Surya's
Maattrraan
is
the
latest
movie
to
be
boycotted
by
exhibitors
in
Karnataka
over
ongoing
Cauvery
dispute.
But
surprisingly
the
dubbed
Telugu
version
titled
Brothers
was
allowed
for
the
state-wide
release.
The
non-release
of
Maattrraan
disappointed
the
Tamil
cine-goers
in
general
and
Surya's
fans
in
specific
in
Bangalore.
While
the
Tamilians
residing
in
the
border
regions
choose
Hosur
to
watch
the
film,
other
hard-core
Surya's
prefer
the
Telugu
version.
However,
the
majority
decided
to
to
wait
for
the
release
of
Tamil
version.
We
spotted
a
few
Tamil
movie
buffs
in
malls
and
asked
whether
they
were
unhappy
for
missing
out
the
action
and
the
answer
was
obvious.
Harendra
Babu,
who
claims
that
he
is
a
big
fan
of
Surya
and
KV
Anand,
said,
"I'm
a
Teluguite
but
I
prefer
watching
Tamil
version.
It
is
because
I
enjoy
the
originality
in
films
and
I
don't
like
dubbed
movies.
I'm
waiting
for
the
Tamil
movie
to
release."
Samraj,
a
cine-goer
who
works
in
an
online
portal,
claims
that
he
wanted
to
watch
Maattrraan
on
the
release
day
at
any
cost
but
he
changed
his
plans
after
he
heard
mixed
reviews.
"Along
with
my
friends,
I
had
planned
to
cross
the
border
and
watch
the
film
in
Hosur
but
when
I
got
mixed
reviews,
I
decided
not
to
travel.
Moreover,
even
if
it
is
released
after
two
or
four
weeks,
I
prefer
watching
it
in
my
living
room
instead
of
going
cinema
halls.
The
initial
craze
is
gone."
One
of
our
readers
named
Srikanthan,
sent
an
e-mail
to
us
saying
that
the
unfortunate
incident
has
frustrated
the
Tamil
film
goers.
His
e-mail
read,
"I
am
from
Tamil
Nadu
and
and
I
am
pursuing
my
MBA
in
Bangalore.
This
is
the
first
time
in
this
state,
I'm
experiencing
this
situation.
It
was
frustrating
to
miss
out
my
favourite
star's
film.
Hopefully,
the
issue
will
be
fixed
and
movie
goers
like
us
will
get
to
watch
the
Tamil
films."
However,
a
student
named
Sathish
has
something
different
to
say.
He
claims,"I'm
neither
supporting
the
ban
nor
protesting
it.
But
I
was
not
happu
with
the
double
standards
of
exhibitors.
How
could
they
avoid
screening
of
Maattrraan
and
allow
Brothers,
the
dubbed
version?
The
Telugu
version
has
the
same
cast
and
crew
and
in
that
case,
they
could
have
not
allowed
the
Kollywood
version
too.
Isn't?
"
he
questions.
The
Cauvery
dispute
between
Karnataka
and
Tamil
Nadu
is
affecting
a
lot
to
Tamil
films
in
Karnataka.
As
there
is
a
huge
protest
and
tense
situation
in
Karnataka
over
the
centre's
directive
to
release
9,000
cusecs
of
Cauvery
water
daily
for
Tamil
Nadu,
exhibitors
are
not
coming
forward
to
release
Kollywood
movies
fearing
that
it
could
fuel
fire
to
the
ongoing
dispute.