Shockingly,
Polimer
TV,
one
of
the
leading
television
channels
in
Tamil
Nadu,
has
been
caught
red-handed
while
trying
to
videotape
Ilayathalapathy
Vijay's
Theri
from
inside
a
theatre
in
Coimbatore.
Theatre
owner
and
one
of
the
distributors
of
the
recently
released
film
have
caught
an
employee
of
the
TV
channel,
trying
to
capture
the
whole
movie
using
the
channel's
camera.
The
person,
who
was
caught
at
Shanthi
theatre,
has
been
handed
over
to
cops
along
with
the
camera,
which
had
recorded
the
first
35
minutes
of
the
film.
Speaking
at
the
press
meet,
film-maker
and
General
Secretary
of
the
Producers
Council
T
Siva,
expressed
his
disgust
and
shock
over
Polimer
TV's
disloyal
act.
"We
are
saddened
and
shocked
to
know
that
'Theri',
a
100
Crore
budget
film,
was
being
captured
by
Polimer
TV
using
their
official
camera
at
Shanthi
theatre
on
the
release
day
of
the
film.
Many
organizations
like
Producers
Council
and
Nadigar
Sangam
have
decided
not
to
support
this
particular
TV
channel
anymore," said
Siva.
There
was
also
a
huge
tiff
between
Siva
and
a
reporter
from
Polimer
TV,
who,
for
a
long
time,
refused
to
exit
the
press
meet,
after
having
barged
into
the
compound
where
the
meet
was
held.
As
if
this
news
is
not
shocking
enough,
many
theatres
in
the
Chengalpet
area
have
refused
to
screen
the
Vijay
starrer,
for
reasons
not
yet
disclosed.
'Kalaipuli'
S
Thanu,
the
producer
of
Theri,
expressed
his
disappointment
over
the
theatre
owners'
decision
not
to
release
Theri
at
many
places
in
Chengalpet.
Siva,
further
went
on
to
add
that
many
producers
including
KE
Gnanavel
Raja
of
Studio
Green
have
decided
not
to
release
any
of
their
upcoming
movies
like
Suriya's
24
and
S3
in
Chengalpet.
Even
Rajinikanth's
Kabali
will
not
be
released
in
theatres
that
refused
to
showcase
Theri.
"If
need
be,
we
will
release
our
movies
in
community
centers
and
wedding
halls
for
the
sake
of
Chengalpet
people
but
not
in
these
theatres
that
did
not
screen
'Theri'," said
Siva.
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