Bollywood
actor
John
Abraham,
who
is
playing
a
lead
in
action
film
Madras
Cafe,
has
urged
people
of
Chennai
to
ensure
its
release
on
the
due
date.
Marumalarchi
Dravida
Munnetra
Kazhagam
(MDMK)
leader
Vaiko
and
founder
of
Naaam
Thamizhar
Katchi
Seeman
have
demanded
ban
on
the
film,
alleging
that
it
has
portrayed
the
Liberation
Tigers
of
Tamil
Eelam
(LTTE)
in
a
bad
light.
Following
which
John
Abraham
had
said
he
won't
give
in
to
'bullying
tactics'
and
defended
Madras
Cafe
has
not
taken
any
sides.
The
film
is
set
in
the
late
1980s
and
early
1990s,
during
the
time
of
Sri
Lankan
civil
war
and
the
assassination
of
then
Indian
Prime
Minister
Rajiv
Gandhi.
"I
would
like
to
urge
all
of
Chennai
to
support
Madras
Cafe
as
a
film
and
allow
it
to
release
(as
per
the
schedule).
It
is
a
credible
film
made
with
a
lot
of
heart
and
gives
audiences
something
novel
to
be
entertained
about,
vouching
and
encouraging
cinema," John
said
in
a
statement
in
Mumbai.
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Directed
by
Shoojit
Sircar,
the
political
espionage
thriller,
also
starring
Nargis
Fakhri,
is
slated
to
release
on
August
23.
The
Hindi
version
of
the
film
will
be
releasing
on
August
23,
but
the
Tamil
version
of
Madras
Cafe
is
yet
to
get
the
clearance
certificate
from
Central
Board
Of
Film
Certification.