Police Denied Permission For Vijay's Hunger Strike
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Thalaivaa
crew,
who
had
announced
to
go
on
hunger
strike,
demanding
the
release
of
the
movie
in
Tamil
Nadu
is
in
trouble
again.
The
latest
buzz
says
that
the
Tamil
Nadu
Police
department
has
denied
the
permission
for
the
moviemakers
to
go
on
hunger
strike
in
the
Chennai
city.
On
August
16,
Thalaivaa
director
AL
Vijay
and
producer
Chandraprakash
Jain
has
sought
permission
from
City
police
to
oblige
the
crew
to
go
on
hunger
strike
in
Chennai.
In
his
statement,
Senior
Police
official
said
that
the
crew
had
sought
permission
for
holding
a
one
day
protest
in
any
place
in
the
city
either
on
August
16
or
17,
and
we
have
denied
permission.
It
is
said
that
Tamil
actor
Vijay
had
decided
to
go
on
hunger
strike
demanding
the
intervention
of
Tamil
Nadu
government
to
smoothen
Thalaivaa's
relase
in
Tamil
Nadu.
Thalaivaa
has
already
released
worldwide,
on
August
9,
expect
in
Tamil
Nadu
and
Puducherry.
Sources
also
said
that
the
crew
would
go
on
hunger
strike
once
they
get
permission
from
police.
On
August
7,
just
two
days
before
Thalaivaa
release,
theatre
owners
in
Chennai
were
threatened
by
a
Student
Union,
named
as
Oppressed
Students
Revolutionary
Force.
Following
which
they
stopped
the
advance
booking
and
decided
not
to
release
the
movie
without
government
support.
Continue
reading
the
story
on
slides...
Notice
For
Movie
Makers
Thalaivaa's
crew
received
a
notice
from
Chennai
City
Civil
Court,
on
the
grounds
of
the
petition
filed
by
SKR
Karnan,
in
which
he
claimed
that
Thalaivaa
has
depicted
Tamil
leaders,
in
the
poor
light.
Petitioner
Claimed
SKR
Karnan
claimed
that
the
story
is
based
on
the
life
of
grandfather
SS
Kandaswamy
and
father
SSK
Ramaswamy
who
lived
in
Dharavi,
Mumbai.
Affected
Thalaivaa
Box
Office
These
two
controversies
made
the
movie
to
stall
its
release
in
Tamil
Nadu,
which
was
expected
to
be
a
major
setback
for
the
Box
Office
Collection.
Thalaivaa
Pirated
DVDs
From
Other
States
Talking
about
the
issue,
movie
bosses
said
that
the
ban
on
the
film
has
resulted
in
the
circulation
of
pirated
DVDs
of
the
movie
from
other
states.
Crew
Working
Hard
For
Release
The
crew
has
sought
an
appointment
with
Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Minister
Jayalalithaa
to
resolve
the
issue,
and
also
working
hard
to
remove
the
links
of
the
movie
uploaded
on
net.
Actor
Vijay
Said
Talking
about
Thalaivaa
issue,
Ilayathalapathy
Vijay
has
requested
his
fans
to
inform
police
if
they
witness
anybody
selling
pirated
DVDs
or
CDs
of
Thalaivaa.
Issue
Unsolved
Now
Thalaivaa
makers
are
not
permitted
to
go
hunger
strike
too.
Day
by
day
Thalaivaa's
release
issue
is
becoming
harder.