more-in After much deliberations, the South Indian Cine Stunt Directors and Stunt Artistes Union recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Telugu stunt union in Hyderabad to employ an equal number of stunt artistes from the State in which a film is being shot. Based on the agreement, a Tamil stunt director working on a movie in Hyderabad will have to hire an equal number of Telugu and Tamil stunt artistes. The same will hold good for a Telugu stunt director shooting a film in Tamil Nadu. ‘Supreme’ Sundar, who took over as president of South Indian Cine Stunt Directors and Stunt Artistes Union recently, said that the agreement resolves a long-pending issue. “So far, there was a 70:30 rule. When our members go to Hyderabad to shoot a film, 70% of the crew had to be from Hyderabad and the rest were from our union. And likewise, when a Telugu movie was shot in Chennai, the rule was similar. After we signed the agreement, we will now work on a 50:50 basis. Half the crew will be from Chennai and half from Hyderabad. We will soon be signing a similar agreement with the union in Mumbai,” said Mr. Sundar. He hoped that this would reduce creative differences and communication issues. “We have often seen a film suffering when stunt directors are forced to work with those they are not comfortable with because of the 70:30 rule. This will change,” he said. Mr. Sundar said that the immediate need of the stunt union was to ensure that the members had access to proper health insurance.

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