Date:08/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090850620200.htm

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Tamil Nadu - Tiruchi

Creativity, a key factor in multimedia: Madhan

G. Prasad

The field offers excellent employment opportunities

— Photo: R. Ashok

Humorously yours: Cartoonist Madhan singing autograph books of students of e-Castle Academy in Tiruchi on Saturday.

TIRUCHI: Creativity is the key to success in the multimedia industry.

Cartoonist Madhan stressed the point, during his speech at the second anniversary celebrations of the e-Castle Academy, a unit of e-Castle Technologies Solutions Private Limited, here on Saturday.

“The multimedia industry offers excellent job opportunities. The aspirants must believe in their abilities and enrich themselves with knowledge on varied subjects,” he said.

Madhan, who wrote dialogues for the Kamal Hassan-starrer ‘Anbe Sivam,’ urged the students to make best use of the opportunities available.

Boom will continue

“The multimedia industry boom will further shoot up in the coming years and it is important for the youngsters to keep themselves abreast of the latest developments in the field,” he added.

The off-campus courses jointly offered by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (IECD) of the Bharathidasan University and the academy were inaugurated by the Director, IECD – Bharathidasan University, K. Parthasarathy in the presence of the e-Castle Managing Director M. Senthil Kumar.

Other courses also launched

Various other courses to be offered by the academy in association with Hero Mindmine Institute Limited, Bangalore were launched on the occasion.

The Zonal Manager, CD-South, Hero Mindmine Institute Limited, Bangalore, P.C. Jayakanth, the Director – Technical DCPL Software Private Limited, M.S. Rengarajan and Principal Shrimathi Indira Gandhi College K. Meena were present.

Cultural programmes

Cultural programmes by the students enthralled the audience.