Gouravam goes Vishwaroopam way; will Govt ban Prakash Raj's film?
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Prakash
Raj's
bilingual
film
Gouravam
has
landed
in
trouble
with
a
community
based
in
Chennai
approaching
the
state
government
to
ban
the
film.
The
film
is
going
through
similar
kind
of
issues
of
Vishwaroopam,
which
was
banned
by
the
state
government
a
few
months
ago
fearing
that
the
film
would
create
law
and
order
issues.
The
'Gounder'
community
in
Tamil
Nadu
has
urged
the
state
government
to
ban
Prakash
Raj's
Tamil-Telugu
bilingual
production
venture
Gouravam,
contending
that
it
feared
the
honour
killing
story
may
instigate
communal
disharmony.
The
film,
which
features
debutant
Allu
Sirish
and
Yami
Gautam
in
the
leads,
is
directed
by
Radha
Mohan.
The
film's
tentative
release
date
is
April
19.
They
have
submitted
a
written
petition
to
the
Kongunadu
Munnetra
Kazhagam
-
avowedly
representing
the
Gounder
community
and
the
neglected
Kongu
region
of
Tamil
Nadu
-
which
will
in
turn
forward
it
to
the
state
government.
"In
the
trailer
of
the
film,
released
recently,
a
large
group
of
non-Dalits
are
shown
indulging
in
honour
killing
against
inter-caste
marriage
in
some
part
of
Tamil
Nadu," Manikandan
Pongalur,
president
of
Kongu
Vellala
Goundergal
Peravai
-
a
Gounder
caste
organisation
-
told
IANS.
Continue
reading
the
story
on
the
slideshow...
Gouravam
Goes
Vishwaroopam
Way
Manikandan
Pongalur, president
of
Kongu
Vellala
Goundergal
Peravai
-
a
Gounder
caste
organisation,
claims,
"We
fear
this
may
upset
the
sentiments
of
several
communities
in
the
state
and
pave
way
to
communal
violence."
Gouravam
Goes
Vishwaroopam
Way
"We
don't
want
communities
to
disturb
the
harmony
in
the
state
over
a
film
and,
therefore,
have
requested
the
state
government
to
ban
the
release
of
the
film
through
our
written
petition," he
added.
Gouravam
Goes
Vishwaroopam
Way
Prakash
Raj
has
also
acted
in
the
film,
which
also
features
Nassar,
Elango
Kumaravel,
Sricharan
and
Anupama
Kumar
in
its
cast.
SS
Thaman
has
composed
the
music
of
the
film.
Gouravam
Goes
Vishwaroopam
Way
Gouravam
marks
the
debut
of
Allu
Sirish,
the
son
of
leading
Telugu
producer
Allu
Aravind
and
the
younger
brother
of
youth
sensation
Allu
Arjun.
Gouravam
Goes
Vishwaroopam
Way
It
may
be
recalled
that
Prakash
Raj
had
actively
supported
Kamal
Hassan
during
the
Vishwaroopam
crisis
and
had
criticised
the
government's
decision
to
ban
the
film.