By:
Settu
Shankar
Friday,
June
08,
2007
Shivaji,
much-hyped
and
big-budgeted
film
is
all
set
to
hit
the
screens
worldwide
on
June
15.
The
Film
has
already
reached
many
new
highs
and
the
entire
film
world
is
waiting
for
its
release
with
bated
breath.
To
add
one
more
specialty
to
its
tag,
Shivaji
has
got
tax
exemption
from
Kerala
Government.
Shivaji
is
the
only
Tamil
film
which
has
got
the
exemption
from
a
state
other
than
Tamil
Nadu.
The
Kerala
High
Court
has
ordered
for
10
percent
Tax
exemption
for
this
movie
in
Kerala.
There
is
an
entertainment
tax
regulation
for
the
screening
of
other
language
films
in
Kerala.
The
Govt
levied
35
percent
tax
in
metros,
30
percent
in
municipalities,
25
percent
in
rural
areas
as
entertainment
tax
for
other
language
films
including
English
from
the
year
2004.
The
Malayalam
Film
Industry
only
enjoys
10
percent
Tax
exemption
for
these
3
years.
Jhony,
the
Kerala
distributor
for
Shivaji
has
filed
a
case
against
the
partiality
prevailing
in
the
tax
system
last
week.
He
urged
the
Court
to
relax
the
tax
for
other
language
films
including
his
forth
coming
Tamil
release
Shivaji.
After
going
through
the
case,
The
Judge
ordered
the
Kerala
Government
to
relax
10
percent
on
entertainment
tax
to
other
language
films
including
Shivaji.
It
is
also
said
that
the
film
has
got
green
signal
from
some
pro
Kannada
activists
for
release
in
Karnataka
also.
This
film
starring
superstar
Rajinikanth
and
Shreya
Saran
has
many
prides
to
its
credit.
For
the
very
first
time,
it
will
be
released
in
more
than
35
centers
(Tamil
and
Telugu
versions)
in
USA
alone.
Film
pundits
say
that
the
figure
is
more
or
less
equal
to
the
release
of
a
Hollywood
film.