Chennai: Filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj has highlighted cinema’s potential to drive social change, particularly in promoting gender sensitisation and gender-responsive policing.
Sharing his experience at an event organised by the Tamil Nadu Police Academy (TNPA), Subbaraj said the interaction on ‘Dorothy – Cinema as a Catalyst for Gender Sensitisation and Gender-Responsive Policing’ would remain a memorable experience.

The event was organised by Dr Senthil Velan, IPS, Inspector General of Police and Additional Director of TNPA.
Thanking the academy for inviting him, Subbaraj described the session as engaging and praised Senthil Velan for his passion for cinema.
“I have always believed films can bring real change,” the filmmaker said, adding that the event had further reinforced his belief in cinema’s ability to contribute to social awareness.
