CONTROVERSIES IN 2013 – IT WAS NOT SILKY ROUTE
Posted date: 02 Thu, Jan 2014 – 12:54:32 PM
The year 2013 was not free from silky path. A number of controversies took place in the year making noise. Sadly controversies related to films did not help.

www.chitratara.com brings some of the controversies of 2013:

·         SHIVARAJAKUMAR - I am not the earlier Shivanna. I know the economics of my film. When they say Rs.7 crore is common for a film I also know how much it has generated. Shivanna pointed to his film ‘Jogaiah’. I heard someone giving me Rs.2.5 crores. I know the facts of such inflated figures. I have huge list of pending remuneration.
·         ‘DIRTY’ GOES ‘SILK’ STAYS! At last the court verdict has come for the controversial title ‘Dirty Picture’ in Kannada. The Mumbai High Court has passed verdict in favor of Ektha Kapoor who made ‘Dirty Picture’ in Hindi starring Vidya Balan in the role of Silk Smitha the south Indian former sizzling star. Ektha Kapoor filed a case in Mumbai declining the title for Kannada cinema. The HC has approved the argument of Ektha Kapoor advocate and passed an order to change the title for Kannada cinema ‘Dirty Picture…Silk Sakkath Hot Maga’.
·         CINEMA, TV ARTISTS AFFECTED FROM SERVICE TAX Kannada Cinema Artists Association headed by Ambarish arrived to the KFCC and disclosed the service tax is not a good proposition for artists. Artists keep some savings in this most uncertain cinema industry. Artists are found only they have market. For this 12.36 percent tax the South Indian cinema industry headed by Sarath Kumar is meeting the finance Minister P Chidambaram on 10th of January to explain the hardship stated Ambarish.
·         RAMYA FILES CASE ON three journalists with regard to ‘Neer Dosai’ shoot time pictures taken.
·         DHUNIYA VIJAY APPLIES FOR DIVORCE  14 Varsha Vanavasadinda Nadedu Bandalu Seethe…..this is one of the topmost songs related to Seethe when she returned with Lord Rama passing 14 years in forest. Now it is reversed in the case of top actor Dhuniya Vijay and his wife Smt Nagarathanamma. Labeled as ‘Mane Maga’ Dhuniya Vijay applied for divorce to his wife and it is a mutual agreement between husband and wife. Henmakkala Shoshane all Idu Gandu Makkalige Shoshane agthide stated Vijay and sought separation from his wife.
·         COMPLAINT AGAINST KOMAL JHA BY HEMANTH HEGDE -Director cum actor Hemanth Hegde has decided to file a complaint against actress of his film Komal Jha – one of the three heroines in ‘Nimbe Huli’ for not attending shoot and making false allegations. I am filing a complaint at KFCC so that my colleagues who want to cast Komal Jha should know the ‘Kiriks’ she has made.
·         SATYANANDA IS ‘YAARIVANU’…NEEVE HELI – PATEL PUNCH
·         ‘SATHYAKKE SANDHA JAYA’ MADAN PATEL At last Madan Patel is free from all clutches to release ‘Satyananda’ with a change in the title. For the right title he has sought the media and people suggestion.
·         ‘RAJANI-KANTHA’ ERRS! Here is another violation of Copy Right Act. This time the 1981 ‘Bharjari Bete’ one of the seven songs – Hakki Goodu Ondu Muddu Mari Eradu…..Kannada song scored my music maestro Ilayaraja has been lifted by ‘Rajani Kantha’ Kannada cinema for the title card
·         ‘AYODHYAPURA’ INVITES TROUBLE How to keep in circulation of a cinema? Hire a few people to create ‘Tamasha’ that gets television attention. That is a publicity gimmick. The Television channels add more feathers to such senseless ‘Tamashas’. In the previous cases it happened like that. For the discerning journalists it appeared a pre planned one. ‘Karnataka Ayodhyapura’ at Green House Raj Milan a few paid members of ‘Karunada Simha Sene’ barged inside the audio release hall shouted slogans against the film and immediately vanished from the place.
·         ROOPSRI RUCKUS - With not even one hit film to the list the actors today are acting too big! In the recent time Roopasri is the second heroine to hit back on the lack of promotion for her role in the media from ‘Jataayu’ producer and director. Surabhi a mallu girl has got more scope in the ads and posters seems to be the inside ire of actress Roopasri.
·         HARSHIKA POONACHA - at ‘Ale’ audio release for inclusion second heroine Aviva Biddappa called the producer and director as unprofessional because they have not informed her.
·         RR VS ANNAPPA! The new controversy has engulfed in the Kannada cinema industry. This is related to the post production work of Kannada cinema ‘Pagade’. Producer of the film Annappa sitting with director Purushottam and hero of the film Vishwas Bharadwaj has stated that a complaint at Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce has been lodged against music director and Sthayi Studio proprietor Rajesh Ramanath.
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