Will
Sivaji and Dasavatharam suffer a setback
in release?
Oct
11, 2006
Movies
of other languages are not released in
Karnataka on their release date elsewhere.
The release of Stalin has challenged this
rule and is receiving brickbats from the
Karnataka film association and its Chairman
H D Gangaraj.
In
a press release recently, Gangaraj
criticized the producer of Stalin
for releasing the flick on the same
day in Karnataka of its release elsewhere.
He also stated that a complaint would
be lodged against the producer with
the Telugu Film Chamber for not respecting
the guidelines.
Earlier, Rajini’s Baba faced
trouble for its release in Karnataka
on the same day of its release all
over. Rajini elevated the matter to
the veteran of Kannada cinema Rajkumar
and held discussions with him to resolve
the issue. Eventually, Rajkumar agreed
to the release of Baba in Karnataka
marking an end to the concerns.
Under
these circumstances, Rajini’s upcoming
Sivaji is due for release during mid 2007
and if the Karnataka film association
raises the issue again, the movie is likely
to face trouble for its release. Now that
Rajkumar has passed away, it remains to
be seen what will be the stand of the
Karnataka film association for the release
of the movie. So is the plight of Kamal’s
Dasavatharam. Besides, Tamil movies make
good business in Karnataka than Kannada
movies.
