Lal Jose: Films would become documentaries if they become so much realistic

With the end of the 20th century, there was a boom in the number of realism in cinemas. Following the trend of world cinema, both Indian films and even films from the South began to go with the trail. Towards the end of 2010, there came a visible difference in the number of cinematic realism, popularly referred to as 'realistic films.' Filmmaker Lal Jose mentions that according to him, the trend is quite odd because every film has a dramatic element to it.
Speaking to a popular media, the director reportedly said that even films like 'Maheshinte Prathikaram' have a dramatic element immersed in it. The filmmaker reportedly said that if a movie has a large amount of realism in it, they are no longer films, but documentaries. And he added that it is totally a mistake to call any film, a realistic one, is itself a mistake. Even though there isn't a genre called realistic films, films which gave the 'natural' perception of the audience were highly accepted by the audience. Dileesh Pothan's directorial 'Maheshinte Prathikaram' was one of the widely accepted movies, which had less drama and more reality in it.
Lal Jose is a veteran filmmaker, who has been working movies from 1990s. The filmmaker started his career as an assistant director to Kamal. He made his first independent film with 'Oru Maravathoor Kanav.' His notable works include Chandranudikkunna Dikkil, Achanurangatha Veedu, Classmates, Neelathaamara, Diamond Necklace. The filmmaker has recently made a film 'Thattumpurath Achuthan' starring actor Kunchacko Boban.