Actor R Madhavan, who was last seen in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, is currently promoting his upcoming film ‘GDN’. During promotions, the actor has expressed concern that younger audiences, including his 20-year-old son Vedaant’s generation, are increasingly disconnected from Indian cinema and showing more interest in Japanese anime and Korean content.Madhavan said that the Indian film industry is not losing viewers to another film industry, but to a completely different storytelling landscape. “I have a fear that I don’t even want to think about. I’ve certainly earned his respect so far. He’s 20 now. But if you look at my younger generation, they’re totally disconnected from him,” Madhavan said, referring to himself in the third person. “It’s a big problem. They’re watching Japanese anime, they’re watching Korean content. But they don’t even want to watch our Tamil movies. They will also not go to the theater to watch Hindi films or Indian films,” he said in an interview to Cinema Express. The actor admitted that he could have easily continued doing mainstream commercial films, which he believes would guarantee him a certain level of success. However, he said he wanted to explore roles that would allow him to show the depth of his craft.“I think if I make a commercial film, it will definitely be at least one hit. Just having this formula is enough to keep us going for many years,” he said.Explaining his choice to take on more challenging projects, Madhavan added, “With all the experiences I’ve had in my life, we can’t really fit them into a film. That’s what acting is all about. But I never got the chance to really show the depth and quality that acting demands. Then when this kind of opportunity finally came, I decided that just doing some regular commercial film is not something I can do.”Madhavan also said that the responsibility of creating meaningful and inspiring cinema lies with the filmmakers and performers themselves. “What is happening in Tamil Nadu is happening all over the world. How empowered are our people? How aware are they? But beyond that, how inspiring are we when we come forward? A storyteller, a director or an actor, how inspiring are we really?” he saidHis upcoming film ‘GDN’ tells the story of Gopalaswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, the self-taught inventor and industrialist from Coimbatore who is often referred to as the Edison of India. Despite having no formal engineering education, Naidu developed India’s first electric motor and attempted to build a car comparable to a Mercedes in pre-independence Tamil Nadu.