I,
Chetan
Kumar,
am
a
member
of
the
Kannada
film
fraternity,
a
published
writer
and
a
social
justice
activist.
For
"Mareyalaare," I
have
given
over
six
months
of
my
time
and
dedication
—
while
rejecting
tens
of
other
projects
in
the
process
—
to
work
on
every
element
of
the
film
including
writing
the
entire
screenplay
and
dialogues
along
with
Ms.
Charisma
Bharadwaj.
Unfortunately,
director
Sharat
Khadri
(who
also
happens
to
be
the
producer
of
the
venture)
terminated
the
project
"Mareyalaare" due
to
his
seemingly
large
amounts
of
ego
and
insufficient
amounts
of
funds.
To
get
the
record
straight,
it
was
Sharat
Khadri
who
asked
me,
as
I
was
the
script-writer,
to
include
a
new
character
(one
that
I
had
created
months
ago),
after
the
project
had
already
completed
four
days
of
shooting
because
he
wanted
to
act
that
role.
When
I
said
that
the
inclusion
of
a
new
character
would
be
detrimental
to
the
flow
of
the
film,
he
abrasively,
arbitrarily,
&
unilaterally
called
off
the
project
on
the
morning
of
August
7th,
2010.
Although
I
still
wanted
to
continue
with
the
film,
he
began
to
concoct
false
and
defamatory
reasons
for
stopping
the
film
and
went
to
the
Kannada
Film
Chamber
with
these
slanderous
accusations
against
me,
demanding
financial
compensation.
In
response
to
Mr.
Khadri's
allegations,
the
entire
Film
Chamber
led
by
the
Directors' Association
&
Writers'
Association
along
with
several
other
members
investigated
the
matter
and
unanimously
came
to
the
conclusion
on
September
5,
2010,
that
I
(Chetan
Kumar)
have
always
and
only
worked
in
the
best
interest
of
the
film
"Mareyalaare",
and
was
in
the
right
and
that
he
(Sharat
Khadri)
was
making
fallacious
financial
as
well
as
attitudinal
accusations,
disgracing
the
creative
medium
as
a
whole,
and
was
in
the
wrong.
In
response
to
Mr.
Khadri's
lies,
fabricated
allegations,
&
unethical
behavior,
the
Directors'
and
Writers'
Associations
and
all
members
of
the
Film
Chamber
have
censured
Mr.
Khadri
from
ever
entering
the
film
industry
in
any
capacity
whatsoever.
Also,
they
have
given
me
complete
support
and
permission
to
move
forward
in
any
way
I
see
fit.
Members
of
the
Directors'
Association,
Writers'
Association,
and
Film
Chamber
expressed
that
the
"Mareyalaare" decision
stands
as
a
landmark
ruling
as
it
marks
the
first
time
in
the
76-year
history
of
the
Kannada
Film
Industry
that
the
hero
has
won
the
rights
of
the
film
over
the
director
or
the
producer,
for
it
is
the
hero
who
has
worked
to
continue
and
improve
the
project
while
the
director
and
producer
have
found
all
reasons
to
hurt
and
compromise
the
venture.
I
thank
all
members
of
the
Kannada
Film
Chamber
for
taking
time
out
to
thoroughly
research
the
proceedings
of
"Mareyalaare" and
without
any
partisanship,
come
to
an
ethical
judgment
for
the
sake
of
good
cinema.
In
the
future,
I
hope
to
proceed
with
my
artistic
wanderlust
and
work
in
projects
where
creativity
and
imagination
take
prominence
and
are
respected.
Also,
I
assure
you,
that
I
have
learnt
my
lesson
when
it
comes
to
selecting
a
good
team
and
from
now
on,
will
be
more
weary
in
judging
the
character
of
the
individuals
that
I
work
with
before
heading
forward.
Story first published: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 11:09 [IST]