Tamil
Nadu
Cinema
Theatres
Association
has
threatened
that
none
of
actor
Kamal
Hassan's
movies
will
be
released,
old
or
new,
in
any
theatres
in
the
state,
if
he
goes
ahead
with
his
plan
to
release
his
Vishwaroopam
on
DTH
format,
before
screening
in
theatres.
In
view
of
Hassan
deciding
to
release
Vishwaroopam
in
DTH
on
January
10
and
in
theatres
the
next
day,
theatre
owners
and
their
representatives
across
the
State
met
recently
to
decide
their
future
course
of
action.
Briefing
reporters
on
the
deliberations
of
the
meeting,
association
general
secretary,
Paneerselvam
said,
"Theatre
owners
have
already
asked
Hassan
not
to
release
the
film
on
DTH,
which
would
set
a
precedent,
leading
to
closure
of
theatres.
The
pirated
CD
and
new
films
shown
in
Television
has
taken
a
toll
of
audience-attendance
in
theatres
in
Tamil
Nadu."
"The
seats
in
cine
halls
have
gone
down
from
3,000
to
1,200
and
once
a
step
like
DTH
becomes
a
precedent,
there
would
not
be
any
theatres
in
future.
For
one's
profit
and
benefit,
it
is
not
fair
to
bring
down
the
entire
film
industry...," Paneerselvam
said.
"In
case,
he
goes
ahead
with
the
move
to
release
it
on
DTH
before
releasing
it
in
theatres,
we
will
not
screen
his
movies,
old
or
new,
in
any
theatres
in
the
state," he
added.
The
association
claimed
that
the
actor
has
decided
to
release
the
film
in
theatres
in
other
States,
including
Kerala
and
said
it
would
request
him
not
to
mete
out
such
"step-motherly"
treatment
to
Tamil
Nadu
theatres.