{"id":1026,"date":"2014-08-23T15:21:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T15:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2014-08-23T15:25:05","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T15:25:05","slug":"a-documentary-beyond-the-byline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/?p=1026","title":{"rendered":"A documentary beyond the byline"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1028\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1028\" style=\"width: 636px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BhaskarKERALA23aug2014.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1028\" alt=\"Minister for Culture K. C. Joseph with Babu Paul, and BRP Bhaskar during screening of the documentary on him in Thiruvananthapuram. Photo: S. Mahinsha \/ The Hindu\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BhaskarKERALA23aug2014.jpg?resize=604%2C361\" width=\"604\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BhaskarKERALA23aug2014.jpg?w=636&amp;ssl=1 636w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BhaskarKERALA23aug2014.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister for Culture K. C. Joseph with Babu Paul, and BRP Bhaskar during screening of the documentary on him in Thiruvananthapuram. Photo: S. Mahinsha \/ The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When documentary film-maker P.Y. Anilkumar asked veteran journalist B.R.P. Bhaskar\u2019s permission to make a documentary on him, he initially refused to give it. Later, when the film-maker continued to persist, he put forward a condition \u2013 the film should not in any way glorify him.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary \u2018Byline by BRP\u2019 traces a brief history of the changes in the field of journalism over the six decades that he has been active in it. It stays clear of giving too many details of the man, and tries instead to use him as a peg to document the larger picture.<\/p>\n<p>It was screened at the Nila cinema here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBRP is one of the few who has been effective across all modes of journalism \u2013 print, television, and online. He managed to switch easily with the changing times. We started the shooting when he came for the Arippa land struggle last year, and it was a perfect place to start as it embodies his activism,\u201d says Mr. Anil Kumar.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Anil Kumar spent close to 10 months in researching and shooting the documentary, which was scripted by Venu Muttacaud.<\/p>\n<p>source: \u00a0http:\/\/www.thehindu.com \/ The Hindu \/ Home&gt; News&gt; Cities&gt; Thiruvananthapuram \/ Thiruvananthapuram &#8211; August 20th, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When documentary film-maker P.Y. Anilkumar asked veteran journalist B.R.P. Bhaskar\u2019s permission to make a documentary on him, he initially refused to give it. Later, when the film-maker continued to persist, he put forward a condition \u2013 the film should not in any way glorify him. 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