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'Vishwaroopam' screening stopped in Kerala after protest by Muslim groups
Saturday January 26, 2013 12:25:26 AM,
IANS
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Chennai: Kamal
Haasan's "Vishwaroopam" opened to an overwhelming response in
Kerala, but after the first screening, the film's run was stopped
in several theatres following protest from Muslim groups. Trade
insiders say it is a clean movie.
"The first screening of the film was at 11 a.m. in approximately
82 screens in Kerala. But the film had to be banned in several
cinemas after the first screening. Theatres closer to Tamil
Nadu-Kerala border had to stop screening since Muslim outfits
intervened," Arvind Nambiar, a distributor, told IANS.
"It's a clean film and is not targeted against any group or
community. People should watch and decide for themselves whether
it has any scenes that hurt the sentiments of any community," he
added.
The shows were disrupted in places like Palakkad, Ettumanoor and
some other towns of Kerala.
"There was no buzz around the release of the film as most of the
cinemas decided to screen the film at the last minute, which was
this morning. Since it released in smaller sections such as B and
C, there were no problems initially, but later on the situation
aggravated," Nambiar added.
The Tamil and Telugu versions of "Vishwaroopam", which deals with
the adversities of war, were scheduled to release Friday, but the
Tamil Nadu government Wednesday imposed curbs on it following
protests from Muslim groups.
A day later, Kamal challenged the ban by the state government in
the Madras High Court. In his plea, he contended that the movie
was cleared by the censor board and the state government could not
ban it.
The court has suspended the release till Jan 28. A judge will
watch the film and then decide its fate.
Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh government Friday stopped the
release of "Vishwaroopam" in Hyderabad after some Muslim
organizations complained that the movie hurt religious sentiments
of the community.
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