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on 2008/4/7 1:52:26
Tamilnadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi has suddenly decided to put the Hogenakkal issue on the backburner, until an elected government assumes office in Karnataka. Karunanidhi has made a brave attempt to douse the flames of the controversy and said: "Let us patiently wait which is very much needed at this hour, as there are a few more days for President's rule in Karnataka to come to an end, and for a popularly elected government to blossom".
The statement amounted to pressing the 'pause' button on the sensitive Hogenakkal issue. But as far as Tamil film industry is concerned, after Friday's fast and impressive show of strength by Kollywood stars, things have turned bad for Tamil films in Karnataka. The Akhila Karnataka Gadi Horata Samithi (AKGHS) has said that it won't allow superstar Rajinikant to 'step into the state' or his films to be screened until he offers a public apology for remarks on Karnataka and Kannadigas!
The firebrand president of AKGHS Vatal Nagaraj said: "Rajinikant insulted Kannadigas in his speech in Chennai. Until he offers a public apology to Kannadigas, we will not allow him into the state. We will also not allow his films to be screened. All Kannada organizations are with us." This clearly means that his forthcoming Kuselan cannot be screened in Karnataka.
Meanwhile Tamil film producers and stars are worried that they will lose the lucrative Karnataka market worth Rs 1 to Rs 2.5 crore per big film. The summer biggies and films due in the next four months like Vijay's Kuruvi, Kamal Hassan's Dasavatharam, Vikram's Kanthasamy, Ajit's Aegan, and above all Rajinikanth's Kuselan will not find takers in Karnataka. Already the Karnataka distributor of Dhanush's Yaaradi Nee Mohini has refused to take delivery of the prints, causing a loss of Rs 25 lakhs to the producer Kastoori Raja!
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