression about your film without an audience, how do you figure out what to do in your next film? The immediate way out is for people in the industry to gather their friends and family and head to the nearest theatre, watch the film and interact with other audiences. The reason I'm not a fan of premieres is for this reason. At these special shows, you meet the same set of people and say the same things about every film, so much so that audiences do not trust that 'report' anymore,' he says. Satya's film X&Y, meanwhile, is a tale about an unborn soul's sojourn on earth, with the intention of uniting its would-be parents. In the process, though, it has experiences that leave it disillusioned and unwilling to begin a life on earth. As serious as the subject sounds, though, Satya says that he has presented it as a light-hearted narrative. Satya plays one of the leads, a decision he took owing to financial reasons (as producer) and that he needed an actor who looked the part effortlessly. He is joined by Atharva Prakash, Brinda Acharya, Ayaana, among others on the cast.
