Kerala
Police
has
recently
arrested
the
prime
accused,
who
along
with
a
group
of
miscreants,
damaged
the
set
of
Basil
Joseph's
film
Minnal
Murali
in
Kalady
in
the
name
of
religion,
on
May
25.
The
police
arrested
an
individual
named
Kari
Ratheesh,
who
allegedly
is
in
charge
of
the
group
of
vandals.
The
Kerala
Police,
in
a
statement,
said,
"Kari
Ratheesh
has
a
criminal
record
and
there
are
already
29
cases
in
his
name.
We
have
registered
case
under
IPC
sections
34,
149,
153
(a),
379,
454
and
427.
The
rest
will
be
arrested
soon." The
cops
are
now
in
search
of
four
other
gang
members.
Hari
Palode,
general
secretary
of
the
Antarrashtriya
Hindu
Parishad
(AHP)
brought
this
set
to
the
light,
which
was
resembling
a
church
on
an
island
on
the
banks
of
the
Periyar
river
on
the
outskirts
of
Kochi,
Kerala.
The
set
was
made
for
Tovino
Thomas-starrer
Minnal
Murali.
Taking
to
Facebook,
Hari
shared
pictures
of
the
destroyed
set
and
wrote,
"When
they
were
building
it,
we
had
said
no.
We
had
submitted
complaints.
We
don't
have
a
habit
of
pleading
so
we
decided
to
demolish
it.
We
have
to
protect
our
self-respect."
Reacting
to
the
same,
Minnal
Murali
actor
Tovino
Thomas
wrote,
"Minnal
Murali's
first
schedule
at
Wayanad
had
been
in
progress
when
the
set
for
the
second
schedule
began
construction
at
Kalady.
It
was
carried
out
by
art
director
Manu
Jagad
and
team,
under
special
instructions
by
stunt
choreographer
Vlad
Rimburg.
For
this,
we
had
the
rightful
permissions
from
the
concerned
authorities."
"And
as
we
were
about
to
start
shooting
in
this
set
-
which
was
built
on
a
considerable
cost,
the
whole
country
went
into
lockdown,
following
which
our
shoot
was
paused,
just
like
all
others'.
It
is
during
this
prevailing
uncertainty
that
this
contractual
set
was
destroyed
by
a
group
of
racialists
yesterday.
The
reasons
they
cite
for
this
unceremonious
act
are
not
understood
to
our
senses
till
now.
We've
heard
of
movie
sets
being
vandalised
by
religious
fanatics
in
Northern
parts
of
India.
Now,
it's
happening
to
us
right
here.
It
has
caused
us
a
lot
of
distress,
and
even
more
of
anxiety.
We
have
decided
to
go
ahead
with
the
legal
proceedings,"
he
further
added.