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Court to decide fate of
film on Rajiv killing
Chennai, Nov 22 A Tamil film about the assassination of
former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, held up by certification
authorities for 13 years after it was made, may at last see the
light of day, thanks to the Madras High Court.
Come Thursday and a bench of the high court comprising Chief
Justice A.P. Shah and judge K. Chandru would see "Kutrapathirikai"
(Chargesheet) to decide whether it is appropriate for public
screening.
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A woman suicide bomber from Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas
blew up Gandhi at an election rally in Tamil Nadu's
Sriperumbudur town May 21, 1991.
The Central Board of Film Certification has been persistently
refusing the film permission for public screening arguing it
would aggravate the ethnic strife in Sri Lanka as the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is lauded in the film.
The bench has contented that if real-life events cannot be
filmed as argued by CBFC, then how could incidents like Mahatma
Gandhi's assassination or the attack on Indian parliament be
shown on screen?
The film, produced by Ravi Yadav and directed by R.K. Selvamani,
has Tamil actor Ramki in the lead. It also features Anupam Kher
and popular actress Roja. High Court judge D. Murugesan had in
March entertained a petition from Yadavalaya Films, the makers,
to release the movie for viewing.
The single-judge bench had ordered a cut in the film - of a
sequence showing an attempt made by an extremist outfit on the
life of former chief minister J. Jayalalitha.
He had then ruled, following the exemption, the film could be
shown in theatres and asked CBFC to give the film 'A' (adults
only) certificate. He also set aside a no-show order of the Film
Certification Appellate Tribunal.
Later in March, the CBFC went on appeal again before the high
court and contended that the single-judge bench had
"erroneously" allowed the viewing of the film..
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