A great playwright said – The world’s a stage, all men are merely players. Theatre or stage plays have indeed entertained crowds for centuries. For many years, it was considered an effective means of mass communication and was successful in altering many perspectives.

Many great actors in world cinema hail from the theatre space. Naseeruddin Shah, the late Om Puri, Denzel Washington, and many others have made their mark in the film arena. Indeed, there is a connection between the two avenues.

In Part 1 of this episode of Stage Business, we speak with D Ramachandran – a theatre actor who made his debut in the Tamil movie – Nerkonda Paarvai in 2019. Ramachandran explains the importance of choosing current subjects or themes in theatre productions and cinema.

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