Real
star
Upendra
has
always
stood
out
from
the
crowd
in
the
film
industry.
His
movies
are
known
to
have
a
distinctive
style
and
is
always
a
trend
setter.
His
upcoming
movie
was
earlier
titled
as
Basavanna.
The
movie
courted
controversy
with
a
large
section
of
the
society
raising
voice
against
the
title
opted
for
the
movie.
The
controversy
went
all
the
way
from
the
street
to
the
Vidhan
Soudha,
where
former
Chief
Minister
and
prominent
Lingayat
leader
B.S.
Yediyurappa
raised
the
objection
over
the
title
of
the
movie.
Basavanna
was
10th
century
social
reformer
and
philosopher,
who
has
a
very
large
following
in
Karnataka.
Due
to
stiff
opposition
of
by
the
community,
the
director
of
the
movie,
Srinivas
Raju,
took
a
bizarre
step
by
removing
the
name
Basavanna
from
the
title
and
just
retaining
the
symbol.
The
director
claimed
that
the
movie
will
henceforth
be
identified
by
the
symbol
and
not
the
name.
The
symbol
consisting
of
Viboothi,
Trishula
and
Tilak
created
a
huge
confusion
among
the
fans.
Some
called
the
movie
Naama,
some
called
it
Trinetra.
After
all
the
confusion
surrounding
the
movie
name,
the
movie
crew
has
come
to
a
sensible
conclusion
that
the
name
of
the
movie
will
be
Shivam.
With
such
violent
portrayal
by
Upendra
in
the
movie,
it
remains
to
be
seen
if
the
followers
of
Lord
Shiva,
raise
voice
against
this
title.
We
have
to
wait
and
see
what
other
controversy
the
movie
will
court
before
it
is
released
in
the
theatres.