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Aeronautical engineer turned film producer T. S. Dayananda talks about his latest film Offshore
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Second Look T. S. Dayananda
“Offshore”, is an effective little film that looks at the concept of outsourcing from multiple points of view. Producer T. S. Dayananda, who has produced silver jubilee hits in Kannada like “Nanna Preetiya Hudugi” and “Paris Pranaya” says: “I have been thinking of this concept since 2004, the time when globalisation became really big.”
Dayananda, who was research assistant on a project in aeronautical engineering in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, before moving to the USA says: “The competition is fierce. Earlier American companies were competing with Europe. With globalisation, the competition is from Asia. CEOs are under tremendous pressure and it is the worker who suffers in the final count. In America, those in their 20s and 30s, might find it tough if they lose their jobs but they will just go and look for another job. Older people, say those in their 40s and 50s, live from pay check to pay check and they have mortgages to pay, children going to college, and health care issues.That is why in movie, Carol, the elderly trainer reacts so strongly at the thought of losing her job.”
While Carol is the obvious villain in the film, Dayananda says: “The film is dedicated to the workers of the world. If you are looking for villains, it has to be the shareholders.”
“Offshore” is written, directed and edited by Diane Cheklich. “Diane was production manager for the Telugu movie, “Premaya Namaha” that I produced. She has a management background and has made many short films and documentaries. So she was the perfect choice.”
“Offshore” is refreshing because it looks at a different aspect of the immigrant story. “America is a nation of immigrants. And there are Indians there who are settled into the American way of life and do not want to return. That is the logic behind the Satish character’s decision to throw his lot with the Americans.”
Dayananda says: “Racism is not a issue in the movie. ‘Offshore’ is more about survival. One can only be racist on a full stomach.”
While the Hindi film industry is represented with Satish Shah, Dayananda says he wanted to get veteran actor Kathy Bates for Carol’s role. “When we were casting I looked at getting Hollywood actors. But then I decided to take local people from Chicago. Maybe for my next film, I will cast from Hollywood.”
There are two movies in the pipeline. “I am working on a film that would be set in Bangalore. It would be conventional in that there is a hero and heroine but it would also be experimental in treatment. There is also an English movie in the works. The film looks and peace as a tool to fight terrorism.”
MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER
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