'Naam
Thamizhar'
(We
Tamils),
a
Tamil
activist
party,
has
sought
a
ban
on
John
Abraham-starrer
Madras
Cafe
for
showing
the
members
of
the
Liberation
Tigers
of
Tamil
Eelam
(LTTE)
as
terrorists
in
the
recently
released
trailer
of
the
movie.
"We
have
requested
the
government
of
Tamil
Nadu
to
intervene
and
stop
the
film
from
releasing.
We
would
like
to
see
the
film
before
its
release
as
it
is
learnt
from
the
trailer
that
LTTE
cadres
were
shown
as
terrorists," Tamil
filmmaker
Seeman,
who
heads
the
party,
told
IANS.
"How
can
these
members
who
fought
for
Sri
Lankan
Tamils
be
shown
in
such
poor
light.
We
don't
want
to
make
assumptions
and,
therefore,
request
that
the
film
be
shown
to
us
before
release.
We
wouldn't
allow
the
release
of
the
film
in
Tamil
Nadu
until
it's
shown
to
us,"
he
added.
Madras
Cafe,
a
political-thriller,
is
directed
by
Shoojit
Sircar.
The
film
dealing
about
terrorism
and
civil
war
was
reportedly
shot
in
Sri
Lanka
and
India.
Seeman
says
his
party
will
urge
Tamilians
in
other
countries
to
not
watch
the
film.
"We
will
request
all
our
Tamil
brothers
to
not
watch
the
film.
It's
become
a
fad
to
show
LTTE
members
as
terrorists
in
cinema
lately.
Thousands
of
Tamilians
were
killed
in
Sri
Lanka
during
the
2009
genocide.
Why
doesn't
anyone
make
a
film
on
the
genocide,"
he
asked.
"If
we
don't
find
any
scene
in
the
film
objectionable,
then
we
will
be
more
than
happy
to
allow
its
release.
I
hope
the
government
will
get
in
touch
with
producers
of
the
film
and
come
to
an
amicable
agreement
on
this
matter,"
he
added.
The
'Naam
Thamizhar' party
was
originally
founded
by
S.P.
Adithanar.
Since
the
2009
genocide,
Seeman
has
been
heading
the
party.
Madras
Cafe
also
features
Ayushmann
Khurana,
Nargis
Fakhri,
Rashi
Khanna
and
Leena
Maria.
IANS