After facing much controversy for his last movie Vishwarropam, Kollywood icon Kamal Haasan is likely to face another face-off with his critics who want his latest Tamil movie, Uthama Villain, banned.
One of the leading Hindu religious organizations, Vishva Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) Tamil Nadu wing has claimed that the movie acted by the 60-year-old megastar would affect religious sentiments of Hindus.
The organisation members alleged that the lyrics of a song in the film, recently released online, had belittled a conversation between Prahalad and Hiranyakashipu (who is considered an incarnation of Lord Vishnu).
The Hindu daily, a leading newspaper here, quoted VHP official that it can hurt the feelings of Hindus, where almost 80 per cent of its 1.2 billion population were Hindus.
For record, this was not the first time Kamal's movie had sparked controversy.
In early 2013, The Tamil Nadu government banned the screening of Kamal Hassan's "Vishwaroopam" following strong protests from various Muslim organisations over alleged depiction of their community in a negative light.
The movie was screened in theatres at neighbouring states, forcing hardcore fans to travel hundreds of kilometres to watch the movie.
In the latest protest, according to the daily (The Hindu), VHP members who have lodged a police report in Chennai, have also planned further protests against the filmmakers.
A comedy flick, Uthama Villain is directed by well-known actor Ramesh Aravind and produced by N. Lingusamy and Kamal.
Ace director K. Balachander, who passed away in December, has played a cameo role in the film.
Bernama
Tue Apr 07 2015
The lyrics of a song in the film apparently belittles a conversation between Prahalad and Hiranyakashipu (who is considered an incarnation of Lord Vishnu).
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