Superstar Rajinikanth’s movie, Kaala, has released worldwide and Thalaivar fans are celebrating it like a festival. However, the scene in Karnataka is entirely different as the film is unofficially banned in the state.
Few pro-Kannada outfits protested against the release of the film because of Rajinikanth’s comments on Cauvery issue. It is reportedly said that many distributors and theatre owners have chosen not to release the film.
This has enraged Rajinikanth fans in the state, who were knocking at the empty ticket counters today. However, the fans have now decided to cross the border and go to neighboring states to watch the film.
Speaking to India Today, few fans in Bengaluru said they will travel all the way to Hosur (a city near Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border) to watch Kaala.
This is not a new phenomenon for Tamil cinema fans. When Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam was banned in Tamil Nadu, fans from the state went all the way to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to watch the film.
Earlier, the Karnataka High Court told the state government to give protection to the theatres releasing Kaala, but it looks like no theatre owner has come forward to release the film.
Notably, a pro-Kannada group stormed into a distributor office and damaged the properties. They also trashed the posters of Kaala and hit them with slippers.
Directed by Pa Ranjith, the film has Eswari Rao, Huma Qureshi, Nana Patekar and Samuthirakani in lead roles. Santhosh Narayanan has composed the music for the film.
